Rugby: Beating the ball and rucking 2

• Work this fitness, defensive in line speed, communication, beating the defender and rucking. 
• Even number of players and pads. Pads 5 m in front of players. 
• Each time the coach throws the ball, players go forward (line speed) and make a tackle. 
• When the coach chooses, throw the ball to one of the players, who steps and tries to get through pads. The other 2 players looked clear beyond the ball. 
• Pad holders are active and try to stop the attacker. Defenders must talk and get onside.

• Decision-making in contact. 
• The aim is to get the ball carrier beyond the tackler and the support of players making decisions about who and the threats and who to clear out. 
• The coach throws one of the 4 players the ball, they then have to beat the defender inside the contact area without passing. 
• The other 3 players must run around cone (5 m to decide) before supporting. 
• 4 attackers, 1 tackler and 2 pads 
• Pads can come forward once attacker enters contact area (5 m x 7 m) 
• Attacker sees footwork to trying get beyond defender. If they don't get tackled, then they look to score. 
•  You can keep changing the number of pads. Keep changing who the primary attacker is.

• To extend the drill, get the taxes to always back pedal and get them to have to go to the cone they weren't just that. This will aid communication in defense. 
• Important techniques worked on: line speed in defense keeping square in tackle low to high when clearing and in the tackle leg drive to get beyond tacklers active on floor stepping before contact clearing beyond ball

The first players in each group sprint to the second blue cone then quickly back step to the first. Then they sprint to the third, back step to the second,, then sprint to the fourth where they side step to the next cone. At that cone, they sprint forwards to the next cone then side step to the last cone which they turn around and sprint back to the start and pass the ball to the next player.