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Clamp down on offside to get a great Six Nations

THE phrase ‘great line speed’ is one we hear on a frequent basis from TV commentators.
It is used to describe the rapid uniform press with which a defensive line advances on the team attempting to launch an attack.
It is also, more often than not, the wrong call. Great line speed mostly equals offside.
It is the product of defenders starting in unison in a slightly offside position – about half a metre – and by the time the ball is passed from the ruck they have moved forward at least the same again, so that they are anything from one to one and a half metres closer ...

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