Am playing on med xbox patched and struggle to win a scrum on both my put in and theres, when should I drive?Same with lineouts I keep getting the ball taken, any tips here as well.Played as England, France and South Africa and stuggled with all 3 regarding the above.
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the LEFT stick is the DRIVE button
the -A- button is the FEED button
the -X- button is for HOOKING the ball back just after its been put in the scrum .
So what you do is .... as soon as it shows the scrum just use the left stick to push , keep it pushed towards the opponents until the scrum ends ,
while pushing , you press -A- to feed the ball into the scrum , & just as the ball has entered the scrum you press the -X- button to hook the ball into your side of the scrum ,
dont press the hook button BEFORE the ball has entered the scrum otherwise its an illegal hook & they get a penalty , just time it right , dont wait 'too' long before you try to hook or the opponents hooker will just hook it ,
its all about timing , thats why its nearly always the team that has the put in ( feed ) that wins , because they know exactly when they are putting the ball in .
So basically , as soon as the ball gets into the scrum a tiny bit, thats when you try to hook it .
you can still try & hook it when its your opponents feed in , but again dont press the hook button BEFORE the ball has entered the scrum otherwise its a penalty .
& dont forget to always be pushing while the scrum is active .
OH & one tactic you can do if your opponents have already won the HooK is ... turn the scrum , so the Ref calls a re-scrum and gives you the put in ( feed )
so if they have won the hook after the feed, try & turn the scrum sideways using the left stick ( hold it sideways ) ,
if you turn it enough the Ref will blow his whistle & set the scrum up again , & this time it'll be your turn to feed the ball in .
So remember that , especially online ,
oh & if you win the hook & are waiting for your set piece guys to get in place before you pass , keep an eye on the scrum , & if its turning make sure you pass the ball before it gets fully sideways , otherwise its a re-scrum & THEIR put in
