Rugby: Short Side Defence

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DESCRIPTION

  • This is a quick drill to prime your players in your defence organisation on the short side and its an opportunity to ingrain you defence principles
  • The aim of the drill is to develop your teams good habits in defending the short side whilst changing the attack picture continuously
  • After each set, player reset
  • Set 4 cones up in a square 1m apart 15m from the touch line, this will mark the break down
  • Defending players line up on the far side of the ‘ruck’ and these players will be players who will ‘fold’ on the coaches call
  • 3 or 4 players will act as attacking players
  • 2 other defending players are positioned 5 meters back from the gain line and on the touch line.
  • These players need to connect with the players folding around the ruck

COACHING POINTS

  • A scrum half and 3 or 4 attacking players will continuously play attack, changing up how they attack, so they can challenge the defence
  • The scrum half can look to snipe/scoot to engage the defence looking for ‘holes’ in the defence line
  • On the coaches ‘call’, the number of players called out will form the defensive line
  • For example 2:2, means 2 players fold around the ruck and connect with 2 wider players. 3:1, means 3 players fold and connects with 1 wider player
  • Once the defence line is set the player playing scrum half can run or pass the ball with the other attacking players

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