F
Player with ball
Possible ball movement
Ball movement
C
A
11
13
10
9
14
12
F
B
Unlike England, who like to have a number of ball-carrying options available to keep the opposition defence guessing, France have relied on sending individual big men up the channel (A), before trying to offload out of the tackle.
The trouble is that this makes them easy to read, which allows more than one defender to commit to the tackle (B). This in turn makes the offload (C) out of the tackle more difficult, and the chance of a turnover higher
Player with ball
Possible ball movement
Ball movement
F
C
A
11
13
10
9
14
12
F
B
than one defender to commit to the tackle (B). This in turn makes the offload (C) out of the tackle more difficult, and the chance of a turnover higher
on sending individual big men up the channel (A), before trying to offload out of the tackle. The trouble is that this makes them easy to read, which allows more
Unlike England, who like to have a number of ball-carrying options available to keep the opposition defence guessing, France have relied