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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...

Tag Rugby Drills

Use the tag rugby drills and games (also referred to as touch rugby) to boost your junior players' passing, off-loading, and decision making ability. ...

Fast Footwork

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Rugby Fast Footwork Agility & Running Skills Setup as shown. 2 groups with one ball per group. The first players in each group sprint to the second b...

Footwork Into 1 V 1

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Rugby Footwork into 1 v 1 Agility & Running Skills The aim of the drill is to develop SAQ And beating a defender.

Drop Kick With Footwork

category: Kicking

Rugby Drop Kick with Footwork Kicking The aim of the drill is to improve your feet work prior the kick .

Footwork In The Drop Punt

category: Kicking

Rugby Footwork in the Drop Punt Kicking The aim of the drill is to develop kickers feetwork into kick.

Attacking Footwork And Tackling

category: School

Rugby Attacking footwork and tackling School Grid size is around 5x5m. You can keep changing the size of the grid. The defender must shadow the attac...

Attacking Footwork And Tackling 3

category: School

Rugby Attacking footwork and tackling 3 School Drill can be full contact. Make sure the defender gets back to his feet quickly after the tackle to pr...

Footwork And Handoff

category: School

Rugby Footwork and handoff School Vital skills to beat a defender and get the football. Ball is needed. Players must do it at full speed. Key players...

Attacking Footwork And Tackling 2

category: School

Rugby Attacking footwork and tackling 2 School Defender should try and keep shoulders square, close down space and focus on the attackers hips. Attac...

6 ways to improve evasion and footwork skills. The aim of this plan is to improve your players' rugby evasion skills and make them more nimble on the...

1 Vs 2

category: Handling

• The aim of the drill is to develop ball carrying in a contact zone.

1V1 Clap Tackle - Warm Up

category: Tackling

• Groups of 2.

• Everyone find some space.
• Stand opposite your partner.
• One of the players (attacker) use footwor...

1V1 Clap Tackle - Warm Up

category: Warm-Up

• Groups of 2.

• Everyone find some space.
• Stand opposite your partner.
• One of the players (attacker) use footwor...

1V1 Clap Tackle - Warm Up

category: zTackling

• Groups of 2.

• Everyone find some space.
• Stand opposite your partner.
• One of the players (attacker) use footwor...

1V1 Tackle And Support Clear

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

3 players (One player in Tackle Suit, one ball carrier and one support player) and one ball.

Ball carrier attacks suited player and takes le...

2 V 1 Into 3 V 2

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...

2 Vs 1 - With Running Support

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...

2 Vs 1 - With Running Support

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...

2 Vs 1 Gauntlet

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 ...

2V2 Track And Tackle

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...

3 Man Pass

category: Practices-for-Juniors

4 cones in a square area.

7 players.

2 players on cone A & B with 1 player (the worker) in between the cones, and 1 player each o...

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...

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 Skills Version 2

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. Players will attack in teams of 3, each attacking unit will have their own ball.
2. At the...

Ball Presentation On Tackle Pop

category: Ball-Presentation

• Groups of 3.
• Ball

One player performs a tackle on his knees.

The ball carrier works to manage the contact are...

Beating The Ball And Rucking

category: School

• Decision-making in contact.
• The aim is to get the ball carrier beyond the tackler and the support of players making decisions...

Chanel Fix - Handling Drill

category: Passing

• Groups 5
• Balls
• Cones
• Sausages.

1. Chanel Fix

• Attack sausages lined...

Channel Fix - Handling Drill (With Defenders)

category: Handling

• Groups 5
• Balls
• Cones

1. Chanel Fix

5 players Attack Defenders lined...

Choke Tackle Progression

category: Contact-Skills

• 5 stage progression session.
• Bibs.
• Balls
• Cones.

1. Warm up - Wrestle

Choke Tackle Progression

category: Tackling

• 5 stage progression session.
• Bibs.
• Balls
• Cones.

1. Warm up - Wrestle

Clear Out - 2 And 1

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

Set Up

3 players - One player in Tackle Suit - one ball carrier -one support player - one ball


Ball ca...

Clear Out And Jackal Work

category: Contact-Skills

• Ball
• Tackle Suits

Players around the outside pass the ball around with eachtoher until coach blows his whistle...

