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Rugby · Level 2: Elementary · Sub-level 2.2

Running and Evasion

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 28 October 2026 · markdown

How to run with the ball: lines, changes of pace, the swerve and the step, the fend, leg drive, running angles, beating a man, support lines and evasion drills.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1The running lineTake a test

  1. Good lines decide where the attack hits the defence.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Drifting across squeezes the players outside.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Cutting back catches defenders drifting out.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. It stretches the defence towards touch.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Hitting the inside or outside shoulder leaves a half-gap.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Reading the defence shapes the run.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Decoys pull defenders away from the real carrier.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Wide, drift, plant, cut back.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Running across moves sideways most.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Wide first, then back inside.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 2Changing paceTake a test

  1. Rhythm changes beat defenders.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Once the defender sets, the burst goes past.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Fast feet freeze the tackler.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. The first steps decide whether the gap is hit.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Arriving at speed makes the gap.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Forward lean and arm drive add speed.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Same speed means a change is needed.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Approach, slow, defender sets, burst.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Rugby players switch between gears.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Slow then burst beats a set defender.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 3The swerveTake a test

  1. A swerve bends the run at full speed.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Swerving keeps speed on the outside.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. The outside swerve uses the space by touch.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Leaning into the bend keeps balance.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. No braking gives no warning.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Campese made the swerve and goose step famous.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. The fend keeps the tackler off.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Straight, bend, lean, straighten.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. A swerve curves, a step cuts, a turn reverses.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. A smooth curve is a swerve.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 4Stepping off either footTake a test

  1. Pushing off the left sends the runner right.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. A one-way stepper is easy to read.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Two cuts in quick succession.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Balance allows a sharp change.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Selling the dummy direction fools the tackler.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Step when the defender commits.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Williams beat defenders with steps off both feet.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Shorten, plant, push, go.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Fast-rushing defenders cannot turn.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. The plant foot is opposite to the direction of travel.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 5The fendTake a test

  1. An open palm pushes safely.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Fending the head or neck is dangerous.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. A straight arm keeps the tackler away.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. The ball goes in the other arm.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Timing catches the tackler off balance.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. A fend loses nothing if the ball is safe.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Lomu's fend became legendary.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Ball away, read, push, drive on.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Never the face: aim at the chest.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. An open-palm push is a fend.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 6Footwork and leg drive in contactTake a test

  1. Leg drive keeps the carrier moving forward.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Low body height wins the collision.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Footwork shifts the tackler's target.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. A forward-moving ruck gives quick ball.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Ball security first.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Driving legs make the tackle harder.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Big carriers punch holes in midfield.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Feet, height, target, drive.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Lower is stronger in contact.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Pumping legs keeps the carrier moving.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 7Running anglesTake a test

  1. Attacking a shoulder creates a half-gap.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Hard lines attack the space between defenders.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Turned shoulders cannot make a strong tackle.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Indecision opens gaps.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. It cuts back against the flow.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. A break needs finishing.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Clever lines beat faster opponents.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Show out, cut in, catch, go.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Straighter runs go forward.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Indecision between two defenders creates the gap.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 8Beating a defender one-on-oneTake a test

  1. One-on-one evasion is beating a man.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Once committed, the defender is easier to beat.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Facing square hides the intended direction.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. The defender bites on the fake pass.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. The fend keeps the defender away.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. The touchline is a twelfth defender.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Open field means space behind.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Approach, fake, defender bites, go.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Feet, change of direction, then the fend.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. The defender bit on the dummy.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 9Support linesTake a test

  1. Support lines track the ball.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Support must sit to one side.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Close support for a quick pass.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Talk tells the carrier the options.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Fast forwards and backs track breaks.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Support becomes the first cleaner.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. A runner arriving from deep is harder to stop.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. See, chase, talk, catch.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Ahead of the ball is offside.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Inside and behind is ideal support.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 10Evasion drillsTake a test

  1. Running lines must be timed together.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Narrow lanes force footwork.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Shields let runners practise contact safely.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Skills chained together as in a game.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Fast feet help evasion.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Tags keep it safe and fast.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Video shows technique faults.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Add pressure step by step.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Cones, then tags, then shields.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Cone work trains footwork.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Sources

World Rugby handbooks and coaching material, union and competition records; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered Laws belong to the Laws category.

  • General rugby union reference100