Rugby: Right Angled Passing Drill

Have 8-10 players standing in a line with a scrum half at the end a few metres in front.

Scrum half passes the ball to a player. Passing down the line for 4-6 passes and moving forward until the ball reaches the end of the line. Not every player has to touch the ball.

Then the person at the end passes a long ball back to scrum half, and they turn and do the same in the other direction.

4 players start together on their stomachs next to each other.

1. As the coach calls a colour cone, they move into position quickly.
2. Once in position the first player with ball in hand approached the gates set out with the agility poles. The 4 players proceed to run straight through the gate and pass etc.
3. Once the player has ran through his gate, and passed the ball, he needs to start supporting the ball, and again the 4 players pass to one another, but now their positioning is much wider than the previous positioning.

1) Run out to a cone - round cone back to the team

2) Run out to a different cone but back to your own team.

3) Dribble ball with your feet up to the line - dive on ball - pick up ball and run back.

Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......

1. One of the attacking lines takes the ball.
2. They simply attack, moving the ball through the hands - lateral passing only.
3. The defenders (there will be three), mark the first three attacks, they leave the forth free.
4. Defenders can move up and down, left and right, but must leave channel 4 open.
5. Defender start 10 meters back.
6. The ball must go through all four attacking hands.

• Don't forget to switch the attackers and defenders.