Agility is how quickly your players can move while staying balanced and flexible. Running to evade the tackle, move into space for a pass and change direction at pace.

The agility skills and running videos and drills below include simple stretches, running between cones exercises and position specific moves to boost acceleration, the ability to change direction and sprint speed.

Use these 1v1 races and individual drills to develop your players' ability to swerve and evade tackles, create space for a pass or through dummy runs, and make up ground to complete the tackle.

There are seven backs in a team, with the rugby position numbers 9-15. As the name suggests they are positioned behind the forwards, and include the Scrum-half, Fly-half, two wings, inside and outside centres, and the full back.

The 100+ backs moves drills below require a level of speed, agility and evasiveness. Another requirement of a good back is someone who is able to give feedback to the playmaker or director of the backline and create effective attacks and moves.

Use the backline plays below to boost your players' ability to draw defenders out of position, attack space at pace, and communicate on the field to create weaknesses in opposition's defence. The backs moves include how to make dummy runs, join the line, and highlight how a backline should operate.

Ball presentation is how the ball-carrier makes the ball available to a teammate after they have been tackled.

The ball presentation videos and drills below show your players how to present the ball - keeping hands and elbow close to the body as they hit the pitch. Through the 1v1, 2v1 and game related tackling drills your players will develop the correct technique to ensure he/she makes the pass easier or completes an offload after the tackle.

Methods for ball presentation include the jacknife and roll, long arm, and the ball roll which place the ball in the best position for the support to keep the attack going and make it harder for the opposition to create a turnover.

Catching is how the player takes control of the ball with their hands from a pass, kick or lineout.

The catching videos and drills below will boost your players' handling ability, improving how they compete for the ball, take control of high balls, and gain possession of balls when lifted or played in from a lineout or kick - including drills for both junior and senior players

A major part of rugby involves two or more players making physical contact with each other. Contact normally takes place during a tackle, lineout, scrum or ruck.

Inexperienced players can find tackling a daunting part of the game, but by following the contact skills videos and drills below you will ensure your players use the correct technique when engaging for scrums, landing after a tackle and offloading - taking the fear out of contact.

Using tag rugby games, 1v1, 3v3, 5 scrum and static tackling drills your players' hitting skills will develop, so they are used to safely make contact and tackle hard, without injury.

Decision making determines what pass, run or tackle your player makes on the field. Making the right decision can be the difference between a try being scored, keeping possession or a turnover.

The decision making drills below instill an understanding of the game by ensuring your players know the position they, and their teammates, should be in during different plays.

Using 2v1, 2v2 and 3v2, 4v1v1 and 7v3 drills your players will develop an instinctive knowledge of the game so their decision making is quick, decisive and, most important of all, correct when under game pressure.

Defensive patterns are the positions your players take up when stopping opposition attacks.

By developing your players knowledge of defensive patterns - including the rift, swimming, flat and structure - they will be more confident in defence, organised on the pitch and more successful at stopping opposition attacks.

Use these defensive pattern drills and videos below, including the 3v2 attack and defend game scenarios, to ensure your players have the skill, ability and knowledge to block any attack.

Handling in rugby covers how your player holds, catches and runs with the ball. Good ball carrying technique should include your player's fingers being spread out, in the shape of the ball (fingers forming a cage-like structure around the ball).

The handling videos and drills below will boost your players' ability to pass, move and receive the ball from kicks and throws using 3v2v2 and competitive passing drills.

Using these individual and team handling drills your players will develop their ability to hold the ball in one and two hands, protecting it from the other team, and making it easier to pass to team-mates.

Use the kicking drills and videos below to develop your players' accuracy, technique, tactical awareness and skills so they know the right kick to use to take advantage of a situation, and have the skill to execute it correctly.

Through these kicking drills your players will develop the ability and technique to complete the drop (kicking out of hand), box, kick-off, chip, grubber, long, high, short, and low kicks.

Each kick has a purpose, so use these drills to coach your players on how to start play, gain ground - so the player (chaser) can get past the defensive line without being tackled - and to convert a try or penalty.

A lineout is used to restart play, when the ball has left the field of play. Unless your team has "kicked for touch" when awarded a penalty the "throw in" from the line-out always goes to the team who did not hit it out of play.

The lineout technique videos, coaching tips and drills below will develop all aspects of your players' jumping, lifting, catching and throwing-in skills, so they are able to work as a team and compete for the ball - helping them regain possession at the lineout.

The fun and challenging rugby drills and games in this category below recreate realistic attacking and defending scenarios, similar to those your players will find themselves in on match day.

Use the match related 3v2, 5v5, 8v3 and 12v12 games drills below to develop your players' passing, handling, support running and communication skills.

Then for more focused sessions use the 2 on 1, 3 on 1 and 3 on 2 drills to work on your players' running and decision making ability so they always have a passing option.

A maul is similar to a ruck but occurs when the ball is held up off the floor (in a player's hand).

The maul drills, videos and mini games below will develop your players' technique and ability to drive, present the ball and how to rip it from a teammate to progress the attack.

