Contact Skills Drills
A major part of rugby involves two or more players making physical contact with each other. Contact normally takes place during a tackle, lineout, scr...
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Decision making Drills
Decision making determines what pass, run or tackle your player makes on the field. Making the right decision can be the difference between a try bein...
Defensive Patterns Drills
Defensive patterns are the positions your players take up when stopping opposition attacks. By developing your players knowledge of defensive pattern...
Ruck Drills
A ruck occurs when the ball carrier is tackled and players from each side make contact over the ball which is on the ground (it differs from a maul wh...
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. ...
Drills
10 Pass Game
category: Warm-Up
Rugby 10 Pass game Warm Up 2 teams Bibs Balls One team must try and complete 10 passes in a small grid. When the player has the ball in his hand he ...
Clapping Game
category: Passing
Rugby Clapping Game Passing Tell your players the following. Lets just get the ball moving clockwise for a while, just to get the ball moving through...
Bank Robbers
category: Warm-Up
Rugby Bank Robbers Warm Up Keep your player briefing, brief! Tell the players the following laws for this exercise..... Players must start the game b...
Rugby Baseball
category: Sevens
The fielding team should take up positions that they feel will be advantageous to their game plan - don't worry too much about over coaching this - p...
Rugby Netball
category: Warm-Up
Rugby Rugby Netball Warm Up Break your players into two teams. One team goes to attack, and one to defence. There is no kicking in this game. Normal ...
The Atom Game
category: Warm-Up
Rugby The Atom Game 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 k...
Turn-Over Game
category: Sevens
Rugby Turn-Over Game Sevens Tell the players the following...... We are going to play a game, the 7 defenders will stay in defence throughout, and th...
Mini-Goal Game
category: Kicking
Rugby Mini-Goal Game Kicking Game to practice controlling the ball. Set up two goals (roughly 2m wide) opposite each other about 5m away (red cones -...
Stuck In The Mud - Rugby Style
category: Warm-Up
Rugby Stuck In The Mud - Rugby Style Warm Up The 'Hunters' run after the 'Runners', trying to touch them with the rugby ball. If a 'Runner' is ... Th...
1 On 1 Breakdown Skills
category: Ruck
- Fun game 1 v 1 game to improve skills on both sides of the breakdown.
- One player lies face down either side of a tackle tube (players ...
123 Play Divots
category: Warm-Up
The Moles want to turn the cones onto their head, and the Green-keepers want the cones the right way up.
Let the kids play, you can start t...
1V1 Tackle Grid
category: Contact-Skills
- Small playing area, for 1 v 1 tackling.
- Players line up in two lines adjacent to the coned area.
- Coach shouts go and the front...
1V1 Tackle Grid
category: Tackling
- Small playing area, for 1 v 1 tackling.
- Players line up in two lines adjacent to the coned area.
- Coach shouts go and the front...
2 Vs 2 Linebreak Scenario
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...
2V2 Tackle And Clear Out
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
- 2 on 2 tackling and clear out game.
- Players line up in two lines, adjacent to the coned gameplay area.
- The coach stands opposi...
2V2 Tackle And Clear Out
category: Tackling
- 2 on 2 tackling and clear out game.
- Players line up in two lines, adjacent to the coned gameplay area.
- The coach stands opposi...
3 On 1 Attack And Defence Drill
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...
3 on 1 Attack and Defence Drill
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...
3 On 2 Attack And Defence Drill
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 ...
3 On 2 Attack And Defence Drill
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 ...
3 On 2 Attack And Defence Drill
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 ...
3 Second 3 Player Touch
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
- This game is about support and ensuring that support is close to the ball carrier.
- This ...
3 Second Touch - 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 the follow...
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...
3D Touch Rugby
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...
4V3 Passing Channel
category: Passing
- This is a 4 v 3 overload drill in favour of the attackers
- The area is set out, with four attackers spread out across the back line, th...
5 Attacks 3
category: Sevens
- Using cones mark out the four corners and the midways points of each side of a 20 x 20 meter training area.
