Dunfermline – Kirkcaldy Rugby Football Club 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 7 – 5 Kirkcaldy Rugby Football Club
Try Scorer
Logan Jones
Gregor Mitchell
Robbie Anderson x 2
Daniel MacIntosh x 2
Euan Durkie

This game showed much improvement with good defence with the team spread out over the pitch. Kirkcaldy tried to use the touch line to run through the defensive line, but good tackling and pushing saw the ball change hands as Kirkcaldy were put out to touch. Training is beginning to show the results with good passing and rucking taking shape. On occasion we are trying to get the ball from the offside and the ball is awarded to the other team. It is important that if we have a ruck formed that no hands enter the ruck and anyone joining has to come in from behind. A good game with excellent results.

As with other games it is important that when the ball is won from a ruck it is passed wide to get into open space. On occasion the ball was passed very close to the ruck and snarled up in another ruck. Use the ruck to slow down the game, look to see where your team mates are, they should be in a V formation. Assess which side is best to pass and pass wide quickly and drive the ball forward.

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.