Quote: NSW "Thats his problem, everytime I watch Rovers on Sky he always seems to jump in like a headless chicken. Always costing you tries/metres. Hes good in attack though.'"
It's not his problem he is coached to do this and is merely doing what is asked of him by his coach. He does not always cost tries by doing this but saves many being scored against Rovers.
All good centres do this in this modern game. It is employed to cause panic in the attack into making a mistake or hurrying up the tactical kicker or to break down a move
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