Rugby: Tackle Tube Clear Out

• Repetitive drill aimed at improving the clear out of a defender at the ruck
• Players are split into groups of three, two attackers and a defender. The defender wears a padded bib/vest
• The ball carrying attacker moves towards the defender who makes a passive tackle causing the attacker to go to ground and present the ball as if in a ruck in a match
• The defender then attempts to ruck over and jackal the ball
• The second attacker then comes in and attempts to clear out the defender.

• Progressive exercises to improve clearing out at the ruck
• Lay a tackle tube on the floor with another tube on top, angled into the air, with a ball on the floor in front of the first tube
• CLEAR: The player starts lying flat on the ground in a press up position, before angling their run and tackling the top tube
• ROLL: Same set up, but the tube is tiled the opposite direction. The player runs round and wraps their arms round the tube before rolling away to the right with the momentum of their run.

Players work in groups of four against two defenders (holding tackle bags) who are stood inside the channel.

The attackers run around the furthest cone into the channel and ruck to push back the first defender stood over the ball.

Once the ball has been gathered the attackers run towards the second defender and form another ruck (ball carrier should turn before contact is made).

Once the bag holder has been forced back players carry the ball over the line.

3 players (one in tackle suit, one with ball) and one tackle bag.

Player in tackle suit crouches or kneels next to tackle bag.

Suited player tackles bag, player with ball places ball next to tackle bag, suited player returns to feet to compete for ball.

The third player now clears out suited player.