Rugby: Quick Hands Relay Race

Make sure your players are running hard and straight in attack to draw in defenders before feeding their teammate into the space.

3 players, 1 ball, 1 pad.

Player with the ball throws up the ball for the player without the pad to run up to jump and catch while the player with the pad puts on the pressure.

• Groups of 6+ 
• Ball

3 Attackers line up opposite 2 defenders. 

The ball carrier takes the ball hard up to the line. 

A trialer runner stays hidden behind ball carrier.

The 2nd Reciver does an out to in line of running (acting as the short crash ball) 

The trialer runner runs an arking line out the back (acting as a out wide option) 

The Defence make a decion whether to bite on the short runner or wide runner.

The ball carrier tries to make the right option of what ball to give. 

The first player in the line begins with the ball. As he approaches the first cone and passes to player 2 who is supporting. Player 1 carries on their run and hits the tackle bag before running backwards to player 2 original position. Player 2 on receiving the ball passes the ball onto player 3 before hitting the tackle bag and back pedalling to player 3 original position.

When the ball reaches player 5, that player side steps behind the others back to position 1 where the drill is repeated.

Lets get the ball and the players moving with lateral passing through the hands. Each training area only needs one ball, and that ball should start with the any of the two players at the very ends of the L.

• Tell players to move forward, passing the ball down the line. When the ball gets to the last receiver, that player will pass it to the first receiver in the next line that is waiting to go.
• They should advance right away. Allow the players to simply move the ball down the line.