3 Exercises To Master Breakdown Poaching

With up to a third of points coming from turnovers, it’s fair to say that stealing the ball at the breakdown or “poaching” is an incredibly valuable skill that can turn a rugby game. But note that those steals need to be clean.
While many of the top players will win penalties at the breakdown by staying on their feet and competing for the ball, winning a penalty is not as likely to result in points for your team as a clean steal with the opportunity to counter-attack.
Today, we examine several exercises that can help you become better at winning breakdown possession.
Some teams are scoring as many as 40% of their points from breakdown turnovers. So mastering breakdown poaching should be a focus area for individual rugby training in 2017.
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