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Drift Defence

category: Defensive-Patterns

3 attacks - 2 defenders Scrum half passes to first receiver of group of 3 3 attack 2 passing ball down line

3 On 2 Attack And Defence Drill

category: Defensive-Patterns

Set an area with two different coloured cones on the touch line in the middle, one for defenders and one for attackers. At the prompt of the coach the...

Structure Defence

category: Defensive-Patterns

5 attackers - 10 defenders (or 2 to 1 ratio dependent on numbers) Start slowly with ruck ball Defenders cannot steal ball Attackers recycle ball D...

Man To Man

category: Defensive-Patterns

3 attackers and 2 defenders. The scrum half passes to the first receiver of group of 3 attackers. The 3 attacking players must then pass the ball down...

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 passive contact ...

Mid-Space Attack

category: Decision-making

There are 4 cones in a rectangle , 2 red and 2 blue. The 2 defenders stand within the square, and on the coach's call, they must go and touch the call...

Drift Defence

category: Defensive-Patterns

4 Tackle Bags. 10 Cones and 1 Ball. 10m x 30m. The first player in the line begins with the ball. As he approaches the first cone and passes to playe...

Join The Line

category: Backs-Moves

9 10 12 miss 13 to 15 and 14

Flat Defence

category: Defensive-Patterns

Players line up together along the line of the 1st set of cones. On the signal of the coach all the players advance to the 3rd set of cones (20 meters...

Defending In Threes

category: Defensive-Patterns

Set up 4 grids of about 8-10m by 5m. 3 players start on the first grid, working from one end to the other, covering the 5m distance. The aim is to st...

2 X Hit Then Pass

category: Off-Loads

Set up the practice as shown inside a 30m x 30m Grid. 6 Shields and 1 Ball. Player 1 carries the ball before passing the ball to player 2 who bursts t...

Find The Space

category: Handling

Players run in any direction in the grid trying to avoid contact by running into space. When the teacher calls stop, all players must be at least 1m ...

Depth, Fitness, Warming Up

category: Warm-Up

This exercise is all about getting deep lines of support, speed onto the ball, warming up the entire body, and getting fit for rugby - in this one we'...

Rugby Tennis

category: Passing

Tell you players the following...... There will be two players on one side of the middle line of cones, and another group on the other side. They w...

2 On 1 Attack And Defence Drill

category: Passing

Set a narrow grid to attack. Defenders and attackers begin on the touchline in the centre. Both leave at the same time and run around appointed cones,...

Capture And Escape - Evasion And Tackling Game

category: Tackling

Set up a wide pitch, with cones on the half way line plus an extra box on two opposite corners. These corner boxes are the prisons for tackled/tagged ...

Rugby Netball

category: Warm-Up

Break your players into two teams. One team goes to attack, and one to defence. There is no kicking in this game. Normal laws of rugby do not apply e...

Diamond Geezer

category: Warm-Up

In fours players are moving up a channel. The support runner (blue player in the animation) calls themselves into the line, receives a pass, offloads ...

Organisation

category: Decision-making

Groups of three1 ball per groupDefender can choose any line as a start point.On the word GO, 2 attackers attempt to score a try (1 point) by handling ...

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 finish. You c...

Enter 1

category: Backs-Moves

Use the diagram to help with players starter positions, but feel free to experiment. 10 carries the ball forward, inviting the opposition defence to ...

Beat The Defence

category: Passing

Offensive players (blue), line out in one deep line while the defence (red) line up opposite in a straight line, slightly inside player from the playe...

3 On 1 Attack And Defence Drill

category: Passing

Set a grid to attack. Defenders and attackers begin on the touchline in the centre. Both leave at the same time and run around appointed cones, ball c...

Defence - Swimming In Twos

category: Defensive-Patterns

2 defenders work together to force 5 players to pass and work them towards touch.The golden rule is for them to keep their spacing even, ensure that t...

Rugby Pinball

category: Tackling

This game is designed to teach the players about body height in tackling and ruck clean out. Set up a field about 15m long by 10m wide. Keep it narrow...

The coaches clipboard pt.1 - keiran keane

The first in a series of installments where we talk exclusively to the coaches of the Highlanders about the ins and outs of coaching a professional ru...

The coaches clipboard pt.2 - kees meeuws

In this second instalment of the Coaches clipboard we talk to Otago rugby legend and current Highlanders scrum coach Kees Meeuws. Kees is well known a...

Samsung galaxy rugby pro review

The Samsung Galaxy Rugby Pro is a phone meant for those who need something more rugged than most smartphones. In our review, we see how the very ...

Harlequins youth rugby

Rugby coaching - scrummage

Back Row Attack Right Overview: This activity is perfect for practising speed of disengagement from the scrummage and support when attacking from the ...

90s southland rugby stuff

Highlanders super 15 rugby tribute

Highlanders tribute video.

Kees meeuws - life after rugby

Lachie turner professional rugby player talks about dave diggle mind coach

Australian Wallaby and NSW Waratah Lachie Turner talks about how Dave Diggle High Performance Mind coach is putting his game back on track. Lachie ...