The Score-a-Try Challenge: a backyard rugby game for two

This game comes from the last activity in Meet The Rugby Playbook. It works in a backyard, a park or a hallway.

You need

A grown-up, a ball (or rolled-up socks), two markers and a sock tucked into your waistband as a tag.

How to play

1. Put the markers about ten big steps away. That's your try line.
2. The grown-up is the defender, standing in the middle.
3. Run, dodge and press the ball down over the line before they pull your tag.
4. Swap. Now you defend.

Level up: add a friend as a support runner. Pass backwards or level!

Play safe

Use a clear, flat space. Pull the tag only, with no grabbing or pushing. Take turns.

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