
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...
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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...
Defensive patterns are the positions your players take up when stopping opposition attacks. By developing your players knowledge of defensive pattern...
The fun and challenging rugby drills and games in this category below recreate realistic attacking and defending scenarios, similar to those your play...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
category: Defensive-Patterns
Rugby Defending in Threes 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 othe...
category: Sevens
Rugby Hit & Defend Sevens Tell your players the following..... The defence will first turn and hit the pads. When the attack hears the hit - they can...
category: Sevens
Rugby Colour Defend Sevens Tell the players the following..... The coach will call a colour. At that point the players from those cones should run to...
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...
category: Decision-making
Rugby React, run and defend Decision making Defenders and attackers line up outside the coned area in lines of five. The coach will call out two numb...
category: Ruck
Rugby Piggy in the middle and defend Ruck 4 players stand on the corners of a 5x5m grid, and one player in the middle (the piggy). They play piggy in...
category: Defensive-Patterns
Rugby React and Defend Defensive Patterns Drill to test defenders reactions to situations. Set up a 15m x 15m grid with 3 defenders (blue) and 4 atta...
category: Defensive-Patterns
Rugby Drift defence 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 approa...
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...
category: Contact-Skills
Pass gets given to the attacker who has to run down the grid. When the tackle comes in the player with the ball has to present the ball.
Tac...
category: Warm-Up
one team musttry and complete 10 passes in a small grid.
Whne pla...
category: Contact-Skills
category: Ruck
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
category: Tackling
category: Warm-Up
category: zTackling
category: Agility-Running-Skills
2 players start on opposite end of a 5x5m block
category: Contact-Skills
category: Tackling
category: Match-Related
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 con...
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 con...
category: Decision-making
• The aim of the drill is to develop handling in a short space.
category: Decision-making
category: Decision-making
Drill to improve short space and wide space overlap play.
Set up a grid 15m wide, split into a 5m channel and a 10m channel, and 10m long (se...
category: Passing
category: Decision-making
This is a basic 2 v 2 drill to allow players to progress from a simple 2 v 1. In a channel no wider than 10m, 2 attackers have 5 attempts to score ...
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
category: Ball-Presentation
2 attackers with a half back attack a defender
The support player should be able to read the situation and apply the best techniques for bal...
category: Decision-making
Four players per group inside a 10m x 30m Channel. Requires 10 cones and 1 ball.
Two players start outside of the grid with two players insi...
category: Off-Loads
The lead attacker runs straight at the defender, attacking either the space on the left or the right before taking the tackle and off loading to th...
category: Off-Loads
The lead attacker runs at straight at defender.
Attacks runs into space, either on the left or the right, takes the tackle and then off-load...
category: Decision-making
Coach starts with the ball and can throw the ball to either one of the outside players of the 3 players ready to play.
The player in the mid...
category: Decision-making
Set up two 1m wide gates of cones (green and red) either side of a feeder, with a line of attackers opposite (5m away). Have a number of defenders ...
category: Decision-making
In a channel no wider than 10m, two attackers have 5 attempts to score a try on the red cones.
The attackers try to create space and beat th...
category: Decision-making
This is a basic 2 vs 2 drill to allow players to progress from a simple 2 v 1.
In a channel no wider than 10m, 2 attackers have 5 attempts t...
category: Decision-making
This is a basic 2 v 2 drill to allow players to progress from a simple 2 v 1.
In a channel no wider than 10m, 2 attackers have 5 attempts t...
category: Decision-making
This is a basic 2 v 2 drill to allow players to progress from a simple 2 v 1. In a channel no wider than 10m, 2 attackers have 5 attempts to score...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
The drill starts with 2 defenders and 2 attackers. The 2 attackers start one behind the other, about 3+ meters apart, the first players job is to e...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Here we are re-creating a 2 vs 2 scenario which we might find on the field. The aim is to put players under the same conditions which they would po...
category: Decision-making
Coach starts with the ball and can throw the ball to either one of the outside players of the 3 players ready to play.
The player in the midd...
category: Handling
Coach starts with the ball and can throw the ball to either one of the outside players of the 3 players ready to play.
The player in the midd...
category: Decision-making
category: Handling
category: Tackling
10m wide channel, 2 attackers start with the ball while 2 defenders atart at the other end.
when instructed the attackers attempt to score ag...
category: Passing
category: Defensive-Patterns
Get all players ot get into teams of 3.
category: Tackling
Get all players ot get into teams of 3.
category: Match-Related
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, bal...
