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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...

Ruck Clear Out Drills

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...

1 Vs 1 Colour Cones

category: Agility-Running-Skills

There are 3 players who setup to take part in the drill. The attacker on orange and 2 defenders each on a different colour. Here it is on the blue ...

2 In 2 Out Kareoka

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• The aim of the drill is to develop speed and agility

2 V 1

category: Passing

1. This is a simple 2 v 1.
2. The two players have to get past the one defender without being touched, that's it.
3. The defender wi...

3 'V' 2

category: Passing

1. This is a simple 3 v 2.
2. The three attackers have to get past the two defenders without being touched, that's it.
3. The defend...

3 Second Touch - Touch Rugby Variation

category: Warm-Up

3 Touch Kick

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...

4V1V1 Down The Line

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...

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...

Alcatraz: Jail Break

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...

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.

Another Defender Bites The Dust

category: Warm-Up

• Normal laws of rugby apply; a knock on etc. results in a turn over.
• The attacking team gets unlimited touches.
• A player is ...

Attack Hit Floor And Roll

category: Ruck

On the coach's call players with the ball run into contact with the pad, next go to ground and finally roll over protecting the ball.

Attacking Footwork And Tackling 2

category: School

• Defender should try and keep shoulders square, close down space and focus on the attackers hips.
• Attacker tries to stop and s...

Ball Tag

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.

• ...

Beat The Runner

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• Divide your players into groups of five, with one player acting as a running. Each grid will need a runner. The runner starts on the runners ...

Beat The Runner

category: Sevens

• Divide your players into groups of five, with one player acting as a running. Each grid will need a runner. The runner starts on the runners ...

Beat The Runner

category: Warm-Up

• Divide your players into groups of five, with one player acting as a running. Each grid will need a runner. The runner starts on the runners ...

Break

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing short. Tell your players the following....

1. Pass the ball left, clockwise for 2 passes.
2. Then right (...

Building The Loop

category: Passing

Tell your players the following.....

1. One group of 4 players will be in defence.
2. The other two groups of 4 will be in attack, ...

Building The Pass Out Of The Tackle

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. One player will be a ball carrier.
2. The player directly opposite will make a half tackle...

Building The Switch Pass

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing short and tell your players the following....

1. 3 attackers line up on the first three cones, the rest fall in...

Catching - Tennis Circle

category: Catching

<p>• The aim of the drill is to develop reaction catching skills.</p>

Catching In Pairs

category: Catching

Players take it in turns to throw a high pass to one another.

5 high catches each and then swap roles.

The pass should be accurate and ...

Chasing The Pass

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing short, and get the ball moving around the circle as quickly as possible.

• First have the players move the bal...

Clapping Game

category: Passing

Tell your players the following.

1. Lets just get the ball moving clockwise for a while, just to get the ball moving through the hands.

Contact Pop Pass Contact

category: Contact-Skills

• Ball carrier goes forward, hitting in on the shield, turning to pop the call to a support player who passes the ball across the grid into the...

Contact Pop Pass Contact

category: Warm-Up

• Ball carrier goes forward, hitting in on the shield, turning to pop the call to a support player who passes the ball across the grid into the...

Contact Relay

category: Warm-Up

Break your players down into groups of 3.

In each area there should be 1 player with a tackle shield, 1 player with a tackle bag, and one wi...

Continuous Passing And Pendulum

category: Passing

3 players work together, the middle player working the hardest out of the 3.

The 3 players stand in a line, the middle player doing a side ...

Crossover Relay

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing short. You may consider having a demonstration group.

• Give two players opposite each other, one ball each.

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...

Denfence Down

category: Warm-Up

• Be brief when telling the players the laws of this game, it's important to get them moving quickly.
• This is not a contact game.
...

Developing The Spin

category: Passing

1. Using just one hand they should pass the ball to each other, spinning the ball.
2. They should make 10 passes on one hand, and then 10 ...

Dizzy

category: Passing

1. There will be one ball carrier at any one time.
2. They will run around the circle, passing the ball.
3. The ball must be handled...

Drop Kick Reload

category: Kicking

• The aim of the drill is to improve reload and positioning before the kick.

