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Backs Moves Drills

There are seven backs in a team, with the rugby position numbers 9-15. As the name suggests they are positioned behind the forwards, and include the S...

Defensive Patterns Drills

Defensive patterns are the positions your players take up when stopping opposition attacks. By developing your players knowledge of defensive pattern...

Blitz Defence

category: Defensive-Patterns

Rugby Blitz Defence Defensive Patterns WHY? Put pressure on attacking side. Force ball back inside. More numbers in defence than attackers. WHEN?

Building The Defence 1

category: Sevens

Rugby Building The Defence 1 Sevens Tell your players the following......... The coach will call a number e.g. 1. That attacking group must attack, a...

Broken Defence

category: Sevens

Rugby Broken Defence Sevens Tell your players the following..... The attacking group will wait at the top of the training area until the coach calls ...

Drift Defence

category: Defensive-Patterns

Rugby Drift defence Defensive Patterns 4 Tackle Bags. 10 Cones and 1 Ball. 10m x 30m. The first player in the line begins with the ball. As he approa...

Last 15 Defence Drill

category: Defensive-Patterns

Rugby Last 15 Defence Drill Defensive Patterns A drill to practice defending in wide channels. Set up a grid that is 40m wide and 20m long, with the ...

All In Touch

The following are the laws for this game:

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

Behind The Posts

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

1. One team of 7 will be in attack, the attack should start behind the 22 meter line and they will...

Drift, Cover or Blitz Touch

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...

Loaded Sevens: Touch

Tell your players the following......

1. The team with 7 players will be in attack for the first half.
2. Normal 7 rules apply.

M1 (13 MISSED, 14 POP OUTSIDE TO 15)

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10 moves forward with the ball, drawing the defence to press.
3. 10 passing ...

Passing compass

• Have a quick demo using one group - keep your player briefing, brief.
• Each pair face one another and stand side by side, about 1 met...

Ruck Clear Out Between Two Tackle Bags

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

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 ...

Space Invaders

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

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

Structure Defence

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

Start slowly with ruck ball

Defenders cannot steal ball

Improving Rucking Technique

React the quicker and get on the front foot in attack with this session, by improving their rucking technique!

Guard the Ruck - Organisation in Defence

High tempo defending and handling plan. Improve your rugby players' communication, organisation and line speed for a more solid backline

Phase Play and Continuity

Continue to build the phases in your play and get your team working as an unit to offer support with this session!

Edge play and Defence Organisation

Get your defence organised with this session, making sure your players are communicating with one another

Defensive Skills: Contest Possession

Pile the pressure on the oppositions attack with this defensive skills session. Get them scanning the attack to put pressure on the ball carrier and a...

Developing reactions and decision making skills to dominate support play

A player needs to make hundreds of decisions on the pitch. Get them making the right ones when in attack to utilise the support to sustain attacking p...

Improving the length of pass

The ball travels faster than a running player, so stretch your opponents defence by developing your players' long pass.

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' ta...

Ruck to Success: Improving speed at the breakdown

Improve your players' speed and drive at the breakdown to help them win the contest with this powerful ruck skills session

Quick Ruck for Quick Ball

Quick rucking that produces quick ball is the first step towards a dangerous attacking side. Use this session to get your team rucking quickly, effici...

U10s organisation in defence. How to improve?

men to men defence drill

Tips on breaking through a defence line?

Defence, who must tackle a player cutting in?

attaxing and defence drills that helped you

When a scrum is awarded following an unsuccessful end to a maul

Positional awareness for Wingers and Centres?

what are the tens rugby basics you need to learn

Basic Game Plan - U9

Jackel at breakdown and ruck

How can I prevent an overlap?

Defensive sliding drill

Four Players will line up on the try line whilst the other players will line up behind one cone waiting to attack the try line.the defensive players a...

Drift defence

Attack/Defence

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Rhino Defence Drill

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Ruck Defence Drill 1On a whistle, the forwards will recreate leaving a scrum or line out to take up positions at A,B,C,D around ruck

6 v 4 attack and defence

Scrum Defence Ch #1

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Defence shape Tight 5 - hold the trafficoutside backs and lose forwards hold wider channals - look for jackle back three - work pendulum&nbs...

12 Pivot - BD 4

Back line "recoil" and attack openside creating "Go Forward" Forwards to clear 9/10 channel and be available as runners / sup...

Decision making

Draw and passRun different lines to get the defence thinking