Pre-Season Insight - Number 10

[Communications Team]

Over the next few weeks we will be giving you all an insight into pre - season training along with video interviews with some of the new players. 

Here's a taster with Ravai Fatiaki to get you started! #joinourjourney

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Video 2 in our series looking at how the club is preparing for the new season and this time we are featuring Tom Fidler putting on the power 

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Video 3 in our series looking at how the club is preparing for the new season and it's the turn of the backs to show some gas

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Day 4 of our insight into the club preparing for the new season and it looks like challenges of training our 1st XV has driven our Director of Rugby up the wall!

[Westcountry Mose]

Thanks for posting these Comms Team. It's interesting to see how the guys are preparing for the new season.

Whilst noting the big hits from Ravai I am unclear how these would be useful in match. Would he not be going off his feet in a tackle/ruck resulting in a penalty against?

[Communications Team]

Jul 25, 2018 10:48:42 GMT Westcountry Mose said:

Thanks for posting these Comms Team. It's interesting to see how the guys are preparing for the new season.

Whilst noting the big hits from Ravai I am unclear how these would be useful in match. Would he not be going off his feet in a tackle/ruck resulting in a penalty against?

Perfectly legal to tackle low to bring someone down. For example defending close to the line.

[Westcountry Mose]

But unlawful if tackling off your feet?

[Communications Team]

Jul 25, 2018 12:39:56 GMT Westcountry Mose said:

But unlawful if tackling off your feet?

If you are off your feet when you tackle, but he's not he's moving forward on his feet.

It's just a drill to practice tackling low. We trust the coaches know the laws.

[Communications Team]

Day 5 in our series looking at how the club is preparing for the new season and it's time to hit the tackle pads 

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Video 6 in our series on the clubs preparations for the new season and we turn our attention to lineout skills.

[kingsheathlad]

Does this mean we have more than one hooker in the squad.

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Jul 30, 2018 16:16:05 GMT kingsheathlad said:

Does this mean we have more than one hooker in the squad.

As is usual with pre-season we have a mix of players participating including trialists, Academy etc.

[Communications Team]

Pre Season Insights - Number 7. And it looks like Sam has decided to have a rest………….. On top of Taz!

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Pre Season Insights - Number 8. Time to let the lads have a run

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Pre-Season Insights - Number 9. And it looks like the lads are trying a new variant of the game. Multi-ball!

[bobbrown]

Ah the Auckland grid, the under 8's had great fun with this one, but that was 30 years ago.

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Pre-Season Insights - Number 10. Sam Brown gives the tackle bags some punishment.