Rugby: Realign Into Hands - Competitive

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

1. There will be one ball to each group, any player can be the ball carrier.
2. On GO, the group moves towards the closest cone.At the cone, the players spread out and attack the line at pace and with width.
3. They should realign following the attack left, to attack again right.
4. When the second groups sees the first group complete their first set of passes, they should begin without waiting.

Set up 5 cones around in a circle. The tackler works out from the first cone to make the tackle. The tackler then backtracks around the next and then comes forward to make the tackle again. Two tackles off the right shoulder, one front on and two off the left shoulder.

• With each new instruction to players you'll be having a race, lets see which group is the fastest - no cheating!
• Don't spend too much time talking, get the players into their groups quickly and tell them to do the following:

1. Pass the ball between your legs to the person behind you - keep going until the ball reaches the end of the line.
2. Same thing as above, but this time when the ball reaches the end of the line, the player at the end runs the ball back and the ball starts the same journey again. This is repeating until the every player has run from the back to the front of the line.
3. Same idea but this time under legs then next person passes over head, next under legs (under/over/under etc.)
4. Same idea but twist hips to pass to person behind first to the left then to the right - back person runs to front.
5. As above but just over the head.
6. Progress this with your own ideas e.g. pass to the person behind you with one hand etc.

• This warm-up should be full of fun.

Players line up together along the line of the 1st set of cones.

On the signal of the coach all the players advance to the 3rd set of cones (20 meters away), making sure they all keep together in a straight line.

The players then retreat 10 meters to the 2nd set of cones, making sure they stay in line.

From the 2nd set of cones the players then advance a further 20 metres to the 4th set of cones and then retreat 10 meters back, to the previous set of cones.