Rugby Tactics: The Art of Attacking the Transition Zone

The Transition Zone is widely regarded as the area where the ruck defence links with the wider defensive formation. It’s a particular area of weakness as it’s the one point in modern Defensive Systems where teams essentially have two focuses of attention. These two separate, almost clashing, responsibilities can often lead to a disconnect between the Ruck Guard defenders and the first defender in the line, often leaving that player covering a large area of space and feeling isolated. Good attacking teams will be ready to exploit that disconnect and in the video we see how Kurtley Beale’…