Drop Kick With Footwork

category: Kicking

• The aim of the drill is to improve your feet work prior the kick .

Drop Kick With Target

category: Kicking

• The aim of the drill improve accuracy and strike.

Escape To Victory

category: Warm-Up

• Within each group of 10, there should be 4 attackers and 6 defenders.
• The defenders should be in the outer grid and the attackers wi...

Fan Out And Pass

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing, brief! You may decide to have a demonstration grid.

• On your call, all players fan out to receive a pass.

Fast And Pressured

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. There will be one runner.
2. 1 player, static, on each cone. 4 players on the cones in tot...

Fast And Pressured

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. There will be one runner.
2. 1 player, static, on each cone. 4 players on the cones in tot...

Flick And Back Pass Insanity

category: Passing

Now split your players into two teams, giving one group of players a set of colored bibs to set them apart, and quickly tell your playe...

Flip It

category: Warm-Up

• Be brief when telling the players the laws of this game, it's important to ge...

Footwork In The Drop Punt

category: Kicking

• The aim of the drill is to develop kickers feetwork into kick.

Four Handed Touch

category: Warm-Up

The following are the laws for this game:

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

Goal Kick Follow Through

category: Kicking

• The aim of the drill is to develop players follow through after the strike.

Goal Kick Foot Placement

category: Kicking

• Players looking to get the non kicking foot close to tee.

Hands Up / Hands Down

category: Passing

• Lets just get the ball moving clockwise for a while, just to get the ball moving through the hands.
• After a minute or two, lets swit...

Heads Up Passing

category: Passing

Tell the players the following:

• Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Give the player at the start of one of the lines a b...

Hit & Defend

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. The defence will first turn and hit the pads.
2. When the attack hears the hit - they can a...

Hit The Colours

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• Players start at the top of the triangle.
• Coach calls colours, 2/3 at a time.
• Player moves to the called cone, and returns ...

Hit The Colours

category: Warm-Up

• Players start at the top of the triangle.
• Coach calls colours, 2/3 at a time.
• Player moves to the called cone, and returns ...

It'S All Rip And Roll To Me!

category: Warm-Up

You may consider these two points when looking to challenge or build confidence.

• Keep your player briefing, brief! It's best not to ha...

Jog - Lock And Load

category: Passing

Tell your players the following:

1. Using just one hand they should pass the ball to each other, spinning the ball.
2. They will co...

Join The Attack: 2V1 - 3V2 - 5V4

category: Warm-Up

• With a group of nine, tell two of them they are attackers - for now. The rest will be in defence.
• Allocate your defenders within the...

Keep Ball

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...

Keep The Ball Game

category: Passing

Tell your players the following:

1. One group of two players will be defenders, you might want to give them bibs.
2. The attackers ...

Keep The Ball Game

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following:

1. One group of two players will be defenders, you might want to give them bibs.
2. The attackers ...

Kick Off Targets

category: Kicking

• The aim of the drill improve kick offs and accuracy.

L With Defenders

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief! It's important to get your players working as quickly as possible.
• Lets get the ball and the player...

L-Shaped Passing

category: Passing

Lets get the ball and the players moving with lateral passing through the hands. Each training area only needs one ball, and that ball should start...

L-Shaped Passing

category: Sevens

Lets get the ball and the players moving with lateral passing through the hands. Each training area only needs one ball, and that ball should start...

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...

Ladders With Ball Handling

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• The aim of the drill is to develop SAQ and handling the same time.

Lateral - Switch

category: Passing

Tell your players the following.....

1. Players in pairs with a ball between them.
2. The player on the left starts with the ball a...

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 ...

Left Out

category: Warm-Up

• The players behind start running around the circle in a clockwise direction.
• When the coach shouts ATTACK, each player must get back...

Live Contact

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.

Living On The Edge

category: Warm-Up

• Split the players into two teams, giving each team their own set of bibs. Two different colours that clearly define the teams.
• Keep ...

Loop (L1,L2,L3)

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief! It's important to get your players working as quickly as possible.
• Lets get the ball and the playe...

M1, Inside Pass/Pop, Back

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing, brief! It's important to get your players working as quickly as possible.