- Divide your players into...
5 Vs 5
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...
6 Vs 6 Uncontested Scrums
category: Scrum
Ensure that players:-
Bind correctly.
Keep the scrum square.
Keep correct body position.
Hooker to strike for the ball ...
7'S Colour Touch
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
- The attack will remain in attack for 5 minutes, you'll then switch over.
- Normal rules of...
7V7 Touch
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following...
- We are playing 7's, normal rules apply - except this is touch.
- Upon getting touched a play...
8 Vs 3 Game
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 ...
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 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 ...
Attack, Turnover Ball And Decision Making In Attack
category: School
- Turnover wall, decision-making, contact skills and gameplay.
- Can change size of grid and number of defenders. Smaller grid = ...
Attack, Turnover Ball And Decision Making In Attack
category: School
- The game is to avoid contact, make sure the pads are not in a straight line to begin with. Attackers don't wait for defence to get organized...
Attacking Skills Version 2
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
- Players will attack in teams of 3, each attacking unit will have their own ball.
- At the...
Bag Slams | Contact Conditioning Circuit Exercise 2
category: Contact-Skills
This is the second exercise in a series of three that can be put together to form a contact conditioning circuit. The circuit c...
Bag Slams | Contact Conditioning Circuit Exercise 2
category: Warm-Up
This is the second exercise in a series of three that can be put together to form a contact conditioning circuit. The circuit c...
Ball Presentation And Handling
category: Ball-Presentation
This drill is designed to get your players in good habits when presenting the bal...
Ball Presentation And Handling
category: Handling
This drill is designed to get your players in good habits when presenting the bal...
Ball Presentation And Handling
category: Warm-Up
This drill is designed to get your players in good habits when presenting the bal...
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.
- ...
Battle Ships
category: Kicking
Fun game to practice passing/kicking accuracy.
Set up a grid with lots of different objects (tackle bags, hit shields, tyres, cones etc) insi...
Blitz Defence
category: Defensive-Patterns
WHY?
Put pressure on attacking side.
Force ball back inside.
More numbers in defence than attackers....
Box Kicking Practice
category: Kicking
- Game for scrum halves to practice their box kicking skills.
- Set out a coned, rectangular/square area between the 22 and the 10 metre l...
Breakdown Touch
category: Contact-Skills
- 2 teams.
- Half pitch
- Ball
- A normal game of touch, however with conditions.
- When a...
Breakdown Touch Game
category: Match-Related
- Set up an area for a normal game of touch, with teams split evenly
- Play goes as normal, but when there is a touch, the ball carrier go...
Bull Dog
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...
Bulldog On Knees
category: Tackling
Simple game for teaching tackling when on your knees.
Starting with initially two tacklers and the rest as attackers, players must try to go...
Capture And Escape - Evasion And Tackling Game
category: Match-Related
Set up a wide pitch, with cones on the half way line plus an extra box on two opposite corners. These corner boxes are the prisons for tackled/tagg...
Capture And Escape - Evasion And Tackling Game
category: Tackling
Set up a wide pitch, with cones on the half way line plus an extra box on two opposite corners. These corner boxes are the prisons for tackled/tagg...
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 ...
Channel Ball
category: Tackling
This game is designed to teach the players about retiring to an onside position when a tackle is made.
- Set-up a field approximately 10...
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...
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
Coach Says!
category: Warm-Up
- Coach gives orders and the players do it.
- Example include: coach says do a press-up, coach says touch the groud with your right hand...
Collecting And Catching Difficult Balls
category: Handling
This drill will develop your players ability to regather difficult balls and make offloads.
Collecting And Catching Difficult Balls
category: Off-Loads
This drill will develop your players ability to regather difficult balls and make offloads.
Conditioned Game - Breakdown Technique.
category: Contact-Skills
- 30 + players - Teams of 10/13
- Bibs
- Balls
1. Shoulders on - low intensity
Should...
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...
Defense, Drift And Blitz
category: School
- Excellent drill to put defenders in game situations and having to make decisions.
- Defenders go from defending one side into t...
Defensive Touch
category: Defensive-Patterns
- 2 Teams.
- Half Pitch.
Touch Game with conditions;
Attacker once touched must go down, bounce b...
Defensive Touch
category: Match-Related
- 2 Teams.
- Half Pitch.
Touch Game with conditions;
Attacker once touched must go down, bounce b...
Defensive Touch
category: Warm-Up
- 2 Teams.
- Half Pitch.
Touch Game with conditions;
Attacker once touched must go down, bounce b...
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. ...
Dizzy
category: Passing
- There will be one ball carrier at any one time.
- They will run around the circle, passing the ball.
- The ball must be handled...
Double Gauntlet
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
Drift, Cover Or Blitz Touch
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...
Drop Out Touch.
category: Match-Related
- 2 Teams
- Attackign and defensive focus.
Normal game of touch rugby, however whenever the defender touches an attacker...
Drop Out Touch.
category: Warm-Up
- 2 Teams
- Attackign and defensive focus.
Normal game of touch rugby, however whenever the defender touches an attacker...
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...
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...
Fast And Pressured
category: Passing
Tell your players the following......
- There will be one runner.
- 1 player, static, on each cone. 4 players on the cones in tot...
Fast And Pressured
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
- There will be one runner.
- 1 player, static, on each cone. 4 players on the cones in tot...
Fast Up - Play
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
- This game is to be played at pace.
- It is contact and normal rules of 7's apply, only di...
Five In, Two Out Touch
category: Sevens
Give the ball to the attacking team and tell your players the following.......
- This is touch 7's, other than that - normal rules of 7'...
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....
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...
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...
Four In, Three Out Touch
category: Sevens
Give the ball to the attacking team and tell your players the following.......
- This is touch 7's, other than that - normal rules of 7'...
Fun Catching Game
category: Handling
- 6 players +
- Balls
Players stand around a coach holding ball.
The players then throw a second ball at the coach...
Fun Catching Reaction Game
category: Passing
- This is a simple passing exercise that can be used as a warm up to improve players reaction time and catching skills
- 6 players and 1 c...
Game - 6 Vs 4
category: Tag-Rugby
Start the game with a free pass, defenders must start behind the half way line
Atta...
Game To Coach Depth
category: Match-Related
- Four attackers, two defenders in quite a small playing area - trying to find space.
- The aim is for each team of four to try to score a...
Game To Coach Depth
category: Sevens
- Four attackers, two defenders in quite a small playing area - trying to find space.
- The aim is for each team of four to try to score a...
Getting Low In The Tackle
category: Tackling
*AUDIO DESCRIPTION ON*
In groups of 5 tie a bit of tape or s...
Go To Goal Touch
category: Warm-Up
The following are the laws for this game:
- Normal laws of rugby apply; a knock on etc. results in a turn over.
- The attacking t...
Grid Island
category: Practices-for-Juniors
Fun game to practice passes/kicks not being intercepted.
Divide players into two equal teams and set up two grids (one small and one big - se...
Grip Game For Offloads
category: Off-Loads
- This is a fun warm up game for the whole team to be involved in
- Players are separated into two teams, one team wearing bibs
- Ev...
Grip Games
category: Handling
Here are two games to improve your players grip on the ball:
1. Simple grip battle (0.00-0.14)
Handling Channel 2
category: School
- To practice rucking, 1st man hits and presents, 2nd man clears and 3rd picks.
- Body positions are key (low to high), players work ha...
Handling Pivots 2
category: School
- When the coach shouts change, the other 2 players work.
- Make sure both left and right hands are worked
- You can...
Handling Skills Warm Up
category: Passing
- Groups of four, players stand in a T shape with about two yards between each player.
- The player in the middle is the focal point and e...
Handling Skills Warm Up
category: Warm-Up
- Groups of four, players stand in a T shape with about two yards between each player.
- The player in the middle is the focal point and e...
