Rugby: Fun Catching Game

• 8+ players 
• Ball 

• Players stand at equal distance away at differnt points along the grid.
• One working player runs in the middle of the channel. 
• The players on the outside pass the ball into the running player.
• The Working player must complete 2 sets of passing - 1 run off each hand. 

• 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.

This drill will develop your players ability to regather difficult balls and make offloads. 

• Working in groups of three, one player is practicing the skill at a time. 

• The practicing player throws the ball to two other players who are holding balls.
• These two players bounce the ball back and the practicing player has to gather the ball without knocking it on.

Progression 

• Now the practicing player holds two balls. He has to offload and then regather the ball with one hand.

Start with 2 players on the centre cone, each with a ball, and facing each other.

1. On the shout "GO", they both run backwards to the first cone
2. They then side step up the grid to the second cone
3. Next players run through the slalom cones back to the start where the ball is passed to the next players
4. Next players can only go when each player has received a ball (to ensure each race is fair).