Rugby Coach - 5 Steps to More Effective Rucking

5 Steps to More Effective Rucking Spruce up your rucking technique to get quicker ball 1. Ruck beyond When a player hits a ruck, they should aim to end up beyond the ball. Even better is for them to be on their feet, moving forward two or three metres beyond the ball. This prevents the danger of too any bodies over the ball. Too often players come to rest on the ruck or just lean over. This just adds to the traffic, legs and feet getting the way of the scrum half trying to clear the ball. 2. Inside foot When players arrive they should put their inside foot over the ball. This leads to three great advantages: