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Handling Drills

Handling in rugby covers how your player holds, catches and runs with the ball. Good ball carrying technique should include your player's fingers bein...

Scrum Drills

A scrum involves eight players from each side locking heads with the opposition. It is a way of restarting play after the ball has gone out to touch, ...

1 On 1 Scrum (On Knees)

category: Contact-Skills

Players down on 'all 4s'.

Position heads to the left slightly, binding in underneath the shoulders in the chest area.

Keeping hands o...

1 On 1 Scrum (On Knees)

category: Scrum

Players down on 'all 4s'.

Position heads to the left slightly, binding in underneath the shoulders in the chest area.

Keeping hands o...

1 On 1 Scrummage (On Feet)

category: Contact-Skills

Once players' individual position is correct on the machine, progress to 1 on 1 scrummage on the feet.

Facing each other in a squat position...

1 On 1 Scrummage (On Feet)

category: Scrum

Once players' individual position is correct on the machine, progress to 1 on 1 scrummage on the feet.

Facing each other in a squat position...

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 Vs 1

category: School

• continuous attack wire is handling under pressure and incorporates a large number of players.
• Emphasis on the execution of the skill...

3 On 3 Engagement Procedure.

category: Contact-Skills

Front Rows coming together. Each prop touches the opponents upper arm and then pause before the front rows meet.

The sequence should be: "Cr...

3 On 3 Engagement Procedure.

category: Scrum

Front Rows coming together. Each prop touches the opponents upper arm and then pause before the front rows meet.

The sequence should be: "Cr...

3 Person Front Row.

category: Contact-Skills

Building a 3 person front row.

Hooker forms 1st, standing with shoulders lowered and knees bent to about 3/4 height. Arms up in the air in a...

3 Person Front Row.

category: Scrum

Building a 3 person front row.

Hooker forms 1st, standing with shoulders lowered and knees bent to about 3/4 height. Arms up in the air in a...

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...

5 Person Scrum (Mini Rugby)

category: Contact-Skills

Let the front row bind together first.

Second row binds together between their hips and shoulders, making sure that their hips are tight tog...

5 Person Scrum (Mini Rugby)

category: Scrum

Let the front row bind together first.

Second row binds together between their hips and shoulders, making sure that their hips are tight tog...

Agility Test 2.

category: Agility-Running-Skills

1. From the start position, run forwards out of the 1st set of cones, then side-step to the left to go around the far left cone.
2. From t...

Agility Test 2.

category: Agility-Running-Skills

From the start position, run forwards out of the 1st set of cones, then side-step to the left to go around the far left cone.

From the far ...

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...

Back Row Drill

category: Agility-Running-Skills

The player either starts lying on their front or must perform 10 squat thrusts as fast as possible before then jogging forwards towards the coach.<...

Basic Scrummage Shape.

category: Contact-Skills

Using a ball to check if body shape is correct.

Basic Scrummage Shape.

category: Contact-Skills

The basic scrummage shape, with the player on their knees.

Poor position: arched back and chin on chest.

Good position: back 'hollowe...

Basic Scrummage Shape.

category: Scrum

Using a ball to check if body shape is correct.

Basic Scrummage Shape.

category: Scrum

The basic scrummage shape, with the player on their knees.

Poor position: arched back and chin on chest.

Good position: back 'hollowe...

Beat The Defence

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...

Beat The Defence

category: Passing

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

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 (...

Bunch

category: Decision-making

Groups of 6

1 ball per group

4 attackers v 2 defenders holding a tag belt and working laterally.

Chain Reaction - Progression

category: Tag-Rugby

2 x Adjacent 20m x 10m channels

In the first channel, players pass the ball across the line in a chain. After the first pass, the player t...

Corner Line Tag

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...

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.

Defending In Threes

category: Backs-Moves

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.

Defending In Threes

category: Defensive-Patterns

Set up 4 grids of about 8-10m by 5m.

3 players start on the first grid, working from one end to the other, covering the 5m distance.

Defending In Threes

category: Ruck

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.

Diamond Geezer

category: Agility-Running-Skills

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

Diamond Geezer

category: Warm-Up

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

Driving Maul

category: Maul

3 attackers against two defenders with contact pads.

Ball carrier takes ball into contact turning before hitting pads and presenting the ball...

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...

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...

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...

Front 5 Drills

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Form a 1v1 scrum and hold for 20 seconds.

Taking it in turns, one of the players must shout break and then both players spri...

Full Back'S Drill

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Alternate between players starting with a standing start, with the ball in hand, or from catching a high ball.

After this the player should j...

Grids Part 5 (Variation)

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Player have to swerve round one cone and give a pass to a support player.

Only pass after both players have run around two cones. The receiver ...