A ruck is categorised as having three or more players, including the ball carrier and at least one other player from each side, in contact with each other while on their feet. A team will use the maul to recycle the ball after a tackle. Like the ruck, the offside line is the furthest foot of the last teammate bound to the maul.

An off load is when a tackled player passes the ball to a teammate before the tackle is completed.

Use the 2v1 and tackle bag off load drills and videos below to sharpen your players' techniques and ensure they can fend off tackles, support the ball carrier and flip up with accuracy and skill.

By developing your team's off load ability your players will be able to keep the ball live, drive forward through tackles or use it to attack an opposition's defensive line when there are few spaces to go through.

Use the passing drills and videos below to develop your players' accuracy, technique, tactical awareness and skills so they know the right pass to use to take advantage of a situation, and have the skills to execute it correctly.

Through these passing drills your players will develop the ability and technique to complete a pop pass, long pass, miss pass, spin pass and one handed pass.

Each pass has a purpose, so use these drills to coach your players on how to execute the pass that the situation demands.

The junior videos and drills are designed to introduce and teach youth players to the correct techniques and skills they will in rugby, in a safe and enjoyable environment.

The touch / tag games and drills are designed to get all your players moving and having fun as they learn the game of rugby. They are designed to work specifically for mini-rugby, dragon-rugby, walla rugby, U7, U8, U9 and U10 player development.

The practice for juniors drills and videos give tips on how to talk to juniors, 5v5 tag rugby games and the correct basic technique for holding, catching, tackling, passing and kicking the ball.

A ruck occurs when the ball carrier is tackled and players from each side make contact over the ball which is on the ground (it differs from a maul where the ball stays in the hands of the ball carrier).

The ruck videos and drills below contain clear coaching advice and tips explaining the correct technique for how to enter the ruck through the gate, make powerful and safe contact and how to powerfully drive and clear the ruck.

The laws of the game state a player can only join a ruck from behind the back foot of the last player and the player has to bind properly using the whole arm. This passage of play ends when the ball leaves the ruck.

A ruck clear out involves players removing their opposition from the ruck to allow a quick pass to be made and avoid turnovers.

The ruck and clear out videos and drills below show how a tackled player should go to ground and how their teammates (support players) should back them up and drive the opposition away.

Using 1v1, 2v1 and tackle pad drills your players will be able to take advantage of a loose ball and gain possession by having players focus on one man, the correct tactic to use in a match. The drills also explain the correct safe technique when targeting defenders, such as the best areas to hit, footwork on approach to the ruck and the importance of keeping a low body angle to enable your players to hit the target hard and upwards.

A scrum involves eight players from each side locking heads with the opposition. It is a way of restarting play after the ball has gone out to touch, been knocked on, a forward pass has been made or play is too dangerous to continue.

The scrum videos and drills below will develop your players' basic scrummage know how, binding ability and ball striking ability. The 1v1, 3v3, 3 person, 5 person and 6v6 scrum drills will ensure your forwards know the correct technique for engaging, front row binding and striking when the ball is fed into the scrum.

A scrum involves a team's forwards binding together in a 3-4-1 formation: the hooker, two props, two second rows, two flankers and the number eight. The scrum is formed at the place where the infringement occurred and must take place at least 10m from the touch or goal lines. The team which did not commit the offence has the advantage of having the loosehead put in the ball to the scrum.

The Sevens drills below to sharpen your players' rugby skills such as quick hands, speed evasion and passing under pressure before moving on to developing advanced rugby skills specific to the Seven's game, including tactical play, movement patterns, turnovers and the ruck.

Use the 1v1, 2v2, 3v2, 2v4 and 7v7 decision making skill drills to sharpen your players' attacking and defending ability when playing this fast and furious rugby variation.

Although traditionally a way of finishing a training session but now progressed into full competitions played up to international level. Rugby Sevens involves seven player on each side with two, seven-minute halves and three-man scrums (instead of eight). It requires the same rugby skills as the 15 man version, but requires a change in mentality and tactical thinking by your players.

All players need to be able to tackle. Tackling is how a player physically stops an opponent from moving forward with the ball. It's a vital aspect of the game and a major reason many players come to rugby. For some players tackling can be scary so it's important you teach the correct, and safe, technique from an early age.

A successful tackle involves timing, technique (aim low - between the hip and knee) and correct body position (bend at the waist and the knees; arms raised around shoulder height). The tackling drills, games and videos on this page will help you improve your players' defending technique - with both junior and advanced players.

The tackling drills cover everything from introducing the tackle for juniors, walking tackles, tackle bag exercises and full contact tackling to get your players tackling with confidence and to prepare them for match conditions when the hits gets a lot harder.

Use the tag rugby drills and games (also referred to as touch rugby) to boost your junior players' passing, off-loading, and decision making ability. These youth games and rugby skill development practices are ideal for warm up games for players of all ages.

Tag rugby is great for developing players running, footwork and movement skills without the bruises. Tag / touch rugby is the non-contact version of the sport, requiring players to touch the opponent rather than tackle them. It is suitable for adults or children, for boys and girls or when players of varying skill levels and size play together.

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