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, bal...
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 ...
category: Match-Related
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 ...
category: Passing
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 ...
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
category: Warm-Up
Split your players into two teams, giving one group of players a set of coloured bibs to set them apart, and quickly tell your players the followin...
category: Catching
category: Handling
category: Passing
category: Passing
category: Passing
Drill to practice overlap situations.
Set up a grid roughly 10m x 10m, with another grid roughly 5m x 5m adjacent to it (see diagram - red co...
category: Decision-making
category: Decision-making
category: Passing
Drill to practice 3 v 2 attacking scenarios.
Set up a channel 20m long and 15m wide with cones every 10m along the length (red, yellow, green...
category: Handling
Set up a channel with two sets of defenders working in pairs inside.
Three attacking players start with the ball and run around the far cone...
category: Off-Loads
3 attackers start at the beginning of the grid who will go up against the tackle bag first and then the person in the body suit second; these two s...
category: Passing
3 attackers start at the beginning of the grid who will go up against the tackle bag first and then the person in the body suit second; these two s...
category: Tackling
3 attackers start at the beginning of the grid who will go up against the tackle bag first and then the person in the body suit second; these two s...
category: Decision-making
15m x 35m Grid.
1 Attacker starts on the half way line of the grid, with the other two outside of the grid back to back with two defenders. ...
category: Decision-making
3 vs 2 in a grid.
Defenders must stay in position to start.
Once skills progress defenders can move to try and stop attackers either ...
category: Match-Related
3 vs 2 in a grid.
Defenders must stay in position to start.
Once skills progress defenders can move to try and stop attackers either ...
category: Decision-making
The aim of the drill is to develop players reload speed and positioning.
category: School
Simple 3 v 2, with two defenders with tackle bags.
The attackers must pass their way through the grid, using quick passes and good handling,...
category: Kicking
Drill to warm up/practice different types of kick.
Players form two lines in the 15m channels with all the balls starting on one side.
...
category: Ball-Presentation
The aim of the drill is to develop positive work after the tackle and when would you use a 360’ roll. often a loose tackle or let go.
...category: School
Players can run with the ball and pass in all directions. If a player is touched while in possession of the ball, it is an immediate turnover (ball...
category: Handling
category: Passing
category: School
Set up two lines of 3 cones, about 10 meters apart, with players on each of the three cones. On the coach's whistle players play out a 3v2 (always ...
category: Tag-Rugby
Groups of 5
Combine grids to make 2 channels each 10m x 20m
1 Ball per group
Ball carrier tries to score a try by running past...
category: Decision-making
Players work in groups of six, with 1 ball per group and set up in the following way:
4 attackers vs 1 defender (between the first cones) an...
category: Decision-making
Attackers (red players) work down the channel in 4s, working the runners left and right to create space.
Defenders are only allowed to defen...
category: Handling
Groups of 4 line up on all sides of the square.
2 defenders tand in the middle o...
category: Passing
category: Tackling
category: Tackling
category: Tackling
category: Sevens
category: Practices-for-Juniors
2 teams. 5 players on each team in a large coned area. Area size depends on age, ability, and number of players in each team.
Team with the ...
category: Tag-Rugby
Pitch 20m x 20m. All players wearing tag belts
Start the game with a free pass, defenders must be 7m back at the start
Attacking play...
category: Decision-making
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following...
category: Match-Related
8 players are lined up just outside the 22 metre line, with 3 defenders starting under the posts with the ball.
One of the defenders kicks ...
category: Warm-Up
This is a great warm-up for defensive and evasion sessions, or it might even be a warm-up that helps you reinforce coaching points made during a pr...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Working in groups of up to 4, players spaced approximately 4-5 metres apart.
Players jog to the 1st cone then jog backwards to the start line...
category: Warm-Up
The following are the laws for this game:
category: Warm-Up
category: Match-Related
3 Tackle bags are in a break down formation. With one player from the o...
category: Tag-Rugby
The pitch is divided into two halves
The defenders must start at opposite corners of the pitch
The attacker must have at least one pl...
category: Off-Loads
Playing area of 25m in length - adjust width to suit numbers- equal numbers in both teams
Full LEG tackles ONLY - ball carrier when tackled ...
category: School
category: School
category: School
category: School
category: School
Grid size is around 5x5m. You can keep changing the size of the grid.
The defender must shadow the attacker as they run towards a con...
category: Kicking
Practice short kicks while attacking forward (not standing still).
