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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...

4 Vs 1

category: Tag-Rugby

Groups of 5

Combine grids to make 2 channels each 10m x 20m

1 Ball per group

Ball carrier tries to score a try by running past...

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...

Building The Contact

category: Contact-Skills

Setup:

Set up with 4 players with pads, and four players facing them about five metres away. There should be enough space between the...

Change Of Pace (Speed)

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Individually

Random cones of different colours

Each colour represents a different running speed:walk, jog, sprint.

Channels

category: Agility-Running-Skills

1) Run down channels 1/2 / 3/4 pace.
2) No forward passes.
3) Use 6 balls / 6 runners at the same time.


Variation
1) Speed...

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...

Continuous Attacking

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Groups of four, 1 attacker and three defenders

Coach calls out the number of a defender as the attacker retreats to allow that defender an...

Crouch Tackle

category: Tackling

Players stand 5 metres apart, only the attacking player moves in this drill, the tackler remains still as their partner approaches.

As the ...

Decision Making

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following.....

1. The players at the bottom of the triangle will pass the ball back and forward.
2. The passer...

Evasion Race

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Divide your players into two groups and set up two lines of cones about 3m apart.

Each cone should be 1.5m apart in a straight line.

Fast Feet Drill

category: Agility-Running-Skills

The ball carrier from each end runs out and has to side step left and right through the cones to the end where the ball is passed to the next playe...

Fast Up

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. One player will be the bag man, they will put the bags that have been hit back up again.

Hurdles And Ladder

category: Agility-Running-Skills

SAQ (Speed, Agility, Quickness) drill for warm ups, handling the ball and warming up muscles.

4 or 5 small SAQ hurdles, 1 ladder

Make...

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...

Pass Left And Right From Ground

category: Passing

Great for scrum halves to practice placement of foot and following through with hands.

2 balls, 3 support players, 1 passer

Ted on th...

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...

Quick Removal - Beyond The Ruck

category: Ruck

Have a line of two or more ruck shields, a safe distance apart, five meters from the players that will make the hits. Make sure that the pad holder...

Quick Removal - Beyond The Ruck

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

Have a line of two or more ruck shields, a safe distance apart, five meters from the players that will make the hits. Make sure that the pad holder...

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...

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...

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.<...

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...

Scattered Defence - 6 Vs 4

category: Decision-making

Groups of ten work with one ball per group

Defenders scattered around the grid, static and can only operate sideways

If touched, the ...

Score A Try

category: Tag-Rugby

Grids 10m x 10m. 1 Ball per group. Groups of 5

Players take it in turns to be the defender in the middle (4 tackles then change). The atta...

Side-Stepping The Opponent - Progression

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Players line up and approach the pole which the coach is now moving side to side.

Once the player gets reasonably close, drop the pole to o...

Side-Stepping The Opponent

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Players line up and approach the pole and evade to a side.

Using shorter strides when they get close, they step to one side with the POWER...

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 Approach

category: Tackling

Players 3m apart – slightly crouched

One of pair nominated as tackler

On balls of feet, with feet shoulder width apart the coach call...

Tackle Box

category: Sevens

• The exercise is simple, the attacker has 2 minutes to score as many tries as they can.
• They do this by attacking the space between 2...

Tackle Challenge

category: Sevens

• The exercise stand clockwise, with the first player going from the bottom left cone. The defender must tackle that player to the ground.
...

Tackle Contact

category: Tackling

Players 3m apart – slightly crouched

One of pair nominated as tackler

On balls of feet, with feet shoulder width apart the coach call...

Tackle

category: Tackling

Good low position Head up, chin off chest, tighten shoulders Shoulder to shorts Big hit and grasp around legs with both arms ready to drive with legs

Tackle

category: Tackling

Approach the tackle at paceMove to good low positionHead up, chin off chest, tighten shoulders Arms out wide, ready for big hit

Tackle

category: Tackling

Start with this simple tackling drill with no resistance to the tackle to get your players warmed up and used to contact.

Team Of 5 V 1 V 1 V 1 V 1 V 1

category: Tag-Rugby

2 x 20m x 10m Channels

5 Defenders in each channel, spaced 5m apar

The attacking team of 5 players must beat each defender in tur...

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.

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 ...

Track

category: Sevens

• One of the players in a group of 4 should be an attacker, and should take the pad.
• The other 3 players will be defenders.
• T...

Traffic Passing

category: Warm-Up

This passing exercise will keep large groups of players busy passing, running onto, and moving the ball in traffic without the need to spend large ...

Truck And Trailer

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Groups of two

one ball per group

First player attacks space, the second player supports

Play in any direction but pass bac...

Walking Side Tackle.

category: Tackling

Player with ball walking in a straight direction, with the tackler walking in from the side.

Introducing a bit of pace into the ta...

Seahawks head coach pete carroll teaches rugby tackling

Tackling the Correct way.

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Rocking the Ruck

You've only got 5 seconds in the ruck to free the ball and win back possession for your team - Make those 5 seconds count!

Passing and Catching

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PLAYERS PAIR UPONE PLAYER BECOMES LEADER OTHER THE SHADOWON "GO" THE LEADER TRYS TO LOSE THE SHADOW IN THE SQUAREON "STOP" B...

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Clean out

Have one Player lie on the ground with a long place toward the attacking team.have another player with a pad in a strong position over the player on t...