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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

Rugby Waterfall Attack Match Related The drill starts with 2 attackers in blue, standing behind one another, 5m from the 1st defender/attacker in red...

Continuous Attacking

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Rugby: Continuous Attacking · Rugby Drill Demonstration · Description · Coaching points · Related Plans · Description · Coaching points · Rela...

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...

Attack/Defend Big Time

category: Sevens

With a wealth of experience and as part of New Zealand's World Cup winning coaching team, Marg is ready to pass on her knowledge to answer your coach...

1 Vs 1 Ball Retention

category: Ball-Presentation

The ball carrier walks up to the defender and turns away to present the ball to their own team.

The defender should try to turn the ball car...

Contest Line Outs

category: Lineout

One player throws the ball in to 5 players standing side by side. One player to stand in the scrum half position so as to be ready to receive a pas...

Defender - Round And Realign

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. There will be one ball to each group, any player can be the ball carrier.
2. Each group wi...

Driving Maul

category: Maul

3 attackers against two defenders with contact pads.

Ball carrier takes ball into contact turning before hitting pads and presenting the ball...

Mini Ruck

category: Ruck

Groups of five

Three attackers try and score against one defender

If touched must ruck

More Loop

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. The ball carrier (A) runs straight in a line and makes a normal lateral pass to the supporting p...

Standing And Passing - Variation

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief!
• Tell your players the folloiwng.........
  1. Players should be moving, staying around 5 meters...

Touch Rugby With Mini-Maul

category: Match-Related

Touch rugby in teams of 5. Once a team has been touched three times change possession.

When a player is touched, the tackler stays in passiv...

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...

Dynamic Passing and Movement

Improve your player's confidence in a pressure-free environment, with this passing and moving session!

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...

Establishing Depth and Pace

Use this plan to get your players attacking with depth and hitting the ball with pace to improve your side's running lines!

Tackling Success - 1 to 1 and Double Tackling

Focus on technique to ensure your players tackle safely and powerfully, as well as looking at the progression from a 1-to-1 'fit' tackle to a positive...

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.

Attacking part 1

It?s all about points scoring with this session. Encourage your players to continually offer support to develop fine techniques to attack with crisp p...

Quick Ruck for Quick Ball

Quick rucking that produces quick ball is the first step towards a dangerous attacking side. Use this session to get your team rucking quickly, effici...

The Zones Game

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

How to coach using counter attack from turnover ball?

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Making the full-back position an attractive proposition.

Scoring tries - habit?

Drill to help to teach backs how to check their line?

establish principles of counter attack from a turnover?

Backs move from restart scrum?

U10s organisation in defence. How to improve?

Improve Attack Depth

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..