• Lets get the ball and the players...

Many Hands

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. Each group of two players should have their own ball.
2. While they have a partner, they c...

Many Hands

category: Scrum

Tell your players the following......

1. Each group of two players should have their own ball.
2. While they have a partner, they c...

Maul Touch

category: Warm-Up

• Be brief when telling the players the laws of this game, it's important to get them moving quickly.
• This is not a...

Miss Me Baby, One More Time!

category: Passing

1. We will begin with laterial passing down the line, just to get going.
2. On your call we will start to miss the player in the middle, a...

Miss Pass (M1)

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing, brief! It's important to get your players working as quickly as possible.

• Lets get the ball and the players...

Mistakes Cost – Touch Variation

category: Warm-Up

Split your players into two teams, giving one group o...

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...

Number Cruncher

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief! If necessary you might considering having one group quickly demonstrate the exercise to the other players.<...

Off-Loading Pass

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. There will be two static players, passers, on the mid sections cones. One on each side. One of w...

One Touch Off-Load

category: Warm-Up

• Keep your player briefing; brief, and get them working as soon as possible.I can't stress this enough, it's not a debating society - players ...

One Touch Ruck

category: Warm-Up

• Be brief when telling the players the laws of this game, it's important to get them moving quickly.
• This is not a contact game.
...

One V One

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• Coach calls out a number/colour and that pair of players reacts, have the players decide who is the defender and who is the attack - this sho...

One V One

category: Sevens

• Coach calls out a number/colour and that pair of players reacts, have the players decide who is the defender and who is the attack - this sho...

One V One

category: Warm-Up

• Coach calls out a number/colour and that pair of players reacts, have the players decide who is the defender and who is the attack - this sho...

Open Channel

category: Passing

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

1. Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Gi...

Pass And Control

category: Passing

• Keep you player briefing, brief. Get the players moving and training as soon as possible.
• If you feel it would help, have one group ...

Pass And Follow

category: Warm-Up

• They pass the ball around either clock wise or anti clock wise, you can decide to change the direction youself at any point during the exerci...

Pass And Run

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Tell the players the following....

1. Player 1 starts with the ball.
2. Player 1 passes the ball to player 2 and then quickly moves...

Pass And Run

category: Passing

Tell the players the following....

1. Player 1 starts with the ball.
2. Player 1 passes the ball to player 2 and then quickly moves...

Pass And Support

category: Passing

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

1. Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Give the player...

Pass And Support

category: Sevens

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

1. Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Give the player...

Pass Invaders

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following.....
• In groups of 2 they will attack, passing the ball before they reach each unique cone, so when t...

Pass Within A Channel

category: Passing

Tell the players the following.....

1. This is simple, just attack from the bottom and top of the grid at pace.
2. There can be two...

Passing Box

category: Passing

Tell your players the following.......

• There should be one group of 4 players between each cone on the four sides of the grid.

Passing By Numbers

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief! If necessary you might considering having one group quickly demonstrate the exercise to the other players.<...

Passing Central

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief - and get the players moving as quickly as you can. You may consider having a demo group.
• On your g...

Passing Circle

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following.....

1. There will be 4 players on the outside of the circle, starting at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'...

Passing In Contact

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief!
• Tell you players the following......

1. Players will attack in groups of 2, so we...

Passing In Traffic

category: Passing

• Tell the players the following......

1. Runners move forward towards the cone opposite to their location.
...

Passing Race

category: Handling

• Using just one hand they should pass the ball to each other.
• The pass should come from on, or behind the hip.
• They should m...

Passing Race

category: Passing

• Using just one hand they should pass the ball to each other.
• The pass should come from on, or behind the hip.
• They should m...

Passing To Support

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following......

1. One the call of the scrum half, the 3 attackers turn, round the cone and attack.

Passing Width And Pace

category: Passing

• The aim of the drill is to develop wide passing.

Path Of Least Resistance

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...

Ping Pong

category: Warm-Up

Make sure that your players are holding their tackle shields correctly!

• Have your players work in groups of 10, adjust depending on yo...

Pod-Ruck

category: Ruck

On the shout of "GO" the scrum half passes to the player on the first cone, who attacks the 1st bag. Once the bag is attacked and cleared...

