Rugby: Knees Tackling - Contact Confidence

Correct way of going down with the ball in a tackle.

Person being tackled should 'twist' their body so that they land on their back.

The player with the ball jogs in a straight line with the tackler coming in form the side to tackle them.

• Groups of 2.

• Everyone find some space.
• Stand opposite your partner.
• One of the players (attacker) use footwork and move arround.
• The other (defender), try to keep as close as they can to the moving player.
• The attackers claps at a point of his choice, this is when the defender makes a shoulders on contact.

• Low Impact.
• Shoulders on. 

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• In groups of 5 tie a bit of tape or string around the two posts approximately 0.5 to 1 meter above the ground.  

• Two players hold the sausages behind the tape on either side and one holds the bag in front of the tape.

• Change the man with the bag every few reps or hold the bag as the coach. 

• The players will rotate around with each rep.

1 Full Repetition: 

• The player starts on the ground, hits the bag with either shoulder and then powers past the bag.

• Player then gets into a low body position and moves under the tape to complete a tackle on the sausage.

• Next, they should get into a strong body position as if they were contesting at a ruck.

• They then pick up the sausage and the previous holder moves around.