Handling Starter Skill Games
category: Handling
These drills are perfect for players to work on there handling skills before a session starts.
The key is to challenge eachother and have fun...
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...
Introduction To Ruck
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 ...
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...
Keep The Ball Game
category: Passing
Tell your players the following:
- One group of two players will be defenders, you might want to give them bibs.
- The attackers ...
Keep The Ball Game
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following:
- One group of two players will be defenders, you might want to give them bibs.
- The attackers ...
Kick From Hands
category: Kicking
Kicking from hands requires the player to kick the ball before it bounces, unlike a drop kick. 1 ball, cones to give areas for scoring games etc.
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...
Kick Tennis - Moving Net
category: Kicking
One team starts in the middle of the grid along the line. The idea of the game is to kick the ball over...
Kick Tennis
category: Kicking
The aim of the game is to kick / punt the ball into the oppositions half. If the ball bounces on th...
King Pin
category: Kicking
One player from each team goes to the oppositions end and starts in the end zone.
The aim of the ga...
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...
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...
Lineout Game
category: Lineout
The coach calls out the number of people that required in the lineout, together with a team name to. The hooker throws the ball in for both teams t...
Lineout Race
category: Lineout
- This drill is a race across the pitch or whichever distance the coach deems appropriate.
- Two teams of four: one thrower, three players...
Link Touch
category: Match-Related
- Set up as a standard game of touch rugby, with two teams. The playing area should be wide and not too long.
- Every touch tackle the def...
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 ...
Loaded Sevens: Touch
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
- The team with 7 players will be in attack for the first half.
- Normal 7 rules apply.
Low Tackle And Clear | Contact Conditioning Circuit Exercise 3
category: Contact-Skills
This is the third exercise in a series of three that can be put together to form a contact conditioning circuit. The circuit ca...
Low Tackle And Clear | Contact Conditioning Circuit Exercise 3
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
This is the third exercise in a series of three that can be put together to form a contact conditioning circuit. The circuit ca...
Low Tackle And Clear | Contact Conditioning Circuit Exercise 3
category: Warm-Up
This is the third exercise in a series of three that can be put together to form a contact conditioning circuit. The circuit ca...
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 Game - Skills Game
category: Handling
In this game players try to keep possession and carry the ball over their opponent's line to score a try.
Mini Game - Skills Game
category: Match-Related
In this game players try to keep possession and carry the ball over their opponent's line to score a try.
Mini Maul Game Related
category: Maul
Mistakes Cost – Touch Variation
category: Warm-Up
Split your players into two teams, giving one group o...
Modified Game - 12 Vs 12
category: Match-Related
Pupils are put into teams of 12 (with larger groups reserves maybe used). Play a full game incorporating :-
6 vs 6 Scrums.
6 vs 6 line...
Movement Warm Up
category: Passing
- Passing warm up game
- Two teams
- No moving with the ball (similar to netball)
- Aim is to complete 10 passes
- If a ...
Movement Warm Up
category: Warm-Up
- Passing warm up game
- Two teams
- No moving with the ball (similar to netball)
- Aim is to complete 10 passes
- If a ...
Multi Support Touch
category: Off-Loads
Once the coach has kicked the ball in to start players play a normal rules game of touch rugby.
The only difference is with the scoring:
... Multi Support Touch
category: Tag-Rugby
Once the coach has kicked the ball in to start players play a normal rules game of touch rugby.
The only difference is with the scoring:
...
Netball With A Rugby Ball
category: Warm-Up
Set up an area of about 15 x 15m. Have 2 teams of 5+ players, with 1 one ball.
The players can run anywhere in the area but can't run with th...
Non-Stop Rugby
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...
Off-Loading Pass
category: Passing
Tell your players the following......
- There will be two static players, passers, on the mid sections cones. One on each side. One of w...
Offload Skills - Working With Awkward Positions
category: Off-Loads
In a game your players are going to have to work with awkward positions and chaotic situations. This drill will help them devel...
