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Backs Moves Drills

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 S...

Ball Presentation Drills

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...

Defensive Patterns Drills

Defensive patterns are the positions your players take up when stopping opposition attacks. By developing your players knowledge of defensive pattern...

Match Related Drills

The fun and challenging rugby drills and games in this category below recreate realistic attacking and defending scenarios, similar to those your play...

Maul Drills

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 ...

Off Loads Drills

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 vide...

Sevens Drills

The Sevens drills below to sharpen your players' rugby skills such as quick hands, speed evasion and passing under pressure before moving on to develo...

Counter Attack

category: Sevens

Rugby Counter Attack Sevens Tell your players to do the following....... The two passing players keep passing the ball until the coach shouts GO. On ...

5 Attacks 3

category: Sevens

Rugby 5 Attacks 3 Sevens Using cones mark out the four corners and the midways points of each side of a 20 x 20 meter training area. Divide your play...

Wide Attack

category: Sevens

Rugby Wide Attack Sevens Start with the left most attacking unit taking on the 2 defenders in front of them. When they get past, they pass the ball t...

Tri-Attack

category: Passing

Rugby Tri-Attack Passing Tell your players the following...... The first line of attackers move forward, passing the ball down the line. The entire g...

Attack/Defend

category: Sevens

Rugby Attack/Defend Sevens Tell your players the following...... Players will standing at the midway point of the playing area. Tell each team which ...

Waterfall Attack

category: Match-Related

Coaching points · Attack with pace and keep the ball in 2 hands · Keep the tempo of the drill high · Make sure the 1st, 2nd and 3rd defending line...

Continuous Attacking

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Rugby Continuous Attacking Agility & Running Skills Groups of four, 1 attacker and three defenders Coach calls out the number of a defender as the at...

Attack/Defend Big Time

category: Sevens

Rugby Attack/Defend Big Time Sevens Tell your players the following...... Players will standing at the midway point of the playing area, about 25 met...

Behind The Posts

category: Sevens

Rugby Behind The Posts Sevens Tell your players the following....... One team of 7 will be in attack, the attack should start behind the 22 meter lin...

3 On 2 Attack And Defence Drill

category: Defensive-Patterns

Rugby 3 on 2 Attack and Defence Drill Defensive Patterns Set an area with two different coloured cones on the touch line in the middle, one for defen...

A Cheeky Little Number

category: Passing

Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......

1. Let's just get the ball moving down the line. Give the playe...

A Cheeky Little Number

category: Sevens

Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......

1. Let's just get the ball moving down the line. Give the playe...

All In Touch

category: Warm-Up

The following are the laws for this game:

• Equal number of defenders and attackers.
• Use bibs to identify both teams.

Double Trouble

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. The first attacking until enters through the top of the first channel, the defender there can the...

Ladder Pass

category: Warm-Up

• Have four players stand at the four cones, the other players, in their own running groups of four should, be behind them - ready to go when t...

M1 (13 Missed, 14 Pop Outside To 15)

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10 moves forward with the ball, drawing the defence to press.
3. 10 passing ...

React And Defend

category: Defensive-Patterns

Drill to test defenders reactions to situations.

Set up a 15m x 15m grid with 3 defenders (blue) and 4 attackers (red).

All start on th...

Realignment And Passing

category: Match-Related

Out in 4s - simple hands - When players reach the end they should turn left.

Group realigns around the cone and then use simple hands to fin...

Ruck Clear Out Between Two Tackle Bags

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

2 people are on the tackle shields or 2 on each side about 5 metres apart facing each other, there is a ball carrier standing in the middle of the ...

Ruck Clear Out Between Two Tackle Bags

category: Tackling

2 people are on the tackle shields or 2 on each side about 5 metres apart facing each other, there is a ball carrier standing in the middle of the ...

Tackle Technique - Foot Position 1/5

category: Tackling

• Groups of 2
• Tackle bag

An attacker holds a bag 2m away from a defender.

Defender hold hands behind his b...

Technical Work At The Breakdown

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

Players start face down, on the coach's whistle players get to their feet to contest the contact area.

Red player 1 and the blue player shou...

Using the Overlap

Make sure your players support their team-mates with this session, by using the overlap in attack

Improving Rucking Technique

React the quicker and get on the front foot in attack with this session, by improving their rucking technique!

The Zones Game

Use this fantastic drill in your next coaching session today and get ready to work your players hard

Handling and Support Play for More Effective Attacks

Burst through defensive lines with this attacking passing and handling plan - designed to sharpen your players' support running in the attack

Phase Play and Continuity

Continue to build the phases in your play and get your team working as an unit to offer support with this session!

Edge play and Defence Organisation

Get your defence organised with this session, making sure your players are communicating with one another

Developing Handling Skills

Get your players handling skills super sharp so that no loose balls are given up. Gradually build up pressure to test their handling ability when conf...

Defensive Skills: Contest Possession

Pile the pressure on the oppositions attack with this defensive skills session. Get them scanning the attack to put pressure on the ball carrier and a...

Developing reactions and decision making skills to dominate support play

A player needs to make hundreds of decisions on the pitch. Get them making the right ones when in attack to utilise the support to sustain attacking p...

Attacking - Part 2

Work on your players composure when going into contact to be able to provide the offload to create scoring chances even when under pressure.

factors affecting the game plan

Attack Platform And Layout

How can improve footwork

men to men defence drill

Improving my 9s attack

Tackling progression plan to improve confidence in tackles

Getting a straight defensive line and speed

Perfecting attack structure

Tips on breaking through a defence line?

Setting up maul directly from a penalty

Flair Square

Attackers have 4 try lines to score on. once they have scored on one they cannot score on it again until they have scored on another.

On going 2V1

Defender stays defending until they touch an attacker with the ball or intercepts the ball. defender can only move towards the attackers. Once they ha...

Attacking Channels

Attack Position 1

Attack Position 1 - Part 2

Attack Position 1 - Part 3

Attack Position 2 - Part 1

Copy of Attack Position 2 - Part 1

Autosave rugby drill attack vs defense

L SHAPE 4v2

Varying width defenders make attack react before moving across to other group of attack. Continuous movement..