Rugby: Rucking grid, no pass

• Excellent way to develop the different rucking techniques. 
• Works concept of leg drive, body positions in contact, ball placement and desire to get go forward ball. 
• Pad holder roles ball 
• 1st man down and up into contact 
• 2nd man clear 
• 3rd man picks 
• 1st player pumps legs and ends up long and is active on the floor. 
• 2nd man is low and drive beyond the ball. 
• 3rd player stays low and powers away. 
• 2nd man may have to and Leach on. 
• The idea is for them to work on getting going forward. 
• Keep changing handball is taken by the 1st player.

This is a basic 2 v 2 drill to allow players to progress from a simple 2 v 1. In a channel no wider than 10m, 2 attackers have 5 attempts to score a try on the red cones. The attackers try to create space and beat the defenders by running good support and holding lines. Condition defence so that the defender marking support runner stays out and doesn't move in to defend ball carrier

• 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

• Players work 45 seconds at a time before rotating. 
• Play made tackle and drives the pad back. The player then goes on the floor, pops up and turns to counter ruck the other part (who has moved right behind him). 
• Groups of 4. 
• 2 pad holders. 
• One worker. 
• One resting 
• 45 seconds before rotating positions 
• This can be done without pads with body acting as resistance. 
• Keep back straight. 
• Hits square 
• Driver legs (short fast steps)