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...
One Handed Offloads
category: Handling
- Players work in groups of three, each starting with a ball.
- They move the ball around the circle making one handed offloads to eachoth...
One Handed Offloads
category: Off-Loads
- Players work in groups of three, each starting with a ball.
- They move the ball around the circle making one handed offloads to eachoth...
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 Within A Channel
category: Passing
Tell the players the following.....
- This is simple, just attack from the bottom and top of the grid at pace.
- There can be two...
Passing Ballrush
category: Tag-Rugby
This game is designed to introduce passing at moving targets on the run.
- Set up a field approximately 15m long x 10m wide. (relative t...
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 In Traffic
category: Passing
- Tell the players the following......
- Runners move forward towards the cone opposite to their location. ...
Passing Lines Of 5
category: Passing
Set up an area of about 15 x 15m. Have 2 teams of 5+ players, with 1 one ball.
The players can run anywhere in the area but can't run with th...
Passing To Support
category: Passing
- Tell your players the following......
- One the call of the scrum half, the 3 attackers turn, round the cone and attack.
Passing Under Pressure
category: Passing
- Set out a square grid, at one end of the grid, separate four cones evenly - red, blue, blue, red.
- One defender stands on each of these...
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...
Pole Position
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following.....
- Each player has four tackle bags and six balls, the winner is the player that knocks down the most...
Pop And Pass
category: Passing
- Tell the players the following....
- 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......
- The ball carrier will run/carry the ball directly across the grid, offloading it to...
Positioning, Passing And Supporting During Turnovers
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 ...
Positioning, Passing And Supporting During Turnovers
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 ...
Presenting The Ball
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...
Presenting The Ball
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...
Presenting The Ball Using Tackle Bags
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...
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...
Progression Drift Defence
category: Defensive-Patterns
- groups of 8 +.
- Cones
- Balls.
- Bibs
1. 1v1 in 5mx5m Grid.
Play...
Quick Ball/ Offload Touch
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...
Quick Ball/ Offload Touch
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...
Quick Succesive Tackling (Game)
category: Tackling
Static tackling.
Every time the player with the ball is tackled, they have to release the ball and quickly pick it up again and stand up, r...
Ram Raid
category: Maul
This game is designed to teach the players to work together to drive a maul forward and keep control of the ball.
- Set Up a field appro...
Rangi (Version 1)
category: Backs-Moves
- Use the diagram to highlight suggested starting positions.
- 10 is the ball carrier, advancing forward, before cutting in as shown in ...
Rangi (Version 2)
category: Backs-Moves
- Use the diagram to highlight suggested starting positions.
- 10 advances with the ball.
- 12 advances, as does 13.
- 14 ...
Rangi (Version 3)
category: Backs-Moves
- Use the diagram to highlight suggested starting positions.
- 10 advances with the ball, then cuts in.
- 12 advances, and cuts w...
Releasing The Overlap
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...
Ruck Clear Out Between Two Tackle Bags
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 ...
Ruck Clear Out Between Two Tackle Bags
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 ...
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.
- The ball carrier drives into the contact pads and presen...
Rugby 5 Pin Bowling
category: Sevens
Using cones and tackle bags, mark out your training area as shown in the diagram. The tackle bags should be stood up, and at a distance away from...
Rugby Baseball
category: Passing
Split your team into two teams. One team will be up to bat/kick and the other team will field. The fielding team should take up positions that they...
Rugby Gaelic Football
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following laws.......
- One team will be attacking, the ball carrying team. The other will be a defending team.
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 Octopus
category: Tag-Rugby
The aim of this game is to increase player defence and decision making.
- Set up a field about 15m long by 10m wide. Keep it narrow to g...
Rugby Pinball
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...
Rugby Tennis
category: Passing
- Tell you players the following......
- There will be two players on one side of the middle line of cones, and another group...
Running Lines And Breakdown Continuity
category: Agility-Running-Skills
A coach or scrum half feeds a ball carrier who should be running onto the ball.
