Rugby: Fixing Defender - Continuous drill

• Highlights the importance of attacking from depth and letting the ball do the work in attack.
• Team of four attackers versus three defenders.
• The teams line up opposite each other face to face.
• On the shout of GO, each team retreats a few yards and the ball is passed to the nearest attacking player.
• The attackers then quickly pass the ball along to the next teammate in the line as they step up.
• The defenders try to get close down the attackers.

• Groups 16+ 
• Cones 

Attackers and defender line up at the start of the grid. 

The grid is 3 chanels all of differnt widths. 

attackers set off one way aorund the cone, defenders set off the other way. (2v1 or 3v2) 

They must go up and down each channel (3 of them) 

completing there passes, fixing the defenders. 

Defenders must be passive or it will ruin drill. 

• 6 players + 
• Balls

Players stand around a coach holding ball.

The players then throw a second ball at the coach, he uses his ball to defelct the bal in differnt directions back at the players 

The players must try and catch the ball. 

If the players drop it they go to the bottom of the line.

Winner is the one who finishes at the top.

Players line up on the left hand side of each gate and they start in a line, 5m down from the first gate.

• The player on the left starts to run with the ball and as he passes the gate, must pass through the agility poles to the receiver.
• The receiver collect and runs straight and does the same.