Rugby: The Team Run

• The exercise is simple, the attacker has 2 minutes to score as many tries as they can.
• They do this by attacking the space between 2 sets of cones, but there is a defender they need to avoid.
• When it is clear which area the attacking is going to attack, that defender can advance. This is a full contact exercise.
• If the attackers scores, they return to the center of the grid to attack again. They cannot attack the same defender twice.
• If the attack fails, they reset and have another go.
• After 1/2 minutes, switch the attacker. This is a competition, so keep score.

Tell your players the following......

1. Players will attack in teams of 2, each attacking unit will have their own ball.
2. At the pads, the ball carrier must hit and roll or hit and spin or sidestep.
3. They will then face 2v 1 situations following each pad.
4. Their objective is to get to the other side, without making a mistake, and score a try!
5. The following group of 2 can go when they feel there is a reasonable gap between the attacking units.

• Don't forget to change your players about.

Tell your players the following.....

1. Pass the ball around, clockwise.
2. After each circuit of the ball, take one half step back and complete another circuit.
3. Keep stepping back until players start to reach their limits in terms of passing distance.
4. Start to work your way back in towards the box.
5. Change the direction of the ball when you get to the box, and do the same working back out again.

Tell your players the following.....

1. The first attacking until enters through the top of the first channel, the defender there can then move forward and challenge them.
2. They should complete the 2 v 1 and proceed down the channel, entering the second channel, completing a second 2 v 1.
3. They will then return to their starting position for the next opportunity to attack.
4. The second attacking group should go whenever they feel there is enough distance between the attacking units.
5. There should be very little standing around.

• This exercise can be touch or contact.
• You should change the defenders after a set period of time.