Running Lines And Breakdown Continuity
category: Contact-Skills
A coach or scrum half feeds a ball carrier who should be running onto the ball.
Running Lines And Breakdown Continuity
category: Match-Related
A coach or scrum half feeds a ball carrier who should be running onto the ball.
Running Lines And Breakdown Continuity
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
A coach or scrum half feeds a ball carrier who should be running onto the ball.
Running Lines To Break The Gain-Line
category: Agility-Running-Skills
This drill coaches players the lines they should run when receiving the ball in order to maximise the chance of them breaking the gain line.
Running Lines To Break The Gain-Line
category: Match-Related
This drill coaches players the lines they should run when receiving the ball in order to maximise the chance of them breaking the gain line.
Running Side Tackle
category: Tackling
Starting with their backs to one another, two players stand 5 metres apart and run off in opposite directions along one side of the 20 metre grid.<...
Running Warm Up
category: Warm-Up
Tell players the following....
- Each Player will work individually, unless told otherwise.
- Players can run in any direction: m...
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. ...
Scramble Defence Drill
category: Tackling
- Groups of 6
- Balls
2 attackers start with the ball the complete a simple 2v1 catch and pass.
The fi...
Scrum Half Pole Position
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following.....
- Each player has four poles and six balls, the winner is the player that hits the most poles - you ...
Seven In Touch
category: Sevens
The following are the laws for this game:
- Equal number of defenders and attackers.
- Normal laws of sevens rugby apply; a knock...
Short Passing
category: Passing
- Give each training area one ball to start with and tell the players the following......
- Lets just get the ball moving dow...
Side Step Practice
category: Agility-Running-Skills
- Simple game for players to work on their ability to side step and beat opponents 1 v 1.
- The defender starts with the ball on one coned...
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...
Spin Passing
category: Passing
- Give each training area one ball to start with and tell the players the following......
- Lets just get the ball moving dow...
Split Drill With Trailer 3
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Equipment Required: Bump Pads, Balls, Cones.
On GO, players A, B & C start running but A & C switch sides behind player C and run around the...
Split With Trailer
category: Passing
- Tell your players the following......
- Player A passes to D and cuts - not getting ball back , but holding up - B cuts and...
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 ...
Support Play Touch
category: School
- Develop speed to break down and attacking skills.
- When the player was touched, laid down and presents properly (turnover if i...
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 Conditioning
category: Tackling
- This is a simply set up game designed to test players' ability to continuously make tackles, especially when fatigued.
- Each area shoul...
Tackle Practice
category: Tackling
Start with both teams on their own goal line.
Team with ball attempts to score
Defending team allowed...
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 ...
Tackle Touch Game
category: Contact-Skills
- 2 Teams
- Ball
- Bibs
Tackle touch is a contact game that focuses on technique rather than the power...
Tackle Touch Game
category: Tackling
- 2 Teams
- Ball
- Bibs
Tackle touch is a contact game that focuses on technique rather than the power...
Tackle, Bounce, Compete
category: Contact-Skills
- Sausage
- Cones
After you have completed the bounce motion, you can bounce and fire.
Fire - is by any mean...
Tackle, Bounce, Compete
category: Ruck
- Sausage
- Cones
After you have completed the bounce motion, you can bounce and fire.
Fire - is by any mean...
Tackle, Support, Hands
category: Handling
Description
- 3 Sausages
- Ball
- Players work in 4s.
- A ball is balance donator of the sau...
Tackle, Support, Hands
category: Tackling
Description
- 3 Sausages
- Ball
- Players work in 4s.
- A ball is balance donator of the sau...
Tackling In Grid (Game).
category: Tackling
Tackling On Knees Game.
category: Tackling
Tag Maul Game
category: Maul
Players start the game and after each touch the touched player must simulate a MAUL by turning and setti...
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.
Target Kicking Long Game
category: Kicking
- The aim of the drill is to develop reactive long kicking game.
Target Kicking Short Game
category: Kicking
- The aim of the drill is to develop reactive short kicking game.
