How to Have Good Body Position in Rugby

From Charles Dainoff, former About.com Guide

Most people just learning to play rugby, especially if they are Americans and have grown up playing football, tend to carry the ball as if they were still playing football, that is, like a running back. The problem with running with the ball like this is that his opponent knows exactly what he's going to do next: he's going to keep running with the ball until he's tackled. So his opponent can react to him in a fairly simple way.

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