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Rugby · Level 5

Upper-Intermediate

5 sub-levels · 50 tests · 500 facts · updated 28 October 2026

Level 5 is team play: attacking shape, phase play, defensive systems, the kicking game and counter-attack.

Sub-levels

Sub-level 5.1Attacking ShapeHow teams organise their attack: forward pods, width, playmakers, tip-on passes, the short side, decoy lines, attacking systems, turnover ball, line breaks and the red zone.10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 5.2Phase PlayAttacking over many rucks: phases, recycling, changing direction, going through the hands, patience, momentum, tempo, ball security, patterns and possession numbers.10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 5.3Defensive SystemsHow teams defend: the rush, the drift and the umbrella, folding, pillars and guards, the sweeper, communication, goal-line defence, line speed and defensive statistics.10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 5.4The Kicking GameKicking as tactics: territory, exits, contestable kicks, the chase, kick tennis, wind, attacking kicks, sharing the kicking, reading the opponents' kicks and kicking statistics.10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 5.5Counter-Attack and TransitionTurning defence into attack and back again: counter-attacks from kicks, reading the chase, broken and unstructured play, transition defence, scrambling, turnovers in your own half, width on the counter, famous…10 tests · 100 facts

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