Here’s more info on the enforcer: http://www.enforcer.com.au

1) They wait in “crouch and hold” position for the other team to get ready and go down – thereby tiring themselves out. Just watch – ALL the foreign teams delay as long as possible against SA teams.

2) Our forwards dont all push in the same direction, like they are supposed to. Their backs are not aligned parallel to the ground, and (almost) parallel to each other, to push FORWARD (and not sideways like Eddie).

3) Their upper bodies are not close to the ground, so that they dont get pushed upwards by the smaller props of other teams (who have more leverage pushing upwards with their leg muscles while we are relying on weight).

4) The tight five at least must aim in the same direction to get the combinaton of all their forces. If you want a left swing, everybody must push to the left of the eighth man (not too far to the left, or else you lose the forward push), and vice versa. But every body must KNOW what side they want the scrum to swing to – communication!!

5) SA props stand wih their one foot ahead of the other when going in for a hit. This is not as effective as standing with both feet alongside and using your leg muscles as propulsion to get good momentum (i.e. build up as much speed as possible before hitting).

Our pack consistently outweighs most other teams, but we never seem to gain forward ascendancy -even in the scrums- and this is because the forwards dont understand the physics of the scrum.

Another tactic never used by our coaches, despite having monstrous forwards, is that we dont set up a production line of big fast men, who retreat five meters, build up speed, and receive a pop pass past the base of the ruck, to use their momentum to make 2-3 meters (pumping the legs to make as much as possible) every time. The Crusaders made 2-3 meters 17 times in a row and had a try in 4 minutes at the start of the second half.

It is almost impossible to stop a big man travelling at speed (imagine Os at top speed)- but our big men receive the ball flat and at rest, and get pushed back before they can build up speed.

Can you just see a Bok “prop production line” (“the hammer”) hammering down the midfield, sucking in defenders? I would like to…

There can be variations, such as hammering into the gap behind the rucks, or hammering slightly to the side (not too far to the side, else the forward mmentum is lost) to suck in defenders.

Forwards will need to learn to set the move up and how to throw and receive pop passes.

Hell, it can even be our “trademark” set piece move, like the Bajada is for Argentina. It will also demoralise the other team, because they will be helpless to stop it.

KEO, please make sure Jake gets this posting? Our scrummers REALLY need this info…

BALIE SWART AND THE ENFORCER

excellent way to learn to sidestep.

the drill would be that they need to make it to the toilet from the bedroom in the dark at pace without smashing into anything.

u should see how much it improved my girls sidestep.

UPE also developed a machine that calculated the power to weight ratio that was used to test the strength of the forwards. Rumours running around campus a few years ago was that one of the Grey 1st XV front rankers drukked Domkrag on the machine.