Rugby: Turnover ball - Creating depth and getting width

Create doubt in the defender's mind by getting your ball carrier to run straight with the ball, and support runners to run good lines to create depth and width

2 groups of 2 players start on set cones about 15m apart. The 2 players are situated one in behind the other, the same goes for the second set of 2 players.

1. Once the player with the ball starts to run, the supporter goes wide and straightens onto a gate of cones.
2. As soon as he passes the ball the second supporter can start to move out to his designated gate.

Ensure that the players hide behind one another!

4 players work together in a 6x6m grid.

1. Players attack each line of the square, from the inside.
2. Once they get to the 4th man they move onto the next closest line to the ball carrier.

All the players in support must get into a good position to receive the ball deep and work onto the ball straight towards the line.

Players keep going until they finish the last line of the grid.

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

1. The first line of attackers move forward, passing the ball down the line.
2. The entire group switches position to the right side of the grid, and attacks as a line.
3. They then attack down the grid through the top of the grid, facing the next line of attack.

• Keep your player briefing, brief! Tell the players the following or have a demonstration group.....

1. We have 8 static passers and one runner.
2. There should be a static passer on each cone, eight in total.
3. The 9th player will be the ball carrier.
4. The ball carrier starts at the top of the grid facing the bottom. Moving forward they will take a pass off the first static passer with a ball, passing that ball to the player opposite to the passer. The attacker moves forward and does the same at the next set of cones, then the next, and then the next.
5. When they get to the end of the grid, completing all 4 passes - they turn and start again.
6. They keep going until told to switch with another player.

• Don't forget to change the runner.