Rugby: Lateral Passing

Drill to practice fast, accurate passing.

Set up a T shape with 3 cones roughly 5m away from the central cone (see diagram)

One player stands on each cone, the player in the middle of the T is the player who works (yellow).

The players on the outside (blue) take it in turns to pass to the working player (yellow), who must catch the ball and pass it to the free player on the edge (see video.

PROGRESSIONS:

Start slowly and increase the pace at which the players pass to the working player, giving them less time to catch and pass the ball

Increase the distance that the working player must pass the ball.

• Players line up single fine in two lines.

• Two coaches stand at the front and just off the side of both lines. One coach begins with the ball.

• The coach pops the ball to an oncoming player, who takes the ball in their stride and passes across to the coach on the other side.

• The passing player then runs through the cones at the end of the line and curves back round to join the opposite group.

• The coach receiving the pass then pops the ball off to the incoming player on the other side, who receives the ball and passes across to the first coach.

• The passing player runs through the gates and rejoins the opposite group.

• The game continues and flows until all players have completed a pass on both sides.

Tell your players the following......

1. Each group of two players should have their own ball.
2. While they have a partner, they can pass to anyone.
3. They just need to move the ball, pass and catch.
4. They also need to move around the training area.
5. They can pass in any direction.
6. Go - lets just get moving.

• After a little time, tell the players that their pass must be legal.