Clear Out And Jackal Work

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

• Ball
• Tackle Suits

Players around the outside pass the ball around with eachtoher until coach blows his whistle...

Colour Cone Attack

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...

Contact Zones

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

Set up:

8 defending players Tackle Suits, one ball carrier and four support players.

Evasion Skills

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following.....

1. The player on the top of the grid is the defender.
2. The player on the bottom is the attack...

Fend Off The Challenge

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...

Fending Off - Strong Hands

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...

Fixing Defender - Continuous Drill

category: Handling

• Groups of 15
• Ball
• Bags

Groups of 3 on all sides of the grid, with 2 defenders in the middle.

Fixing Defender Progression

category: Decision-making

• Groups 10+
• Balls
• Cones
• Sausages.

1. Chanel Fix

Groups of 5....

Fixing Defender Progression

category: Handling

• Groups 10+
• Balls
• Cones
• Sausages.

1. Chanel Fix

Groups of 5....

Fixing Defender Progression

category: Passing

• Groups 10+
• Balls
• Cones
• Sausages.

1. Chanel Fix

Groups of 5....

Footwork And Handoff 2

category: School

To develop the exercise, get players to transfer the ball away from the pole to enable the hand off.

Footwork And Handoff 3

category: School

To challenge the attackers, get the 2nd player to put them under pressure.

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 p...

Mini Ruck

category: Ruck

Groups of five

Three attackers try and score against one defender

If touched must ruck

Narrow Channel Passing

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...

Offloading Around The Back

category: Off-Loads

• The aim of the exercise is to develop ball control and one hand offloading after the contact.

Offloading Channel

category: Handling

• Groups of 10+
• Ball
• Bibs.

In 5m Channel have 4 defenders stood one behind eachother 5m apart.&nbs...

Offloading Channel

category: Off-Loads

• Groups of 10+
• Ball
• Bibs.

In 5m Channel have 4 defenders stood one behind eachother 5m apart.&nbs...

Offloading Drill

category: Off-Loads

• Groups of 10+
• Ball
• Bibs.

In 5m Channel have 4 defenders stood one behind eachother 5m apart.

Have ...

Offloading Technique

category: Catching

• Ball
• Groups of 3+

• 2 attackers line up opposite a defender.
• The defender makes a low ...

Offloading Technique

category: Handling

• Ball
• Groups of 3+

• 2 attackers line up opposite a defender.
• The defender makes a low ...

Offloading Technique

category: Handling

• Ball
• Groups of 3+

• 2 attackers line up opposite a defender.
• The defender makes a low ...

Offloading Technique

category: Off-Loads

• Ball
• Groups of 3+

• 2 attackers line up opposite a defender.
• The defender makes a low ...

Offloading Technique

category: Off-Loads

• Ball
• Groups of 3+

• 2 attackers line up opposite a defender.
• The defender makes a low ...

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...

Out The Back Passing

category: Decision-making

• Groups of 6+
• Ball

3 Attackers line up opposite 2 defenders.

The ball carrier takes the ball hard up to t...

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...

Ruck - Pushing Them Back

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

Set Up:

• 3 players
• one in tackle suit
• one with ball
• one tackle bag

The player in the tackle...

Ruck Clear Out

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

4 players (2 players in Tackle Suits, one ball carrier and one support player) and one ball.

Ball carrier attacks suited player and takes 'l...

Rucking Grid, No Pass

category: School

• Grid size is 10 m x 10 m.
• 3 pads
• 3 attackers.
• No passing allowed.
• Attackers tr...

Rucking

category: Ruck

Groups of 4 and two groups of defenders with contact pads. 1 ball per group.

1. The ball carrier drives into the contact pads and presen...

Rugby Netball

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...

Shadowing - Tackle Foot Position.

category: Tackling

• groups of 2

One player uses footwork and fast feet to try and lose his shadow (the other player)

The shadow has ...

Simple 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

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 ...

Smash Through And Pass!

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...

Staying Square And Fixing Defenders

category: Handling

• Groups of 6+
• Balls
• Sausages/Bags
• Cones

Players line up opposite the trinagle of cones set up o...

Stuck In The Mud

category: Warm-Up

• Groups of 6+
• Balls
• Bibs
• Cones

One player with a ball must run around trying to tou...