Grids Part 5

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Put a number of cones in the grid.
Players have to swerve round them / sidestep them / go to left and right of them.

Put two more ball in w...

Handling In Channels 3

category: School

• Can evolve drilled by having 3 versus 2 in the wide channel.
• Start off with defenders being passive in order for attacking success a...

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...

How To Talk To Juniors

category: Practices-for-Juniors

Don't stand up, instead take a knee and talk to players at their level.

Individual Skills

category: Handling

Move the ball in a figure of 8 round your legs

Pass the ball round your back. Who can pass the ball around their back 5 times the fastest ...

Individual Work On Feet.

category: Contact-Skills

Player to position their self square to the scrum machine.

Keeping the back flat, with shoulders slightly above the hips, with chin off che...

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...

Jogging Tackle

category: Tackling

The player with the ball jogs in a straight line with the tackler coming in form the side to tackle them.

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...

Kick Support Game

category: Catching

2 teams, 1 ball with 2 grids diagonally across from each other.

Each team is made out of 3 pairs and one float support player.

Each p...

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...

Line Out Only Restart

category: Lineout

Groups of ten

One ball per group

Always start with a line out i.e. Trower two catchers and four backs.

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...

Maul - Rip

category: Maul

If contact cannot be avoided take on own terms Turn and present the ball Support player rips ball out and presents First ball carrier changes binding ...

Maul - Setup

category: Maul

If contact cannot be avoided take on own termsTurn and present the ballNo maul yet, this is still open play, so this ball must be protected quickly

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...

Mini Maul Game Related

category: Maul

Groups of five

Three attackers try and score against one defender

If touched, must maul

Mini Maul Technique

category: Maul

Groups of 8 split into four groups of 2

Players pass and, chase the space, until coach shouts - Maul, at which time the second player join...

Mini Ruck

category: Ruck

Groups of five

Three attackers try and score against one defender

If touched must ruck

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...

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...

Offloads

category: Contact-Skills

One group starts with the ball.

Player with the ball forwards towards the player with the pad.

The player hits pad with their right shoulder...

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.
...

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 As Many Ways As Possible

category: Handling

One ball between two.

Pupils must move around a marked grid - passing the ball in as many different ways as possible :.

Overhead.

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...

Passing In Traffic

category: Passing

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

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

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 Under Pressure

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...

Pick And Place

category: Ball-Presentation

Players form a single file, pick up a ball, run a few meters and then places the ball down before heading towards the next ball.

The balls a...

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...

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...

Press Up Position

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following......

1. They should advance in 2's.
2. Hit in on the bag with their shoulder, driving forward and p...

Pressure Cooker

category: Passing

1. 4 players stand on the middle cones in the grid, avoiding the corner cones. The 2 players at the top and the bottom of the grid will have a b...

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...

React To Situation - 3 Vs 2

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 ...

Red Arrows

category: Tag-Rugby

Players work in groups of 5, with 1 ball per group - starting in a single file.

The first player runs out 5m then stops, turns slightly and ...

Rip And Ruck

category: Maul

Players stand in a circle, about 5 meters apart.

Two player, one with a ball, positioned in the centre of the circle.

The ball carrier (play...

Round The Circle Passing

category: Passing

Each group forms a circle with players about 1m apart. First practise passing and catch around the circle. Next, the first player to pass runs ar...

Ruck - Coming Through The Gate 1.

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...

Ruck Organisation And Press

category: Backs-Moves

5-7 players run around in a rectangle shaped grid. They must move very fast within it awaiting the whistle, but they are not allowed to touch the...

Ruck Organisation And Press

category: Ruck

5-7 players run around in a rectangle shaped grid. They must move very fast within it awaiting the whistle, but they are not allowed to touch the...

Ruck Over, Pickup

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 ...

Ruck, Hold

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

Ruck, Setup

category: Ruck

Contact

Go to ground

Present ball

Ruck, Setup, Steal

category: Ruck

Player 1 runs out with ball but player 2 has stepped up to meet them halfway.

Player 1 drives into player 2 - goes two steps before then go...

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 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 ...

Sh Passing Reps

category: Sevens

The sequence of passing on this exercise is as following......

1. P2 passes to P1, who passes to P4 using a pass from the ground.

Shoulder Flex With Ball

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Involve a ball in your warm-up.

Get players to pass the ball around their head to flex the neck and shoulders.

Shoulder Flex With Ball

category: Warm-Up

Involve a ball in your warm-up.

Get players to pass the ball around their head to flex the neck and shoulders.

Shoulder Stretch.

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Bring both arms in front of the body.

Flex both arms, so that the elbows are tight against the lower chest area.

Bring both elbows t...

