Rugby coaching tips to help backs find the weakest links

Backline players should always be on the lookout for a chance to test out their opposite number. These rugby coaching tips show how your players can exploit a potential weakness in an opponent.

Encourage all your backs to test out their opposite man as early as they can in the game and, if they find a weakness, to keep exploiting this with these tactics.

Here is a table of what your players should be looking for and how to exploit the weakness.

table showing backs players how to find opponent's weakness and exploit it

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