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<blockquote data-quote="david0404" data-source="post: 389133" data-attributes="member: 39642">Hey guys, i was wondering if anyone could help me. i&#039;m 15 years old and last september i started my first season in club rugby. Beforehand i had played very little rugby but as a sport i love watching it and i thought i would give it ago. Anyway, 7 months later and having played a whole season as a lock and scoring seven tries (which i was surprised at) i still have trouble with the game&#039;s principle skill; tackling.Before a match i will psyche myself up thinking i can do it but no matter how hard i try when a big guy is coming towards me i kind of shy away and put my body in the way without effectively making a tackle. I&#039;m a big guy who&#039;s a bit overweight and needs to lose a couple of pounds over the summer through fitness but i find it hard to get down to someone&#039;s legs and make a crunching tackle. I think i might struggle next season despite acclimatising to the game, as i am playing opponents with years of experience since they were 7 or 8 years old.So without all that blabber, i was wondering if someone could give me some advice as to how to toughen up and be prepared to make the big tackles and basically improve my defensive work??if you read all this thank you in advance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="david0404, post: 389133, member: 39642"] Hey guys, i was wondering if anyone could help me. i'm 15 years old and last september i started my first season in club rugby. Beforehand i had played very little rugby but as a sport i love watching it and i thought i would give it ago. Anyway, 7 months later and having played a whole season as a lock and scoring seven tries (which i was surprised at) i still have trouble with the game's principle skill; tackling. Before a match i will psyche myself up thinking i can do it but no matter how hard i try when a big guy is coming towards me i kind of shy away and put my body in the way without effectively making a tackle. I'm a big guy who's a bit overweight and needs to lose a couple of pounds over the summer through fitness but i find it hard to get down to someone's legs and make a crunching tackle. I think i might struggle next season despite acclimatising to the game, as i am playing opponents with years of experience since they were 7 or 8 years old. So without all that blabber, i was wondering if someone could give me some advice as to how to toughen up and be prepared to make the big tackles and basically improve my defensive work?? if you read all this thank you in advance. [/QUOTE]

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