The attackers are aiming to land their kick in the target area (yellow con...
category: Passing
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following.....
category: Warm-Up
Make sure that you have your warm-up area marked out before your players arrive, it's important that you get them working right away.
category: Kicking
Set up a pitch area (green cones) based on the age of the players (depending on how far they can kick) with fielders spread out around the pitch. (...
category: Contact-Skills
category: Handling
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 pl...
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 pl...
category: School
category: Decision-making
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.......
category: Backs-Moves
Moving the ball along the line this play sees 11 run up behind 10 to support the line and blind side the opposition.
10 plays a pop pass for...
category: yBacks-Moves
Moving the ball along the line this play sees 11 run up behind 10 to support the line and blind side the opposition.
10 plays a pop pass for...
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
category: Contact-Skills
Setup:
Set up with 4 players with pads, and four players facing them about five metres away. There should be enough space between the...
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.........
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.........
category: Passing
Tell your players the following.....
category: Passing
Tell your players the following......
category: Passing
Keep your player briefing short and tell your players the following....
category: Tag-Rugby
Large Grid 30m x 30m. Start with 5 defenders in the middle, everybody else stands at one end of the grid wearing tags.
On the coach's call a...
category: Decision-making
category: Contact-Skills
category: Tag-Rugby
In the first channel, players pass the ball across the line in a chain. After the first pass, the player t...
category: Passing
1. Chanel Fix
category: Tackling
This game is designed to teach the players about retiring to an onside position when a tackle is made.
category: Handling
1. Chanel Fix
5 players Attack Defenders lined...
category: Contact-Skills
1. Warm up - Wrestle
category: Tackling
1. Warm up - Wrestle
category: Contact-Skills
Players around the outside pass the ball around with eachtoher until coach blows his whistle...
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
Players around the outside pass the ball around with eachtoher until coach blows his whistle...
category: Contact-Skills
2 player starts on his chest infront of the sausage, another player lines up ...
category: Ruck
2 player starts on his chest infront of the sausage, another player lines up ...
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
2 player starts on his chest infront of the sausage, another player lines up ...
category: Contact-Skills
-4 bags
-2 sausages.
category: Handling
-4 bags
-2 sausages.
category: Tackling
-4 bags
-2 sausages.
category: Decision-making
Drill to practice attacking from different positions.
Set up a grid roughly 20m wide and 15m long with three defenders (yellow) and four atta...
category: Contact-Skills
1. Shoulders on - low intensity
Should...
category: Contact-Skills
1. Body height clear out work
In ...
category: Ruck
1. Body height clear out work
In ...
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
1. Body height clear out work
In ...
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
Set up:
8 defending players Tackle Suits, one ball carrier and four support players.
category: Tackling
category: Decision-making
Set up a grid roughly 5m x 5m with two lines of attackers on one side (blue), and two defenders on the other (red). The aim of the drill is for att...
category: zWarm-Up
Set up a grid roughly 5m x 5m with two lines of attackers on one side (blue), and two defenders on the other (red). The aim of the drill is for att...
category: Decision-making
Set up a grid roughly 7m x 5m with three lines of attackers on one side (blue), and two defenders on the other (red). The aim of the drill is for a...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
category: Match-Related
Coned area 30 metres by 30 metres with two teams of players on one side Coach kicks the ball is kicked into the the grid.
2 different number...
category: Passing
Set up a square with cones, making one side of the square with two gates of cones.
Get the players to line up evenly behind the two ind...
category: Tag-Rugby
The aim is that when the coach signals the start the defending players will spread across to the other side of the field quickly and defend the ent...
category: Decision-making
category: Sevens
Tell your players to do the following.......
category: Tackling
Basic but good warm up drill for matches.
4 cones set up a grid of about 5-10m by 5-10m. 2 defenders with tackle shields start in the centre...
category: Contact-Skills
-Crocodile roll is one technique to repmove threats from a breakdown.
category: Tackling
Players stand 5 metres apart, only the attacking player moves in this drill, the tackler remains still as their partner approaches.
As the ...
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
category: Decision-making
The players stood behind the line work the ball up through the channel in groups of 5. As they progress up the area they work the ball left and rig...
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, ens...
category: Defensive-Patterns
The player starts on the inside of the first tackle bag.
On the whistle he moves past the bag, pulling it back and toward the ground as he ru...
category: Passing
Tell your players the following......
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.