Pop And Pass

category: Passing

• Tell the players the following....

1. The player on the cone passes the ball forward to the player just in front of th...

Pop, Roll, Down, Up And Gut

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following......

1. The ball carrier will run/carry the ball directly across the grid, offloading it to...

Pre-Contact Circuit

category: Contact-Skills

• Brief your players, but keep it brief!
• In each grid there will not be two channels. In each of the two channels there are two player...

Pre-Contact Circuit

category: Warm-Up

• Brief your players, but keep it brief!
• In each grid there will not be two channels. In each of the two channels there are two player...

Pressure Ball

category: Warm-Up

Make sure your warm-up area is marked out before the players arrive.

• Depending on the number of players you have at training, mark out...

Quick Hands - Warm Up

category: Sevens

• Within a group there are two groups of 4 attackers and one chaser/scrum half.
• At the middle point, marked by a cones, the scrum half...

Quick Hands - Warm Up

category: Warm-Up

• Within a group there are two groups of 4 attackers and one chaser/scrum half.
• At the middle point, marked by a cones, the scrum half...

Quick Hands

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following.....
• The first player runs out with the ball to the first set of cones and passes the ball to the se...

Quick Passing To Space

category: Passing

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

1. One of the attacking lines takes the ball.
2. They sim...

Quick Passing To Space

category: Sevens

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

1. One of the attacking lines takes the ball.
2. They sim...

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...

Relay Passing Race

category: Warm-Up

• With each new instruction to players you'll be having a race, lets see which group is the fastest - no cheating!
• Don't spend too muc...

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. ...

Round The World

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• Tell your players the following.....

1. The first player picks the ball up at the cone passes the ball to the next player, t...

Round The World

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following.....

1. The first player picks the ball up at the cone passes the ball to the next player, t...

Rugby Ball Overhead

category: Catching

• The aim of the drill is to develop a high ball over head catch

Rugby Ball Underarm

category: Catching

• The aim of the drill is to develop basic high ball catching skills.

Rugby League - Touch Rugby 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 ...

Rugby Tennis

category: Passing

• Tell you players the following......

1. There will be two players on one side of the middle line of cones, and another group...

Running Warm Up

category: Warm-Up

Tell players the following....

1. Each Player will work individually, unless told otherwise.
2. Players can run in any direction: m...

Scarecrow Tag

category: Tag-Rugby

Groups of 5

Grids 5 m x 5 m

All players wear Tags

Nominated player attempts to tag other players.

T...

Scoring Zones

category: Warm-Up

• Be brief when telling the players the laws of this game, it's important to get them moving quickly.
• This is not a contact game.
...

Scrum Half - Shotgun Alley

category: Passing

• Explain to thescrum halfs that they are to attempt to pass the ball at the attackers and attempt to hit them below the shoulders.
• It...

Scrum Half - Shotgun Alley

category: Sevens

• Explain to thescrum halfs that they are to attempt to pass the ball at the attackers and attempt to hit them below the shoulders.
• It...

Serious Fun

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following, keeping your player briefing, brief! It's vital to get the players moving as quickly as possible.

...

Sh Passing Skills

category: Sevens

• The passer passes the first ball, from the ground, to the catcher, who sets the ball down.
• the passer then run around the first cone...

Short Passing

category: Passing

• Give each training area one ball to start with and tell the players the following......

1. Lets just get the ball moving dow...

Side On Pendulum Pass

category: Passing

Here the player needs to have slightly bent knees, and ensure that he is leaning slightly forward with a straight back, giving him space to swing...

Simple Passing Exercise

category: Passing

• Tell your players the follow.....

1. The first two players at each coach will advance, attacking the cone to their left, in ...

Simple Passing Grid

category: Passing

• Brief your players one what you would like them to do.
• Start the activity by having all players pass the ball around the grid in any...

Single Leg Ladders

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• The aim of the drill is to develop speed and agility.

Single Tap Ladders

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• The aim of the drill is to develop speed and agility.

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...

Space Invaders

category: Warm-Up

Keep your playing briefing, brief and tell the players the following laws.