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, Timing Of Run And Talking In Defence

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...

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...

Straight Line Drop

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Two lines (1 line working, 1 line resting).

The first line moves up 10 meters (2 cones). Upon reaching that cone they drop to the floor and qui...

Striking The Ball (Triangle).

category: Scrum

Introducing more specific detail in striking for the ball.

Hooker to move their right leg in a triangle motion when striking for the ball.

Structure Defence

category: Defensive-Patterns

5 attackers - 10 defenders (or 2 to 1 ratio dependent on numbers)

Start slowly with ruck ball

Defenders cannot steal ball

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...

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 Fitness

category: Sevens

• The runner/tackler starts 10 meters back, runs forward and places the ball down just before the bag, and in the same motion hits the bag maki...

Tackling On Knees (With Direction).

category: Tackling

Player with ball walking on knees and the tackler coming in form the side.

Shows correct way of the player to present the ball.

Play...

Tackling On Knees (With Direction).

category: Tackling

Player with ball walking on knees and the tackler coming in form the side.

Shows correct way of the player to present the ball.

Play...

Tag Maul Game

category: Maul

Groups of 10.

5 v 5 Match.

Players start the game and after each touch the touched player must simulate a MAUL by turning and setti...

Team Of 5 V 1 V 3 V 1

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.

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...

The Three S Drill (Speed, Swerve And Sidestep)

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...

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...

Touch Ruck Game 4 V 4

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 ...

Touch Ruck Game

category: Ruck

Groups of 10

5 v 5 match, after each touch the touch player must simulate a ruck by hitting the floor.

Allow 1 player to clear def...

Touch Rugby With Mini-Maul

category: Match-Related

Touch rugby in teams of 5. Once a team has been touched three times change possession.

When a player is touched, the tackler stays in passiv...

Union Jack

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Divide the players so that they are spread equally between 8 points (4 corners of a square, and 4 more at the midpoints. Each ball carrier runs acr...

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,...

Wave After Wave

category: Warm-Up

• The front line of players run towards the other side of the grid while passing the ball down the line. When the last player in the line recei...

Winger'S Drill 1

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Run to the first cone at 3/4 pace.

Upon reaching the first cone perform a slight side step and change direction.

Continue to accelerate...

Japan's rugby world cup form continues

Stunning footwork and staggering pace from Japan's number 9 Keisuke Uchida, saw him score on the way to a 38-3 victory over Hong Kong in Round 2 of th...

Rugby tackle form

Rugby tackling form session with USA Rugby defensive coach, Mike Tolkin.

Luton sixth form college rugby 7s tournament 2014

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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

Defensive blowout - Fitness games session

Banish dull fitness exercises with.this competitive and physically demanding session - working on tacking, fitness and players' ability to close down ...

Lineout Logistics

Don't get pipped to the pass - teach your players to jump and lift safely to help them become masters of the lineout!

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...

Fitness Testing Session

Work up a sweat with this fitness and conditioning rugby session - testing Aerobic Fitness, Anaerobic Fitness, Flexibility, Power and Strength

Developing the Maul

Work on your team’s maul technique with this session, improving their current ability to create, secure and defend the maul

Performing when tired - Endurance Running session

Find out if your team can drive out a difficult win! Work your team hard and test their match-skills when tired!

Developing your Key Decision Makers (KDMs)

Can your players take the bull by the horns and make the right decisions when attacking? Find out in this attacking decision making session!

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5v3 blue team in possession of the ball. Start proceeding to try line passing ball around team. Each time player reaches a red cone they must perform ...

pase con continuidad y reposición rápida

4 conos a 15 mts cada uno formando un cuadrado, 4 jugadores dar pase profundo desde el cono 1, jugador d, deberá apoyar en el cono 2 la pelota, donde ...

TOUCH JUGADA 1

La jugadora 2 cambia posicion como amago para salto en segunda plataforma, jugadora 3 se da la vuelta, jugadora 1 acompaña para liberar espacio y juga...

Saddle up!

A fun warm-up or warm down game for all age gradesPair the players up by size.Number each pair 1 & 2Number 1s form a circle with their partner sta...

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Form two circles, one inside the other, with two balls on opposite sides of the outer ring. Start both circles running in opposite directions (inside ...

Session Part Three: Conditioning Game

Tag Game -Each team 7/8mins each defending(a) Defenders have to run back to try line and touch before rejoining gameProgression(b) Defenders have to r...

Warm Up Passings 1 - Pop and Pass

Players form 4 equal lines facing the centre of the 5m grid.Players opposite each other run across the grid the player with the ball pops it up to the...

BR 2

Back Row Move form LHS

BR 1

Back Row Move form LHS

Copy of BR 3

Back Row Move form RHS