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.
category: School
category: School
category: School
category: Defensive-Patterns
1. Defensive Organisation
4 Defenders line up on the the cones.
When coach goes to pass the ball, when han...
category: Defensive-Patterns
Touch Game with conditions;
Attacker once touched must go down, bounce b...
category: Match-Related
Touch Game with conditions;
Attacker once touched must go down, bounce b...
category: Warm-Up
Touch Game with conditions;
Attacker once touched must go down, bounce b...
category: Warm-Up
category: Handling
category: Off-Loads
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
Set Up
3 players, 1 ball
2 v 1 one player with ball tries to retain possession whilst other 2 work to disl...
category: Tackling
Teams of 3 against 1 Defender.
The team of 3 start running and have to try and get to the other side. If the defender tags them they have t...
category: Decision-making
Mark an area 15m wide and 20m long.
3 Attackers vs 2 Defence vs 2 Defence
Have the 2 lines of 2 Defenders 5-7m apart
category: Tackling
1. 1 v 2 - Shoulders on
1 attacker must run in ...
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
category: Match-Related
During a game of touch in a grid sized 30 x 30 metres the coach can choose to call blitz, drift or cover at any breakdow...
category: Maul
3 attackers against two defenders with contact pads.
Ball carrier takes ball into contact turning before hitting pads and presenting the ball...
category: Match-Related
Normal game of touch rugby, however whenever the defender touches an attacker...
category: Warm-Up
Normal game of touch rugby, however whenever the defender touches an attacker...
category: Warm-Up
category: Tag-Rugby
Drill to practice/teach evasion skills.
Set up two lines of cones (green and red) with two lines of players (blue and red) of equal numbers o...
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following.....
category: Warm-Up
Split your players into two teams, giving one group of players a set of coloured bibs to set them apart, and quickly tell your players the followin...
category: Passing
Keep your player briefing, brief! You may decide to have a demonstration grid.
category: Passing
Tell your players the following......
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
category: Off-Loads
Set Up
Line of defenders - 5m apart in staggered formation tackle shield.
Individual players move down the line fend off each ta...
category: Off-Loads
Line of defenders - 5m apart in staggered formation tackle shield.
Individual players move down the line, fend off each tackle in turn - righ...
category: Kicking
Drill to practice grubber kicking (a kick that bounces along the ground, bouncing no more than 1m away from the kicker) to a team mate to score.
category: Sevens
Give the ball to the attacking team and tell your players the following.......
category: Handling
Groups of 3 on all sides of the grid, with 2 defenders in the middle.
category: Decision-making
1. Chanel Fix
Groups of 5....
category: Handling
1. Chanel Fix
Groups of 5....
category: Passing
1. Chanel Fix
Groups of 5....
category: Handling
Attackers and defender line up at the start of the grid.
The grid is 3 chanels al...
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 ...
category: Warm-Up
category: Ball-Presentation
In groups of 4 inside the grid with 1 ball per group.
Players should pass the ball around the group with small pops.
On the coach's w...
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
category: School
category: Agility-Running-Skills
category: Warm-Up
The following are the laws for this game:
category: Sevens
Give the ball to the attacking team and tell your players the following.......
category: Tag-Rugby
Start the game with a free pass, defenders must start behind the half way line
Atta...
category: Match-Related
category: Sevens
category: Warm-Up
The following are the laws for this game:
category: Handling
The player with the ball keeps it secured under one of his arms. The opposition player then works hard for ten seconds, trying to reach and get the...
category: School
category: Catching
Drill to practice catching high kicks.
Set up a grid roughly 15m long and 10m wide.
Get a line of players on one side of the grid, and ...
category: Ball-Presentation
Two players with shields stand facing the runners on opposite sides of a grid. On the command, the players run into the shield and spins to their ...
category: Decision-making
A drill to practice decision making and finding space between defenders.
Set up a line of three defenders with tackle shields (roughly 2m apa...
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
Set Up
2 players, 1 ball
Start with ball carrier with a straight arm onto the chest of the defender.
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
category: Passing
Carry the ball in a high position and try to engage the defender.
Make sure there is lots of foot work and active ball movement all the time...
category: Passing
Carry the ball in a high position and try to engage the defender.
When players reach the cones at the end they will have to pass to the coac...
category: Passing
Carry the ball in a high position and try to engage the defender.
