A two-touch setup from a tap-and-go start, followed by a three-player wrap that forces a decision from the wing defender.
Play at a glance
Watch the play
Choose the ending, then watch P3 attack the seam or release the wing when D6 closes inward.
The defence begins onside. Player 1 calls “one”, collects the tap and runs straight at D3.
Ball sequence
P1 → roll → P2 → P1 → roll → P3 → P2 → P3 → gap / RW
Coaching points
Use this view to inspect exact positions, run lines, the seven-metre retreats and when the defence may advance.
Schematic — 12 snapshots. Arrows preview movement into the next snapshot.
T+0.0s. The defence begins onside. Player 1 calls “one”, collects the tap and runs straight at D3.
T+1.4s. D3 makes Touch 1 at the fixed mark. The defence becomes offside and must retreat to the blue +7m line before pressing again.
T+2.8s. The ball is on the Touch 1 mark. Every defender has reached the blue line and is onside, and the whole line has shifted left with the active attackers. The ball is not live yet.
T+3.3s. Player 2 scoops, so the ball is live. D3 calls “BALL!” and advances first; the other defenders may advance now but do so more slowly.
T+4.3s. Player 2 has scooped and immediately passed back to Player 1 without stopping the forward movement. The rest of the defence holds and continues sliding left.
T+5.2s. Player 1 continues forward from the catch and reaches the second fixed touch mark. The new blue line is seven metres beyond this mark, so every defender inside it is offside until the reset is complete.
T+6.6s. The ball is on the Touch 2 mark. Player 3 has run in during Player 1’s carry and is arriving to scoop while the defence completes its retreat.
T+7.1s. Player 3 scoops and immediately feeds Player 2, who is already moving forward into the receiving position. D3 calls “BALL!” and advances first.
T+8.7s. Player 2 receives while moving and continues straight forward. At the same time, Player 3 takes a smooth curved route behind Player 2 toward Player 2’s right.
T+9.7s. Player 2 is still moving forward, with Player 1 available left and Player 3 completing the wrap on the right. The defence is onside and advancing, but its outside half has been compressed left.
T+10.9s. Player 2 returns right to Player 3 without breaking stride. The defence has shifted left: D5 protects the inside edge of the seam while D6 must choose between closing Player 3 and holding width on RW.
T+12.0s. Player 3 squares up and shoots the gap between D5 and D6. If D6 turns inward to close that running lane, Player 3 instead releases the unmarked RW outside D6.
