Rugby: Staying square and fixing defenders

Players stand on a blue cone. On Go, the player passes the ball and sprints out to the nearest cone in the middle then back steps back to the next blue cone in line.

• Groups of 8
• Ball 
• Cones

2 sets of 4 players line up back to back.

Cones are places 3m apart and 3 in fornt of both set of players.

When the coach says go the players must complete 4 passes before reaching the far cones. 

Then they must turn and do the same off coming back. (1 rep) 

Its a race agaisnt the opposing attackers to compelete the the reps given. 

• Set up a grid of about 10 x 10
• Aim to have 12 attackers and 2 defenders
• 3 attackers spread out on each side of the square. One player starts with the ball and runs towards the first defender, before passing off to a supporting attacker, who runs towards the next defender and passes off to the other attacker in the three
• The ball is popped off to the end attacking player on the opposite side of the square
• The same play happens with three new attackers and same two defenders
• The ball is then popped off to the side, and play continues until all four groups of attackers have run through twice.
• Then switch defenders.

• Keep your player briefing, brief!
• Tell your players the folloiwng.........
  1. Players should be moving, staying around 5 meters part - running with the ball and attacking space.
  2. Players make 10 passes and then:
  3. Make figure 8 between legs.
  4. Partner does the same after another 10 passes.
  5. 10 passes then throw ball up and make a 360 degree turn to catch it before it hits the floor.
  6. 10 passes then throw ball overhead and catch it behind back.
• You might consider asking players to pass the ball with just one hand, off their hip