Support Gauntlet

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...

Switch Over Attack

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...

Tackle And Clear Out

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

3 players (one in tackle suit, one with ball) and one tackle bag.

Player in tackle suit crouches or kneels next to tack...

Tackle And Ruck Clearing

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...

Tackle Progression 1V1

category: Tackling

1. Tracking

Create a V shaoped conned area.

Defender at one end, attacker at the other end.

At...

Tackle Square 1V1

category: Tackling

Step 1: Both the attacking and defending players complete 2 chop tackles on the tackle sausages.

Step 2: The attacki...

Tackle Technique- Hook And Grip

category: Tackling

• Groups of 2

Players get in partners and stand opposite eahcother.

They use footwork to get within eahcother ...

Tackling Technique 1 V 1

category: Tackling

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

Tackling Technique Clap

category: Tackling

• The aim of the drill is to develop tackle technique from Left and Right

Tracking Hit

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...

Warm Up - Bulldog Touch

category: Tag-Rugby

• 2 Catchers.
• Everyone else Runners.

This is a warm up game that is used to raise the heart rates of the children.&nbs...

Warm Up - Bulldog Touch

category: Warm-Up

• 2 Catchers.
• Everyone else Runners.

This is a warm up game that is used to raise the heart rates of the children.&nbs...

Warm Up - Slaps And Taps

category: Warm-Up

• Partners
• Work in 1 min sets

This game is to increace heart rate, reaction times and footwork.

The aim of...

Rugby's greatest side steps and insane footwork!

A compilation showcasing some of the best pieces of side steps and footwork in the game of rugby union! Tweet me video requests - https://twitter.com/...

Whackcity 3 | best rugby steps, ankle breakers & footwork

I put on for my city, the Whack City. WhackCity, volume 3, showing the best steps, ankle breakers and footwork from up and coming rugby talent. Sorry ...

Best rugby steps | 2014 ᴴᴰ

It's here everyone! I did my best to find the best steps and footwork from the many talents across rugby union and league. Including competitions such...

6 Ways to Improve Evasion and Footwork Skills

Develop a team of untouchables! Improve your players ability to swerve and sidestep past opponents with this evasion and agility footwork skills plan

2nd Wave Defence and Developing Offloading!

Develop your team's offloading in attack and their 2nd wave defensive play with this session

Developing Invasive Attacking Skills

Think quickly and get past the opposition, with this attacking skills session!

Skill Drills!

Work on your player's individual skills with this session, with a variety of fun drills!

Sevens - Options in the Attack

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

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

Games Session: Competitive and Fun Alternative to Drills

Game on! Competitive and fun game based session, focusing on decision-making, movement off the ball and attacking vision.

Decision making under pressure

Test how your players respond to finding space and passing under pressure, as we move forward with the Rugby season.

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!

Spatial Awareness and Attacking the Space

Change channel to find space with this week's using the full width of the pitch scanning and heads up attacking session

Can I and should I coach basic tackle skills to U8s?

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

ho do you sidestep

Hi all. I am the coach for the U12s and we are about?

My U11's are a mixed bunch when it comes to tackling.?

My son's u16 team is suffering from a wheeling scrum.?

how do u become good at running with the ball

Whats the different ways of placing the ball when tackled

ANYBODY GOT ANY DRILL FOR UNDER 6 RUGBY AS AN INTRODUCTION?

how do you do player profiling?what chart would you?

footwork

Pre tackle footwork

Isolated - Footwork

The slalom race is a mixture of different quick footwork and agility runsthis will include: slalom - where they player has to side step their way thro...

Footwork (Stage 2)

Footwork (Stage 2/3)

Ladders, Cones and Hurdles

Improving footwork and catching ball at pace.SET 1Complete different footwork tasks through the ladders and then sprint away from ladder and catch the...

Tag Bull Dogs

Normal bull dog rules except for it is tagging rather than take down. Attackers: Use side step and footwork to avoid the bull dogs.

1v1

1v1 footwork and tagging drill, one player from each side runs around their cone into the square, where a third person passes the ball to one of them....

Footwork and Poles

Sharks and Fishes aka Bulldogs

Start with one catcher, catcher makes two handed touch or takes tag/bib.Attackers carry balls and try to run to other side without being caughtIf caug...