Rugby: Realign Into Hands - Competitive

• With each new instruction to players you'll be having a race, lets see which group is the fastest - no cheating!
• Don't spend too much time talking, get the players into their groups quickly and tell them to do the following:

1. Pass the ball between your legs to the person behind you - keep going until the ball reaches the end of the line.
2. Same thing as above, but this time when the ball reaches the end of the line, the player at the end runs the ball back and the ball starts the same journey again. This is repeating until the every player has run from the back to the front of the line.
3. Same idea but this time under legs then next person passes over head, next under legs (under/over/under etc.)
4. Same idea but twist hips to pass to person behind first to the left then to the right - back person runs to front.
5. As above but just over the head.
6. Progress this with your own ideas e.g. pass to the person behind you with one hand etc.

• This warm-up should be full of fun.

Three attacker start on their fronts with three defenders lying opposite them. On go the attackers backtrack and realign into an attacking line. Two defenders come up to defender with one handing back. The attackers try and beat the first two defenders and then try to beat the final defender at the back.

This drill is designed to get your players in good habits when presenting the ball at the breakdown. This will allow your team to hold onto possession better and get quicker ball.

• The players run towards cones in lines of three, passing the ball from one end to the other.

• When the coach says "Down" or blows their whistle, whoever has the ball must drop to the ground and present the ball.

• The player who has presented the ball then passes to the player behind him and the drill carries on continuously.

0.29 - Demonstration 

1.20 - What is the purpous of this drill?

• Set up: Set up the cones as shown with a cone 10 meters each side of the posts on the try line. This will mark where the ball will be passed from (feeder) preferably from a scrum half.
• Divide the group into 4 and ask them to stand in single file behind each cone, 3 attacking groups, 1 defending group.
• The ball is fed from a position on the try line (10 meters from the post). 
• The players on the staggered cones opposite the posts will catch and pass the ball using the correct technique.
• The player on the defending cone will move forward once the scrum half passes the ball to apply pressure on the middle attacking player.
• The players on the middle cone will receive the ball with a live defender in front of them.
• The 3rd receiving player needs to receive the ball at pace and run as close to the outside post as possible.