When players reach the cones at the end they will have to pass to the co...
category: Defensive-Patterns
1. With bags
3 Attckers with b...
category: Tackling
1. With bags
3 Attckers with b...
category: Ruck
In small teams, play a modified game where if the ball carrier is touched on the shorts with both hands of a defender, the ball carrier must go to ...
category: Warm-Up
You may consider these two points when looking to challenge or build confidence.
category: Ball-Presentation
The aim of the drill is to develop positive work after the tackle when held or stuck.
category: Contact-Skills
category: Warm-Up
category: Tag-Rugby
Players work in groups of 5 in a grid 10m x 10m, with 1 Ball per group.
4 Players work as a team to make 10 passes.
The defender trie...
category: Passing
Tell your players the following:
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following:
category: Kicking
5 players working with 1 ball in a grid 20 by 20 meters, working on their grubber kicks and punts.
One player stands on each corner of the ...
category: Passing
3 grids: 10x30
Number of players: (up to 14)
Number of balls: start with 2 (add balls depending on age and ability of players).
<...category: Passing
category: Defensive-Patterns
A drill to practice defending in wide channels.
Set up a grid that is 40m wide and 20m long, with the 40m divided into a 25m channel (red to ...
category: Passing
Tell your players the following.....
category: Passing
category: Tackling
category: Lineout
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following....
category: Match-Related
category: Decision-making
4 Cones and 1 Ball inside a 10m x 10m Grid.
Number the players.
The coach shouts out a number and that player is the defender, who ha...
category: Contact-Skills
The aim of the drill is to develop attacking ability 1v1, with a supporting attacker to seal the ball after the tackle is complete.
category: Warm-Up
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
category: Backs-Moves
category: Backs-Moves
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 p...
category: Maul
This is good for upper body strength.
Defenders must stand in a circle about 2 metres a...
category: Practices-for-Juniors
This is good for upper body strength.
Defenders must stand in a circle about 2 metres a...
category: Warm-Up
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 c...
category: Maul
category: Ruck
category: Kicking
Game to practice controlling the ball.
Set up two goals (roughly 2m wide) opposite each other about 5m away (red cones - see digram).
E...
category: Backs-Moves
Working on basic hands this play sees your line passing the ball, missing out 11 and passing to 15 as they join to support the line.
So pass...
category: yBacks-Moves
Working on basic hands this play sees your line passing the ball, missing out 11 and passing to 15 as they join to support the line.
So pass...
category: Passing
category: Passing
Keep your player briefing, brief! It's important to get your players working as quickly as possible.
category: Tag-Rugby
Both defenders must start at one corner of the pitch. The attackers must have at le...
category: Passing
Drill to practice attacking in a small channel.
Set up a channel roughly 20m wide and 5m long. Position three defenders on the try-line and f...
category: Tag-Rugby
The aim of the game is for teams with unequal number of players to defend and attack. Possesion is changed if one of the follo...
category: Contact-Skills
1. Warm up - Non Contact.
Players start on the corner of a squ...
category: Tackling
1. Warm up - Non Contact.
Players start on the corner of a squ...
category: Passing
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following....
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
category: Off-Loads
Set Up
Small 10 x 10m grid - 1/3rd of group on knees - 1/3rd with ball - 1/3rd supporting
Players move around grid - take tackle and...
category: Off-Loads
category: Handling
In 5m Channel have 4 defenders stood one behind eachother 5m apart.&nbs...
category: Off-Loads
In 5m Channel have 4 defenders stood one behind eachother 5m apart.&nbs...
category: Off-Loads
In 5m Channel have 4 defenders stood one behind eachother 5m apart.
Have ...
category: Catching
category: Handling
category: Handling
category: Off-Loads
category: Off-Loads
category: School
category: Defensive-Patterns
Drill to practice defensive organisation when the kicker must put their teammates onside.
Set up a grid roughly 30m long and 30m wide.
...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Tell the players: The player in possession of the ball when the coach blows their whistle has to run around the cone at the end of the grid to try ...
category: Sevens
Tell the players: The player in possession of the ball when the coach blows their whistle has to run around the cone at the end of the grid to try ...
category: Warm-Up
Tell the players: The player in possession of the ball when the coach blows their whistle has to run around the cone at the end of the grid to try ...
category: Warm-Up
category: Warm-Up
category: Agility-Running-Skills
category: Sevens
category: Warm-Up
category: Passing
category: Decision-making
category: Decision-making
3 Attackers line up opposite 2 defenders.
The ball carrier takes the ball hard up to t...