• Both teams are in attack and both teams are in defence, at ...

Spin Passing

category: Passing

• Give each training area one ball to start with and tell the players the following......

1. Lets just get the ball moving dow...

Split With Trailer

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following......

1. Player A passes to D and cuts - not getting ball back , but holding up - B cuts and...

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...

Standing And Passing

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief!
• Tell your players the folloiwng.........

1. Players should be 5m apart.
2. ...

Star Wars

category: Passing

• The rest of the players are told to stand at one end of the field (they are the Space Pirates). The space police want to try and blow up the ...

Static Drop Kick

category: Kicking

• The aim of the drill is to perfect the hand to foot process.

Staying Alive

category: Passing

Tell your players the following...

1. The first player runs into the grid, the ball carrier.
2. They attack the inner square.
...

Straight Running And Passing

category: Agility-Running-Skills

3 players line up in a straight line, approximately 10m apart, each standing opposite an agility pole.

1. The ball is passed by a scrumha...

Support

category: Catching

• The aim of the drill is to develop a high ball over head catch with a support player behind to catch anything over head.

Tabata Touch

category: Tag-Rugby

You can play any version of touch you like, I'm going to suggest One Touch Off-Load - but you can change this to suit your training goals for the s...

Tackling Technique 1 V 1

category: Tackling

• The aim of the drill is to develop tackle technique leading into contact.

Tackling Technique Choke

category: Tackling

• The aim of the drill is to develop a double tackle from both sides, Left and Right.

Tackling Technique Chop

category: Tackling

• The aim of the drill is to develop low tackle technique from both sides, Left and Right.

Tackling Technique Reaction

category: Tackling

• The aim of the drill is to develop good tackle technique from both sides, Left and Right under pressure

Tag: Hounds And Hairs

category: Warm-Up

• The attackers need to get from one end of the grid, a safe zone, to the other end of the grid, another safe zone, without getting touched.

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...

Ten Passes Then...

category: Handling

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

Ten Passes Then...

category: Passing

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

Tennis Ball Overhead

category: Catching

• The aim of the drill is to develop a high ball over head catch with tennis balls

The Atom Game

category: Warm-Up

• Quickly tell the players that when you blow you whistle and shout Atom, you will also shout a number to let the players know the size of the ...

The Next Pass

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief! Tell the players the following or have a demonstration group.....

1. We have 8 static pass...

They Just Keep Coming

category: Passing

1. We have 8 static passers and two runners.
2. There should be a static passer on each cone, eight in total.
3. The 9th player will...

They Just Keep Coming

category: Sevens

1. We have 8 static passers and two runners.
2. There should be a static passer on each cone, eight in total.
3. The 9th player will...

Three Blind Mice - Tag Warm-Up

category: Warm-Up

• Tell the players that one group is the Mice and that mice have tails, their tags. The other group is not happy with the Mice, they are the Fa...

Three Grids - Passing Alignment

category: School

Set up one small grid (5x5m), one medium grid (10x10m) and one large area (15x15m). Players work in groups of 3 with one ball.

Coach shouts ...

Three Player Circuit

category: Contact-Skills

• The players in their groups of 3 stand between the lines of the inner square with the working group stood inside the other players.
• ...

Three Player Circuit

category: Warm-Up

• The players in their groups of 3 stand between the lines of the inner square with the working group stood inside the other players.
• ...

Tight & Wide

category: Passing

Tell the players the following:

1. On your whistle the ball ...

Tight & Wide

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following:

1. On your whistle the ball ...

Touch The Runner

category: Sevens

• Put a group of 7 inside inside one of your grids. Tell them the following laws: The player not wearing a bib (the runner) is trying stay away...

Touch The Runner

category: Warm-Up

• Put a group of 7 inside inside one of your grids. Tell them the following laws: The player not wearing a bib (the runner) is trying stay away...

Traffic Lights Game

category: Passing

• Brief your players one what you would like the to do by telling them the following....

1. One of the players will stand outs...

Tri-Attack

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following......

1. The first line of attackers move forward, passing the ball down the line.
2. ...

Two Man Piggy In The Middle

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following......

1. Two players will be defenders, it's their job to try and intercept the ball.
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Understanding The Spin

category: Passing

• Tell them the following......

