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Feeding the scrum
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<blockquote data-quote="petetherhooker" data-source="post: 791004" data-attributes="member: 56160"><p>OK time for a lesson.</p><p></p><p>On your own ball you have two advantages. Firstly you know when the ball is coming in. I still prefer a good old fashioned tap by the hooker, but no matter how fast the props call it, they are still a flash behind the hooker. More importantly, on your own ball you are nearer to the scrum half , and you can block the other hooker. Look at how the heads interlock. if the ball goes down the middle, you should always win your own ball. There is always a small chance that a good hooker and tighthead working together can "take one against the head". That's why its called taking one against the head, because of how the heads interlock.</p><p></p><p> I retired 20 od years ago, but then at the age of 50, a couple of years ago played a game for my local vets side. Had an absolute wail of a time, because the young lad I was up against just didn't know how to hook.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="petetherhooker, post: 791004, member: 56160"] OK time for a lesson. On your own ball you have two advantages. Firstly you know when the ball is coming in. I still prefer a good old fashioned tap by the hooker, but no matter how fast the props call it, they are still a flash behind the hooker. More importantly, on your own ball you are nearer to the scrum half , and you can block the other hooker. Look at how the heads interlock. if the ball goes down the middle, you should always win your own ball. There is always a small chance that a good hooker and tighthead working together can "take one against the head". That's why its called taking one against the head, because of how the heads interlock. I retired 20 od years ago, but then at the age of 50, a couple of years ago played a game for my local vets side. Had an absolute wail of a time, because the young lad I was up against just didn't know how to hook. [/QUOTE]
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