Rugby: NSW - Warratahs Tackle Technique

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.

• Small playing area, for 1 v 1 tackling.
• Players line up in two lines adjacent to the coned area.
• Coach shouts go and the front two players run round their end to end up facing each other.
• The coach passes the ball to the attacker who runs at the defender, and the defender tries to take them down.

• Groups of 10+ 
• 3 Bags 
• balls 
• Cones

1. With bags 

3 Attckers with bags are given a number, 5 defenders line up opposite within the grid. 

When coach says so he shouts a number (this is the attacker that the defenders will tackle and adjust too) 

when the number is shouted both attackers and defenders shoot off the line to meet in the middle (green cones) 

Here a tackle is performed on the given number and players will adjuest and stay connected accrodingly. 

2. With a ball not bags. 

This progression makes it more realistic, and means the 5 defenders have to adjust to the differnt moves the attackers throw at them. 

• Groups of 6+ players. 
• 3 tackle shields per group. 
• 1 Tackle Sausage per group. 

• 3 people with bags act as attackers, 1 by 1 they run at suausage stepping to a side of there choice when at the sausage.
• Defenders start running when the attackers do, when the attacker steps, the defender makes quick decison in reaction to what shoulder he/she hits with. 
• NOT FULL TACKLE - Focus on impact, and leg drive.