Rugby Tactics: Analysis of England's poor exit strategy tactics against Scotland

This week our Rugby Tactics series is looking at England’s use of Exit Strategies in their opening Six Nations game against Scotland. While England got off to a winning start everything was far from, Rosy (pun intended). They struggled to control the flow of the game, being placed under a lot of pressure by a valiant Scotland who sadly once again came up short. Part of England’s problems was their poor kicking game, especially their ability to exit their own 22, or Red zone. In other words their Exit Strategy. Exit Strategy might sound like a clever way of saying “clearing your linesâ…