Rugby: Tight & Wide

Tell the players the following:

1. On your whistle the ball carrier and the support player come forward off their cones.
2. The ball carrier passes the ball to either their left or right (not forward). It is easier to decide the pass direction and roles in advance e.g. one ball will always travel left - and one ball will always travel right.
3. When a ball carrier has finished their pass - they join the end of the opposite line.
4. Players keep working within the Wide grid until you should tight, they then move into the inner grid. In this grid space is very limited and players will pop the ball (again not forward).
5. Players keep working within the inner grid until told to move out wide again.

• Keep the tempo high and have fun.

1. We have 8 static passers and two runners.
2. There should be a static passer on each cone, eight in total.
3. The 9th player will be the ball carrier.
4. Both ball carriers starts at the top of the grid facing the bottom. Moving forward they will take a pass off the first static passer with a ball, passing that ball to each other before moving the ball onto the the player opposite to the original static passer. The attacker moves forward and does the same at the next set of cones, then the next, and then the next.
5. When they get to the end of the grid, completing all 4 passes - they turn and start again.
6. They keep going until told to switch with another player.

• Don't forget to change the runners.

• The runner/tackler starts 10 meters back, runs forward and places the ball down just before the bag, and in the same motion hits the bag making a tackle. They then get to their feet and lift the ball, repeating the same skills at the opposite tackle bag. This repeats for 1 minute at pace.
• Switch the runner/tacklers with a player at the bags.

• The exercise stand clockwise, with the first player going from the bottom left cone. The defender must tackle that player to the ground.
• As soon as that tackle is complete, the attacker quickly clears the area, and the defenders gets to their feet. The next attack goes right away.
• This pattern repeats, with each new attacker coming forward from a new cone, and then rejoining the back of the line on the opposite side.
• The idea is for the defender to be tested time after time, in quick succession.
• The ball carrier can try to evade contact.
• After 1 minute, change the defender.