WhichRugbyPositionShouldIPlay

Question
Hi, I'm in freshman year of high school and I'm playing rugby for the first time. I'm 220lbs and am not very fast. I'm also 5'8". I feel like I can handle and pass the ball very well and I can take a pretty hard hit. What position do you suggest I try from this description? Thank you!

Answer
Hi JC, it sounds like you are best set up to be a prop. You will still need to work on fitness and strength and you can build speed over time.

Be a student of propping technique especially buy using You Tube, search for "rugby scrum technique" in You Tube and Google for articles and video (which is best) .

Here are some good links:

Srummaging:

My favorite:  http://www.coachingrugby.com/rugby/coaching/unitskills/scrum/buildingthescrum.ht...

http://www.usarugby.org/media/EDocs/scrum.pdf

http://www.texasyouthrugby.com/download/748/docs/Building_the_scrum.pdf


Also use this link for tackling technique no matter what position you pick:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQJ39bbq2uU