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<blockquote data-quote="BPM" data-source="post: 1050460" data-attributes="member: 59968"><p>Agreed on all of this.</p><p></p><p>The other thing to mention on the 'up and under' is that it is usually prompted by a lack of progress from a ball in hand POV.</p><p></p><p>In elite rugby the defences are so well organised and the line speed is so quick that a 9 or 10 will usually elect to kick if their team hasn't broken the gain line within 3 or 4 phases. In effect, if you're not breaking through a brick wall you need to find another way to get past it.</p><p></p><p>It is a bit of a lottery, but a 50/50 (probably better with a good kicker and good chasers) is better than the comparative certainty that you'll eventually lose possession if you're up against a defence that is stopping you on the gain line.</p><p></p><p></p><p>It is a very difficult skill. Try for yourself. Even slotting a drop kick from the 22 in the middle of the posts with no-one trying to charge you down is not that easy. When you've got a bunch of defenders in your face, you have very little time to pull it off and lots of pressure.</p><p></p><p>It's probably fair to say it's under-utilised but it's not that hard to see why.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BPM, post: 1050460, member: 59968"] Agreed on all of this. The other thing to mention on the ‘up and under’ is that it is usually prompted by a lack of progress from a ball in hand POV. In elite rugby the defences are so well organised and the line speed is so quick that a 9 or 10 will usually elect to kick if their team hasn’t broken the gain line within 3 or 4 phases. In effect, if you’re not breaking through a brick wall you need to find another way to get past it. It is a bit of a lottery, but a 50/50 (probably better with a good kicker and good chasers) is better than the comparative certainty that you’ll eventually lose possession if you’re up against a defence that is stopping you on the gain line. It is a very difficult skill. Try for yourself. Even slotting a drop kick from the 22 in the middle of the posts with no-one trying to charge you down is not that easy. When you’ve got a bunch of defenders in your face, you have very little time to pull it off and lots of pressure. It’s probably fair to say it’s under-utilised but it’s not that hard to see why. [/QUOTE]
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