The ruck in rugby is a bound huddle of players opposing another huddle on the opposing team after a tackle occurs. Learn how to play rugby, including rules and skills, in this video rugby lesson.
Rucking is essential in game
If not done right, ball will be lost 90% of time
Mark is the coach of the Austin Rugby club. He plays out in Burr Field in Austin, TX.
MARK BREWERTON: In Rugby, rucking is one of the key aspects of the game in retaining position. From the flow on of what we have just seen, we are going to give you another example of a tackle ball situation where both the defending and the attacking team needs to ruck. Example now we are going to have our attacking team take the ball up into the defensive situation we have just shown. [PH] Todd takes the ball up into the tackle ball area. Boom. The first man in immediately has to clear that, go way out, it is over the top. So as the case we have just seeing here, the ball is now made available for the next man. One of the key aspects to Rugby is we have a clearly positioned off side line, so once that third man hits that ruck and creates that line then you cannot come in from the side. It is what is called a ruck which creates the off side line. The second one, we are going to do the same scenario. I thought we are going to put a couple of guys on the defensive side and play the defensive ruck [INDISCERNIBLE], jump over there. Sometimes what happens in the tackle, if we do a gang tackle like we are going to show you, then there is a chance to create a defensive ruck into a turnover. Take the ball up again, please. Gang tackle. You guys get cleaned out. Boom. Two people, drive over the ball. That is what you call an offensive ruck where you have defended well and you have blown past where the tackle man is and taking the ball off those. Rucking is a very crucial part of the game because if you do not do it correctly, you are going to turn the ball over 90% of the time.
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