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WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING THIS MONTH… TREAT TRAINING LIKE AWJ

Q We hear all about lineout jumpers working on their spring and then studying rivals, but what prep can hookers do?

A With throwers, my goal is to push physical exertion as well as perfection in accuracy, writes former Canada hooker Ray Barkwill. I do so from sprinting or tempo runs into dummy tackling, up-downs or wrestling. Pushing the physical element is key so that it challenges their whole throwing process. I then vary live jumps within a

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