KS4 · Physical education · Year 10
Going into contact
Non-examined assessment: rugby union practical
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Your learning goal
I can tackle and form rucks and mauls safely
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Going into contact: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can tackle and form rucks and mauls safely
Key learning points
- Move: driving your body weight up and under an opponent forces them backwards, stopping their attacking momentum.
- Move: additional attackers and defenders at the breakdown enter from behind the backfoot of the last player and bind on.
- Think: joining a ruck or maul must be done from the back foot to be onside.
- Feel: confidence to initiate contact comes from repeated execution with the correct technique.
- Connect: supporting less confident classmates to execute successful tackles in practice conditions shows kindness.
Words to know
- smother tackle
- a more upright tackle that wraps the player and ball to prevent an offload
- duck and clean
- a player lowers their body to get underneath an opponent before driving them away to secure possession
- late tackle
- a penalty offence for tackling a player who has already passed or kicked the ball
Common mistakes
Pupils fail to fully commit to a tackle which allows players to break free and score.
Defenders must fully commit to tackle the ball carrier and keep hold until they are on the ground to avoid giving the opposition an overlap or charge through scoring opportunity.
For parents, carers and teachers
- It may be beneficial to pair pupils in ability/confidence levels and in the game provide bibs for any pupil that may not wish to be tackled directly (a touch can be used). Contact versions of the game should only be managed by suitably experienced and qualified staff (inc. concussion training).