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
category: Passing
category: Passing
Tell your players the following.......
category: Passing
category: Backs-Moves
category: Handling
category: Passing
category: Backs-Moves
category: Passing
category: Handling
4 defenders lineup in a passing grid, that has laid out 2 red cones and 2 bl...
category: Passing
category: Passing
category: Passing
4 players line up next to each other about 5 meters apart. A defender with a shield is standing 10 meters from the 1st man (ball carrier).
Th...
category: Passing
category: Warm-Up
In this example we will play one touch offload, but remember you can change the version of touch to suit your training goals, applying the same mis...
category: Warm-Up
4 players stand on the corners of a 5x5m grid, and one player in the middle (the piggy).
They play piggy in the middle until the whistle goe...
category: Kicking
Each player has to kick the ball over the the middle team for a member of the other team to catch. ...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
5 players in a group line up within touching distance of one another, and stand facing the coach who has a ball in his hand.
The coach then ...
category: Passing
5 players in a group line up within touching distance of one another, and stand facing the coach who has a ball in his hand.
The coach then ...
category: Ball-Presentation
Good for younger rugby players to learn how to go into contact and set up the ball at pace, you can use it as a competition between the team with a...
category: Ball-Presentation
A circle must be set up for player/coach to walk around. The players must be in pairs with one been the attacker and the other the defender. Both p...
category: Tackling
Good for younger rugby players to learn how to go into contact and set up the ball at pace, you can use it as a competition between the team with a...
category: Ball-Presentation
Good for younger rugby players to learn how to go into contact and set up the ball at pace, you can use it as a competition between the team with a...
category: Warm-Up
Make sure your warm-up area is marked out before the players arrive.
category: Passing
category: Handling
2 sets of 3 defender stand oppposite 4 attackers lined up.
The at...
category: Defensive-Patterns
1. 1v1 in 5mx5m Grid.
Play...
category: Ruck
In groups of four, the ball carrier runs out, turns and passes the ball to the second player. The first player then becomes a defender. Player 2...
category: Tackling
Focus on foot placment against the attacker.
One player stands on his own, opposite ano...
category: Tackling
Focus on foot placment against the attacker.
One player stands on his own, opposite ano...
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following......
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following......
category: Contact-Skills
2 attackers line up opposite 2 defenders with bosh bags.
The coach delivers a ball into the a...
category: Contact-Skills
2 attackers line up opposite 2 defenders with bosh bags.
The coach delivers a ball into the a...
category: Match-Related
2 attackers line up opposite 2 defenders with bosh bags.
The coach delivers a ball into the a...
category: Ball-Presentation
Once an attacker is touched they must offload within one second.
You can start the game so that players have to pass the ball in front of de...
category: Tag-Rugby
Once an attacker is touched they must offload within one second.
You can start the game so that players have to pass the ball in front of de...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
The aim of the drill is to develop SAQ into beating defenders
category: Sevens
category: Warm-Up
category: Passing
category: Passing
Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......
category: Sevens
Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......
category: Decision-making
Setup the practice as shown. The first two players run up to the half way line of the grid and ...
category: Maul
This game is designed to teach the players to work together to drive a maul forward and keep control of the ball.
category: Decision-making
Players should pass in a line on the whistle.
The 2 players closest to the ball go out to the line and as soon as they turn the 3 remaining ...
category: Backs-Moves
5 players start on a straight line of cones about 5m apart. 10m away there are 5 more cones. Two of the 5 cones are blue, and two are red, and the ...
category: Tackling
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...
category: Decision-making
The scrum half starts with the ball. They pass to the first red player who then passes to the second red player who then passes to red player thr...
category: Ruck
Set up two defenders holding hit shields opposite two even lines of players.
The ball starts with the first man in one of the lines, he runs ...
category: Passing
Have 8-10 players standing in a line with a scrum half at the end a few metres in front.
Scrum half passes the ball to a player. Passing down...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
category: Passing
category: Ruck
4 blue players must try and defend with shields two gates from the attacking red team.
The ball carrying player must meet the defending play...
category: Ruck
Take contact on own terms If no close support, go to ground and present the ball Protect head (especially younger players) Arriving players drive defe...
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 ...
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 ...
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following......
category: Ruck
Ball carrier goes to ground and places ballSupport player drives into defender but cannot drive him off??RUCK FORMED?? offside lines now in placeNext ...
category: Ruck
category: Ruck
Ball carrier goes to ground and places ball Support player drives into defender but cannot drive him off RUCK FORMED. offside lines now in place
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
category: School
category: Ruck
Set up a rectangle (roughly 5m x 2m) with three attackers (blue) and three defenders (red) on opposite sides.
