How to play at scrumhalf.

To play at scrum half, you need to have good vision, good decision making and great passing- left and right!
Your the link between the forwards to the backs at all times, line outs, scrums and break downs.


General play:
In general play, e.g. break downs, your main aim is always to get to every single breakdown, there isn't to much to it.
Always be looking at your options, the best way to gain ground is to do something the opposition isn't expecting so use your different option, a lot time you'll just pass it down the backs line but look to pass it on the blind side if the options open, or to one of your forwards to crash ball.
As a scrumhalf you should boss the forwards about telling them what to do e.g. get out of my way, get in the ruck, take the ball, don't be shy to yell at them!


Lineouts and scrums:
Here its all about getting the ball away as quick as possible, on the line outs its simple as soon as you catch the ball pass it and you should be fine.
on the scrums the opposite scrumhalf will be pestering you but he can't tackle you untill you put two hands on the ball so its important to block him out otherwise he could psych you out which could lead to a bad pass.
On the scrum you want to have your feet either side of the ball, when you pick up the ball you want to shift your weight on to the leg in which is the direction your passing the ball, so if you passing left shift your weight on to your left leg, simple!


Passing:
Now this is the most important skill of the scrum half and you should spend a lot of time working on your pass, you should be able to pass from your left and right hand so make sure you work on your weaker hand! and just remember that the hand at the back is the stabilizer and the hand at the front is the one that spins the ball.
It may be worth investing in a training ball or a pass developer ball (different names for the same thing) its just a heavy rugby ball but it improves your passing tremendously, you can get one from amazon around £8.00+.

Box kicks:
The box kick is usually used by the scrumhalf to clear the ball under pressure but it can be used in other situations as you'll see in the video below.
The box kick is where the ball is kicked by the scrumhalf from the back of the ruck, to do it make sure your facing sideways and when you pick up the ball take a step sideways and slightly back with your front foot and kick the ball from that sideways position, you should do a lot of practice to be able to do it well and quickly as the forwards will be trying to charge you down.
Look at how they do it in the video below.