Rugby: Passing right to left

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!

Strong grip, thumbs are out, hold the ball high with fingers pointing to the sky.

Keeping your hips square pass the ball across your body, finishing with your hands nice and high - pointing to where you want the ball to go.

• Tell your players the following......

1. One the call of the scrum half, the 3 attackers turn, round the cone and attack.
2. The scrum half feeds the ball to the first reciever, players will need to decide who the first reciever is.
3. The other two players fall in at depth, providing support left and support right.
4. The support players can expand the space between them and the ball carrier.
5. As the attack approaches the end of the grid, the coach will point left or right, and the ball must be (without delay) passed to the support player on the side the coach has pointed to.
6. The attacking unit return to join the line in preperation for the next attacking opportunity, they should pass the ball back to the scrum half.

Tell your players the following.....

1. Players in pairs with a ball between them.
2. The player on the left starts with the ball and passes the ball to the player to the right. The player with the ball then runs diagonally across the grid, while the player without the ball crosses over behind the ball carrier, ready to receive the ball at the next cone.
3. They continue passing left to right and crossing over in each grid until they reach the end. Once at the end they run back to the start to the right of the grid, practicing the same skill on the way back but without cones to guide them.

Carry the ball in a high position and try to engage the defender.

Make sure there is lots of foot work and active ball movement all the time up until when the ball is passed from either the left or right hip.