The attacker in the middle has ...
category: Ruck
Groups of 4 and two groups of defenders with contact pads. 1 ball per group.
category: Ruck
Set up a square (roughly 2m x 2m) with 4 different colour cones.
1 player starts on the floor with the ball with another player lying on top ...
category: School
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following laws.......
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Drill to practice skills and creating space.
Set up a pitch (roughly 25m x 20m depending on age and number of players) with two scoring zones...
category: Warm-Up
Break your players into two teams.
category: Tag-Rugby
The aim of this game is to increase player defence and decision making.
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...
category: Defensive-Patterns
category: Tackling
category: Passing
category: Tag-Rugby
T...
category: Decision-making
Groups of ten work with one ball per group
Defenders scattered around the grid, static and can only operate sideways
If touched, the ...
category: Tag-Rugby
Players take it in turns to be the defender in the middle (4 tackles then change). The atta...
category: Warm-Up
category: Tackling
2 attackers start with the ball the complete a simple 2v1 catch and pass.
The fi...
category: Scrum
- 1 player is active, 2 players are resisiting.
- Active player gets into scrumage position between...
category: Warm-Up
- 1 player is active, 2 players are resisiting.
- Active player gets into scrumage position between...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Player, with the ball, should make a fake pass.
After the dummy pass their objective should be to change pace and direction as quickly as pos...
category: Contact-Skills
The aim of the drill is to develop good techniques to protect the ball and stay in a strong position.
category: Decision-making
Groups of ten with one ball per group
Defenders start bunched sat on the floor
Start attackers spread out (width)
On the word ...
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
category: Sevens
The following are the laws for this game:
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following.......
category: Tackling
The group is split in half.
The coach is positioned behind the defenders and instructs the movement of the attackers, who are holding tackle...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Players line up and approach the pole which the coach is now moving side to side.
Once the player gets reasonably close, drop the pole to o...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Players line up and approach the pole and evade to a side.
Using shorter strides when they get close, they step to one side with the POWER...
category: Defensive-Patterns
category: Handling
3 vs 1 vs 1
Ball Carrier passes the ball into the post player and runs across the front of him and receives the ball back.
His 2 su...
category: Passing
category: Passing
category: Contact-Skills
1. Crocodile roll
category: Off-Loads
Set Up
3 sets of 2 defenders each with 2 tackle bags placed 10m apart down 15m x 30m channel - 3 attackers
Attacker with ball in cen...
category: Warm-Up
Split your players into two teams, giving one group of players a set of coloured bibs to set them apart, and quickly tell your players the followin...
category: Warm-Up
Keep your playing briefing, brief and tell the players the following laws.
category: Maul
Set up lines of defenders with pads aligned laterally across your working area. You can either have 1 line so the attacking players work once and...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
The six in the playing area play a 4 v 2 against each other trying to pass...
category: Tag-Rugby
The six in the playing area play a 4 v 2 against each other trying to pass...
category: School
category: School
Split your players into two teams and line them up behind four cones.
The side with the ball sends out two players in a 2v1. The opposite si...
category: Passing
category: Handling
Players line up opposite the trinagle of cones set up o...
category: Passing
category: Sevens
category: Agility-Running-Skills
3 players line up in a straight line, approximately 10m apart, each standing opposite an agility pole.
category: Defensive-Patterns
category: Practices-for-Juniors
Within a set playing area split your players into two groups - catchers and runners.
It's the catcher's job to tag as many runners as possib...
category: Decision-making
Drill to practice decision making.
Set up a grid 10m wide and 35m long with cones at the start (yellow), 5m (orange), 15m (blue), 30m (red) a...
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Setup as shown in diagram
category: Passing
Drill to practice inside running lines (switches) in attack.
Set up a 10m x 10m square (green cones) with two attackers (blue) on one side of...
category: Passing
Drill to practice attacking organisational skills
Set up a grid roughly 20m wide and 20m long, with different coloured cones at one end and 5...
category: Contact-Skills
1. Tackle Bag conditioning.
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1. Tackle Bag conditioning.
<...category: Ruck-Clear-Out
Players work in groups of four against two defenders (holding tackle bags) who are stood inside the channel.
The attackers run around the fu...
category: Sevens
category: Sevens
category: Tackling
1. Warm up light contact
Players line up opposite...
category: Decision-making
category: Handling
category: Tackling
Start with both teams on their own goal line.
Team with ball attempts to score
Defending team allowed...
category: Tackling
1. Tracking
Create a V shaoped conned area.
