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Kicking Drills

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...

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...

Defending In Threes

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...

3 Man Tackle Grid.

category: Defensive-Patterns

Rugby 3 Man Tackle Grid. Defensive Patterns Groups of 12+ Bibs Balls Cones Get all players ot get into teams of 3. Select one of the group of 3s to p...

Alignment - Running As A Group

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...

Attack Until Youre Tackled

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 ...

Defense Vs Attack Drill

category: School

• The aim is to the defensive situation to keep changing the defence gets used to drifting or pressing.
• The aim of the attack i...

Everyone Gets A Second Chance ? Touch Variation

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...

Leave No Man Behind

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• Players start in the bottom right corner and on the command sprint as a group before doing 5 press ups.
• They advance as a defensive ...

Leave No Man Behind

category: Warm-Up

• Players start in the bottom right corner and on the command sprint as a group before doing 5 press ups.
• They advance as a defensive ...

Offloading Touch Game.

category: School

• Develops lines of support, vision, footwork and offloading.
• If a player is touched, he must go to the floor and off load.&nbs...

Snap, Crackle, And Pop - Touch Variation

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...

Speed Maul - Hands On!

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...

Team Kicking Game

category: Kicking

Two teams of 2. 1 team attacking and the other team defenders.

Attacking team starts with a ball.

Aim of the game is for the attac...

Pitch demo: shaun edwards' rugby defensive masterclass | rugby tonight

Welsh coach Shaun Edwards gives a defensive masterclass on BT Sport, showing in a live pitch demo just how and why the Saracens are so effective at bl...

Rookie rugby - defensive lines

This drill will work on both the physical fitness of your players and sticking together as a team while playing defense.

Rugby defensive shape session

Coach Daryl Slade-Jones takes the British Army Rugby team through a defensive drill. The drill has various tackle pads identified by coloured cones.

Rugby defensive line speed team drill

In this video, Rugby Doc discusses the importance of defensive line speed and line cohesion, utilizing full side for the drill.

Bath rugby unseen | defensive drills

Bath Rugby Unseen w/ Dyson Ever wondered how the squad prepare for game day? Take a look at the 𝚍𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚜 the players are put th...

Pitch demo: drift and blitz defence explained | rugby tonight

Martin Bayfield is joined by Ben Kay and Lawrence Dallaglio, as well as guest and former England centre Mike Tindall. In this week's pitch demo the te...

Rugby tackle defensive tactics

All Blacks defence coach, Scott McLeod looks at the tackle tactics.

Best defensive line speed/tackling coaching session for rugby

Watch till the end!!!

Mapping (defensive line communication & spacing for rugby league)

A great drill which aims to improve your teams defense.

Defensive Line Speed, Organisation and Ruck Defence

Improve your team's understanding and performance when defending at the ruck - teaching them to defend as an aggressive, loud and confident unit

Second line of defence - Sweeper system

Introduce the sweeper system to protect your rugby team's defence from opportunistic high ball and save your team time and energy - while also forcing...

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

Welcome back session - Pre-season build up

Blow away the cobwebs. Use these conditioned games in your pre-season build up to prepare players for contact and refresh their long-distance passing

Sevens - Options in the Attack

3 simple options to improve your players' decision-making in the attack and get them past opponents gain line!

Sevens Rugby: Options in the Attack - Greater Pace

Give your players three simple options to improve their decision-making in the attack and get them past the opposition's gain line!

Improving game awareness. How can I improve players?

DEFENSE

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First time coaching U9 and U10s - anyone got any backline coaching tips?

how to keep a defensive line for u7+u8

U10s organisation in defence. How to improve?

Defence, who must tackle a player cutting in?

Tips on breaking through a defence line?

Getting a straight defensive line and speed

Defensive Lines

Defensive Line

Defensive line advance

Start 7m apart. Defenders advance towards attackers together keeping in a line. Attackers must pass the ball the the other end of the line before...

Drill 3- Running around sticks

For this activity, the players will run in between stick to check their agility and speed. This will help the player's speed around the defensive ...

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5 player linout - ball off the top from player to 9.9 passes to 10 (red) 10 then passes to the grey runner who runs back towards the lineout (unders) ...

5 Man defensive Lineout

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Bronze Pack of forwards set up opposite the defensive line. make a running line drawing in the defence. Ball is then played straight to the ...

HOLD THE LINE

PLAYERS HAVE TO SCORE A TRY BY PASSING THROUGH THE DEFENSIVE LINEDEFENERS CAN ONLY MOVE SIDE TO SIDEMUST HOLD POSITIONAND HOLD THE LINETOUCH ONLY

Defensive line up ( call is D1)

Defensive line drill