Team Kicking Game
category: Kicking
Attacking team starts with a ball.
Aim of the game is for the attac...
Tennis Kicking Game
category: Kicking
The aim of the drill is to develop reactive scanning kicking game.
The Berlin Wall
category: Warm-Up
- Tell the players that when you touch the shoulder of a player, they: have to go into the center of the circle, pick up the ball, and try to b...
The Next Pass
category: Passing
- Keep your player briefing, brief! Tell the players the following or have a demonstration group.....
- We have 8 static pass...
The Team Run
category: Sevens
- Use half or a full pitch for this exercise.
- A full team of 7 will run unopposed.
- Players should use this as a rehearsal of ...
They Just Keep Coming
category: Passing
- We have 8 static passers and two runners.
- There should be a static passer on each cone, eight in total.
- The 9th player will...
They Just Keep Coming
category: Sevens
- We have 8 static passers and two runners.
- There should be a static passer on each cone, eight in total.
- 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
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...
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....
- One of the players will stand outs...
Tri-Attack
category: Passing
- Tell your players the following......
- The first line of attackers move forward, passing the ball down the line.
- ...
Warm Up - Any Direction Touch.
category: Catching
- 2 teams.
- Ball
This game you can pass and run with the ball in any direction.
The coach will pick a direction f...
Warm Up - Any Direction Touch.
category: Passing
- 2 teams.
- Ball
This game you can pass and run with the ball in any direction.
The coach will pick a direction f...
Warm Up - Any Direction Touch.
category: Warm-Up
- 2 teams.
- Ball
This game you can pass and run with the ball in any direction.
The coach will pick a direction f...
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...
Warm-Up Tag
category: Match-Related
Start your session by splitting the players into two teams, one with bibs and the other without.
Once the teams have been decided begin the ...
Waterfall Attack
category: Match-Related
The drill starts with 2 attackers in blue, standing behind one another, 5m from the 1st defender/attacker in red.
- The blue players att...
Wave After Wave
category: Passing
- Keep your player briefing, brief! Tell the players the following or have a demonstration group.....
- We have 1 scrum half,...
Whistle Passing Warm Up Game
category: Warm-Up
2 players work together and stand opposite one another facing each other.
They pass a ball between them as they stand about 3m apart
...
Working On Lineout Pod Movement
category: Lineout
- Lay out four cones in a square.
- Lineout thrower stands on one cone and three lineout pod players on the next cone round.
- The f...
Wrestling Off The Floor | Contact Conditioning Circuit Exercise 1
category: Contact-Skills
This is the first exercise in a series of three that can be put together to form a contact conditioning circuit.
Wrestling Off The Floor | Contact Conditioning Circuit Exercise 1
category: Warm-Up
This is the first exercise in a series of three that can be put together to form a contact conditioning circuit.
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Sessions
Introduction to Handling and Unit Plays
Set out the targets for the season and develop your players handling skills after an intense physical pre-season. Put the final touches to your game w...
Developing Kicking Skills - the Punt Kick
Make sure all of your players can kick the perfect Punt, with this kicking skills session
Maintaining Possession
Maintain possession and go forward with confidence, with this attacking session
Support, Support, Support
Don't let your players stand still! Use this plan to develop your side's support play and continuity
Developing Invasive Attacking Skills!
Improve your players decision making to help them recognise where the space will develop and how they can maximise their success when they create the ...
Tackling Success - 1 to 1 and Double Tackling
Focus on technique to ensure your players tackle safely and powerfully, as well as looking at the progression from a 1-to-1 'fit' tackle to a positive...
Pre Season: Contact Conditioning and Skills
As the start of the season nears, continue to build your players resilience to contact and ensure they?re up to speed with their physical conditioning...
Pre-season Burner 2
Get the team excited to be back together again. Pre-season?s going to be a battle, but go and make it fun with this burner!
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!
The Zones Game
Use this fantastic drill in your next coaching session today and get ready to work your players hard
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