1. Using just one hand they should pass the ball to each other, spinning the ball.
2. Th...

Union Jack

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Tell your players the following...

1. On GO Player A passes to B who in turn passes to Player C. At the same time Player E passes F.
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Up And Down

category: Passing

• Tell them the following......

1. Each attack will be up and down, up the left and down the right side of the cones.

Vary The Distance

category: Passing

In groups of 4 - 1 ball straight hands across. on the other side pass the ball to the next group.

Start with 2 close passes and on pass 3 an...

Wave After Wave

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief! Tell the players the following or have a demonstration group.....

1. We have 1 scrum half,...

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GREECE FOCUS - We look at the state of the Game in Greece as they continue their European Nations Cup Division 2D campaign against Luxembourg, the ...

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It's a busy day in Euro 2016 with one of the key fixtures seeing England take on Russia. To celebrate that occasion, we take a dip into the archive to...

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Former All Black Captain Sean Fitzpatrick yarns about All Black hardman Richard Loe.

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Tag Rugby: Learning to Evade Contact through Tag Games

Improve your junior players' attacking footwork with this fun and simple to set-up evasion games session

Developing offloading and 2nd wave defence

Here's a bumper session that covers two crucial elements of the game - it's not one to be missed. Click through below and try it with your squad tonig...

Handling and Passing - working under pressure

Fast hands and a cool head will be needed in this physically testing pressure passing session - are your players up to the challenge?

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

Tackling for Toddlers - The basics of tackling

Lose the fear of tackling by teaching correct technique. That's the maxim for this session as we look at ways to get your children excited about tackl...

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...

Contact Skills in the Tackle

Install confidence and tackle toughness into your players with this tackling from the front, side and back session!

Position Specific Speed Training

Get your players rocketing out of the blocks with this position specific Agility, Endurance and Sprint conditioning session!

Ruck through the Gate

Teach your team to ruck safely, effectively and quickly. By going 'through the gate' you'll avoid giving away penalties and encourage better binding

Scrum / Lineouts for beginners

Keep your players safe! Review the basics, coach the key points of these two important skills and give players plenty of time to learn and improve

3 on 2

Players will play a 3 on 2 game/drill on a modified field.Focus on decision making of players. Help figure out positions.

CORNER TOUCH

TWO TEAMSOVERLOADED ATTACK BY 3 PLAYERSATTACK MUST SCORE IN SCORE ZONEWIDE PITCH SIZE DEPENDS ON NUMBERS PLAYINGLEAGUE RESTARTSCRUM HALF PASS, SCRUM H...

TACKLE INSIDE SHOULDER

THIS DRILL WILL FOCUS ON AREAS FOR BOTH DEFENDER AND ATTACKER.DEFENDERS CONCENTRATE ON TACKLING AND ATTACKERS ON EVASIVE FOOTWORKON THE FIRST WHISTLE ...

Autosave 85003345

U7s3 on3.Touch rugby, normal rules restricted space. Everyone gets involved.Focus on Passing. make the space smaller if you need, encourage passing. B...

Passing Drill - Semi Circle Pass Race

Players should not pass the second ball too early, all about timingAll players must get their hands out to receive and not let the passes come to thei...

Drop Off Touch

Whole (Drop Off Touch)Part (Open Channel Passing)-Whole PartUsing cones, mark out a box - measuring about 15 meters x 20 meters.between the top two co...

CHASE BACK

BETWEEN YELLOW CONES THE COACH WILL KICK THE BALL INTO THE PLAYING AREA.BOTH PLAYERS CHASE AFTER THE BALL. FIRST PERSON TO THE BALL PICKS BALL UP.BALL...

Rabbits

Objective is to establish a secure platform at 1st phase, close enough for forwards to set up pod runners and build gain-line advantage.10 and 12 drif...

Line out throw and jump

ladder or cones set in formationPlayers practice jumping over cones or ladder until they reach the end.hooker times the throw to hit the jumper o...

Fix and Pass

Dedicated SH.4 attackers behind cone.3 defenders.On go, attackers create attacking line and create fast ball, fixing defender and get ball to overlap....