Defender at one end, attacker at the other end.
At...
category: Tackling
Step 1: Both the attacking and defending players complete 2 chop tackles on the tackle sausages.
Step 2: The attacki...
category: Contact-Skills
Tackle touch is a contact game that focuses on technique rather than the power...
category: Tackling
Tackle touch is a contact game that focuses on technique rather than the power...
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
category: Contact-Skills
After you have completed the bounce motion, you can bounce and fire.
Fire - is by any mean...
category: Contact-Skills
After you have completed the bounce motion, you can bounce and fire.
Fire - is by any mean...
category: Ruck
After you have completed the bounce motion, you can bounce and fire.
Fire - is by any mean...
category: Ruck
After you have completed the bounce motion, you can bounce and fire.
Fire - is by any mean...
category: Tackling
The aim of the drill is to develop tackle technique leading into contact.
category: Tackling
The aim of the drill is to develop a double tackle from both sides, Left and Right.
category: Tackling
The aim of the drill is to develop good tackle technique from both sides, Left and Right under pressure
category: Maul
Players start the game and after each touch the touched player must simulate a MAUL by turning and setti...
category: Warm-Up
category: Practices-for-Juniors
Drill to improve players taking the ball into contact and ruck clear out.
Set up a square roughly 5m x 5m. Get two lines of players behind tw...
category: Kicking
Attacking team starts with a ball.
Aim of the game is for the attac...
category: Tag-Rugby
The attacking team of 5 players must beat each defender in tur...
category: Tag-Rugby
Change the shape of the defenders. Instead of a single line, one behind the other, try 1 then 3 then 1 or 1 2 2.
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...
category: Warm-Up
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Coach calls a number, that player acts as a defender. Attacker tries to score without being tagged using one of the three S (Speed, Swerve, and Sid...
category: Sevens
category: Warm-Up
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
Defenders must use two hands to tag the ball carrier and have the body position as if performing a tackle
Once tagged the ball carrier goes ...
category: Ruck
category: Tackling
In a grid an attacker is positioned on one end and a defender at the other end.
Defender passes to the attacker who attempts to score a...
category: Sevens
category: Tackling
Tracking hit (2 x 10 minutes in split groups)
Set up
3 different colour cones on the gain line. 2m spacing (set up 3-4 are...
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following......
category: Passing
5 players in a group, line up within touching distance of one another, facing the coach who has a ball in his hand.
The coach then calls &quo...
category: Passing
category: Backs-Moves
category: Sevens
category: Tackling
The player with the ball walks slowly in front of the other player.
As the ball carrier is walking the defender should time their move so th...
category: Tag-Rugby
This is a warm up game that is used to raise the heart rates of the children.&nbs...
category: Warm-Up
This is a warm up game that is used to raise the heart rates of the children.&nbs...
category: Match-Related
The drill starts with 2 attackers in blue, standing behind one another, 5m from the 1st defender/attacker in red.
category: Passing
category: Warm-Up
category: Sevens
category: Ball-Presentation
Pupils roll the ball to their partner who gathers it up. The first pupil runs and tries to take the ball from...
category: Sevens
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Use this fantastic drill in your next coaching session today and get ready to work your players hard
Make sure your players support their team-mates with this session, by using the overlap in attack
React the quicker and get on the front foot in attack with this session, by improving their rucking technique!
Continue to build the phases in your play and get your team working as an unit to offer support with this session!
Get your defence organised with this session, making sure your players are communicating with one another
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5-6 Runners pass ball down the line.Last runner places ball on first cone.The last two run around grid and become defenders.First three enter grid fro...
General play pod system in the 1-3-3-1 system start with the players calling and running the correct lines. then add defenders so they can see an...
2 teams align next to coach.Coach passes ball to one team, all players must "run-around" their marker to enter the playing grid.3 v 3 tag ru...
Blue player starts with ball at the blue cone start line. runs with the ball until he reaches the defenders with the red bags and then runs around the...
(a)Both teams start onTeam w/ ball player straddles tackle bag and defends ballOther player in and clears player out Clear out w/Roll(B)Use tackl...
Ball carrier drives against the defender (Pad)Support player follows closelyBall carrier assumes tackle and presents the ballSupport player drives ove...
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...
Attackers have to score as many trys in a minute. Defenders have to defend their try line but they cannot come off the line only along it. If an Attac...
2 teamseach team has an ingoalthe aim of the game is score as many tires on the opponents ingoalThere is no defending involve so you are not allow to ...
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