Rugby: 8 vs 3 Game

Don't let your team succumb to static rugby - instead teach them to look up and play against what's in front of them

Put some sting in your rugby with this London Wasps fundamentals session! No matter what time it is in the season make time to work on the basics!

3 vs 2 in a grid.

Defenders must stay in position to start.

Once skills progress defenders can move to try and stop attackers either by intercepting the ball or touch tackling the ball carrier.

When a player with the ball is touched, tackler stays in passive contact. Ball carrier slides to the ground and presents the ball, with the nearest supporting player comes in and acts as a scrum half.

Coned area 30 metres by 30 metres with two teams of players on one side Coach kicks the ball is kicked into the the grid.

2 different numbers are called with the 1st number being for the number of attackers and the 2nd the number of defenders

The attackers have to field the ball, turn and counter attack against the defenders

Coach starts with the ball and can throw the ball to either one of the outside players of the 3 players ready to play.

The player in the middle always joins the player receiving the ball to play a 2v1 against the the 3rd player who becomes the defender.

The attacking players run around the cone nearest to them and the defender runs in the opposite direction. When they meet inside the grid the attacking players must use the extra man to get around the defender - either by passing or taking the man on.