Dunfermline – Howe of Fife RFC Sunday 27th January
Team Dunfermline (Alphabetical)
Robbie Anderson
Rhea Clarke
Euan Durkie
Logan Jones
Neil Keenan
Daniel MacIntosh
Fraser Mathieson
Gregor Mitchell
Robbie Nielson
Jack Young

Dunfermline RFC 1 – 9 Howe of Fife RFC
Try Scorer
Daniel MacIntosh

A difficult game from the start, Howe were very quick of the mark with good attack and good use of Dunfermline's weak defence, weak because we were not ready. It is important that we are ready to play as soon as possible, when we have the ball we can prepare but if we take to long to get ready we give time for the opposition to get ready too. Similar to the Dundee game we would group to close to the ball and leave open space for Howe to run through easily. Remember to fill the pitch, trust your team mates to do their bit and don't all mark the ball carrier, only the two nearest should need to do this. Tackle at the waist and slide down the legs.

Training
Keep up the practice at home. Practice passing close and wide and rucking:

Ruck
A ruck is formed when at least one player from each side bind onto each other with the ball on the ground between them. A ruck often follows a tackle. This physical contact is generally by locking shoulders while facing each other. Additional players may join the ruck, but must do this from behind the rearmost foot of the hindmost team mate in the ruck; this is often referred to as "coming through the gate". In a ruck, no player may use their hands to win the ball; instead each side attempts to push the other side off the ball or use their feet to hook it back towards their own side; an action known as rucking. Any player not taking part in the ruck must retreat behind the offside line, a notional line that runs through the rearmost foot of their hindmost team mate in the ruck or maul— the line runs parallel to the goal-lines.
Players attempt to arrive at the ruck first, drive forward and bind onto the opposition. Once a ruck is formed the opposition cannot use their hands, making it easier for the attacking team to retain possession. The defenders try to slow the ball from coming out of the ruck, which allows their team more time to organise their defence.