> How to carry as a blindside flanker?

How to carry as a blindside flanker?

Posted at: 2014-07-08 
I am 14 years old 5'11 maybe 6 foot tall and weigh 13 st 8 lbs I am the primary jumper in the lineouts good in defense and I play more like a tight forward but I am unsure about how and where I should carry the ball also should I run at space or where the support is. Are there any professional players I could watch for tips?I am 14 years old 5'11 maybe 6 foot tall and weigh 13 st 8 lbs I am the primary jumper in the lineouts good in defense and I play more like a tight forward but I am unsure about how and where I should carry the ball also should I run at space or where the support is. Are there any professional players I could watch for tips?

The work of a flanker is more around the breakdown, not so much ball in hand, but depends if you're a quick flanker (like Tom Croft) or a slower stronger flanker (like Sean O'Brien. If you're fast look for space, if you're slow look to run at the defender and where the support is. Good players to watch are Richie McCaw, Hooper, Chris Robshaw, Tom Wood, Tom Croft, Sam Warburton, Dan Lydiate, Sean O'Brien, Steffon Armitage