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Rugby: Contact Skills Circuit

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Groups of 2
Bags
Balls
Contact conditioning

1. Body height clear out work

In there groups, do contact hits on each shoulder. Stand 2m apart and take turns doing hits against bag

2. Crocodile role

One player lies on top of a tackle sausage (long way round), the group of 4 take turns swapping roles of being tackled and tackler. Focus is the crocodile role.

3. Clear out.

One player stands over the top of tackle bag competing for the ball. Other player arrives from 2m away to clear out the player, to prevent the threat of stealing the ball.

3. Bounce and compete

Players lay either side of the a ball. When whistle goes, both players bounce off the floor, one competes for the ball while the other focuses on clear out or crocodile role.

Do 3 sets of 2mins. Repetitive drill.

COACHING POINTS

1. Body Height

Sink from Hips.

Low - High hit.

Look through eyebrows.

Boxer stance.

Big impact - power from legs.

Leg Drive.

2. Crocodile roll

Impact is key - Hard shoulder hit.

Ring of steal - tight grip around player.

Grab leavers - Arms.

Use body weight to remove threat away from ball.

3. Clear out

Bounce off the floor - use hips and fire up.

Aim for leavers and weak spots on defenders - Arms, Elbows.

Leg drive.

Body height low.

Speed of contact.

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Clear out drill basics:

Groups of 3+
Bag
Sausage

2 player starts on his chest infront of the sausage, another player lines up opposite.

When whistle is blown, the first player makes a chop tackle on the bag and rolls out the way.

The second defender then then spider carwls over the sausage and clears the incoming bag holder.

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tackle sausage

Place 2 sausages perpendicular from eachother in a T shape.

Have one player line up a couple meters away from the bag.

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Groups of 10+
Tackle bags
Cones

step 1 - players perform a down up - chest to the floor.

Step 2 - Players make a double shoulder hitbetween 2 bags opposite.

Step 3 - active player moves down the line to hit the next group of 2 bags.

At the end players start again, aim to do 2/3 min sets then swap the bags.

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Contact Square - Inside Clear:

Set up a 5mx5m grid
Work in fours - two attacker and two defender
The ball is fed from a player from the 1st defending player who also holds the tackle pad and will simulate the âjackalâ threat player in the 2v2
The first attacking player receives the ball and engages the pad holder and passes to the second attacking player
The second attacking player engages the second defender (tackler) and bounces out to a weak shoulder
The first attacking player (inside clear out) and the 1st defending player (jackler) then try and race to support
The inside clear looks to support the attacker and clear out the jackler

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