NRL St George Illawarra Dragons, NSW Blues and Kangaroos legend legend in Orange on important mission with Rugby Australia.
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00:00 So, TriTag is a non-contact rugby game that's also a development model that transitions
00:05 the kids into the contact format.
00:08 So it's just like a softer introduction to the game and then you get kind of tackle ready
00:13 if you want to call it that in a safer environment.
00:15 So I started TriTag, I started doing all the testing and piloting and things like that
00:20 maybe two and a half years ago and then Rugby Australia have come along and picked it up
00:25 as their official non-contact game.
00:27 It's been great.
00:28 You know, it's different to the other non-contact formats.
00:32 You can kick on any play as high as long as you want.
00:34 There's no restriction around that.
00:36 There's optional scrums, there's optional line-outs.
00:38 The whole idea is to try and allow a participant to achieve their whole purpose of playing
00:43 the game.
00:44 I think sport appeals to so many people for different reasons now and you've really got
00:49 to allow for a broader range.
00:51 We're not as traditional as we once were in regards to what we want out of our sport.
00:55 So hopefully with those optional rules in there and things like that, the feedback's
00:58 been really good that they get what they want out of it.
01:01 The bush has always produced the most talent.
01:02 I know when I was a kid we always had people from the bush.
01:07 Their recruiters dream because they rarely whinge and they get about their business and
01:11 they're generally tough.
01:12 So I've actually been a bit surprised to see, unfortunately, a few AFL fields along here
01:18 and out this way, but as long as people are playing a team sport.
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