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Compete

Tell your players the following..... The players on the bags will squeeze the bags together to make removal of the ball hard but not impossible. The running player will aim to removing the balls from between the bags. They will start at the first bag and move on to the second and then the third. When they remove the last ball they swap places with one of the players at the bag, and that player will become the running player. The players competing for the ball will use a jackal position in order to remove the ball.

Sevens

Continuous Ruck Support

Groups of 4 and two groups of defenders with contact pads. 1 ball per group. The ball carrier drives into the contact pads and presents ball backwards. Player 2 binds on, face to face and secures ball, player 3 binds on the other side to form a front row. All attackers bind together and drive defenders back 2-3 metres. Player 4 takes ball out at back and runs back around cone with players 1-3 in support. Repeat going back the other way until all attackers have practised each role.

Ruck

Counter Bag

Tell your players the following..... One player will straddle the bag and compete for the ball on the ground. The two remaining players will remove the competing player. The competing player will change sides, and compete for the ball on the opposite side, but the remaining two players need to get there quickly to stop them and remove the competing player again. This sequence repeats until the coach says stop. That's it, let get going. Don't forget to change the players around.

Sevens

Jackal progression drill

1. Bounce Race to get off the floor. CHest to bag then bag to feet. 2. Bounce with sausage Same as above however, now get in position to compete for the ball over a tackled player (sausage). Ball should be wedged between 2 sausages. 3. Live but Static A tackler hsould start on his knees half tacklignan attakcing player. A jackler should be behind and as soon as tackled player hits the floor should be over the top jackling. A 3rd player bag man, should test his tsability. 4. Jackal and Bag Race Bag man and Jackler start either side of a sausage. Coach blows his whistle, both leap to feet and compete for the ball. Race for space

Contact Skills

Presenting The Ball In A Circle

A circle must be set up for player/coach to walk around. The players must be in pairs with one been the attacker and the other the defender. Both players start stomach down however the defender is on top of the attacker and must work to stay on top of the attacker. The coach/player walks around the circle shouting ‘set’ at 10-15 second intervals, at the command ‘set’ the attacker must move and present the ball with both balls towards the coach/player.

Ball Presentation

Ruck Clearing Exercises

Progressive exercises to improve clearing out at the ruck Lay a tackle tube on the floor with another tube on top, angled into the air, with a ball on the floor in front of the first tube CLEAR: The player starts lying flat on the ground in a press up position, before angling their run and tackling the top tube ROLL: Same set up, but the tube is tiled the opposite direction. The player runs round and wraps their arms round the tube before rolling away to the right with the momentum of their run.

Ruck Clear Out

Second man ruck clear out

Repetitive drill aimed at improving the clear out of a defender at the ruck Players are split into groups of three, two attackers and a defender. The defender wears a padded bib/vest The ball carrying attacker moves towards the defender who makes a passive tackle causing the attacker to go to ground and present the ball as if in a ruck in a match The defender then attempts to ruck over and jackal the ball The second attacker then comes in and attempts to clear out the defender.

Ruck Clear Out

Tackle, Bounce, Compete

Sausage Cones After you have completed the bounce motion, you can bounce and fire. Fire - is by any means effect there breakdown and slow the ball down - when you realise you cant steal the ball. Jackal - stay on and win the ball over the break down. Players line up on the cones the first play makes a tackle on the sausage get s up and becomes the defender. (jackal) the second player listens to the coloured cone the coach shouts and goes around that cone before trying to clear the (jackaler) The jackaler makes the decion to Jackle or Fire through the break down depending on the speed of the arriving defender.

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Tackle, Bounce, Jackal, Fire Drill

4 players + cones ball. Cones laid out on 5m chanel other 10 chanel. 3 Players line up passing ball up and down the line, when coach says now they pass it to the player stood opposite in the 5m chanel. The player then attacks down the 5m chanel. The player opposite makes a chop tackle, bounces and competes. for the ball. (Tackler becomes clearer). The 2 other players then try to clear the player off the ball. Decinign whether to fire or steal ball depedning of spped of clearer off the floor.

Contact Skills

Warm Up - Jackal

Groups of 3 Ball One Player lies in a Long placement on the floor. Another player (Jackaler) comes over the top of the player, to compete for ball. Another player pushes, pulls and tries to make the player off balance.

Contact Skills

Jackal progression drill Conta...

1. Bounce Race to get off the floor. CHest to bag then bag to feet. 2. Bounce with sausage Same as above however, now get in position to compete for the ball over a tackled player (sausage).Ball should be wedged between 2 sausages. 3. Live but Static A tackler hsould start on his knees half tacklignan attakcing player.A jackler should be behind and as soon as tackled player hits the floor should be over the top jackling. A 3rd player bag man, should test his tsability. 4. Jackal and Bag Race Bag man and Jackler start either side of a sausage. Coach blows his whistle, both leap to feet and compete for the ball. Race for space

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Tackle, Bounce, Jackal, Fire D...

4 players + cones ball. Cones laid out on 5m chanel other 10 chanel. 3 Players line up passing ball up and down the line, when coach says now they pass it to the player stood opposite in the 5m chanel. The player then attacks down the 5m chanel. The player opposite makes a chop tackle, bounces and competes. for the ball. (Tackler becomes clearer).The 2 other players then try to clear the player off the ball. Decinign whether to fire or steal ball depedning of spped of clearer off the floor.

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Jackal Warm Up - Rugby Drills,...

Groups of 3 BallOne Player lies in a Long placement on the floor. Another player (Jackaler) comes over the top of the player, to compete for ball. Another player pushes, pulls and tries to make the player off balance.

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Sausage Wrestle and Jackal Con...

Groups of 3 Sausage Ball1 player lines up opposite a standing sausage, wrestles it to the floor, landing chest ontop of the bag. A 2nd play holding a ball puts the ball down on the right side of the sausage as if it was an attacker placing it. The first play wrestling the sausage, bouncers up and competes for the ball (remeber to release) The 3rd player once the ball has been placed tries to clear the player competing for the ball.

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Jackal race and clearout Conta...

Sausage 3+ Ball Players stand 3m away from ball and sausage. Players line up opposite side of a laying sausage with ball placed infront of it. Coach blows whist - its a race for the defender to jackal the ball and the attacker to clear him out the way.

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Ground Work Conditioning -Jack...

Bag Ball Player lies oppsite a tackle bag. and fires from hips to get in the jackal postion. Keep rotating the same way until coach says chnage direction. Progression:Chest to floor. Introduce a bag. Introduce a ball.

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Rugby: Clear out and Jackal wo...

Ball Tackle Suits Players around the outside pass the ball around with eachtoher until coach blows his whistle. Whoever has ball in hand then attacks the defender in the middle. The two players closest (1,2) become the clear out players with the attacking player with the ball. The 3rd layer on the outside becomes the Jackler, after the player in the middle has made a low chop tackle.

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Tackle, Bounce, Compete Ruck -...

Sausage ConesAfter you have completed the bounce motion, you can bounce and fire. Fire - is by any means effect there breakdown and slow the ball down - when you realise you cant steal the ball. Jackal - stay on and win the ball over the break down. Players line up on the cones the first play makes a tackle on the sausage get s up and becomes the defender. (jackal)the second player listens to the coloured cone the coach shouts and goes around that cone before trying to clear the (jackaler) The jackaler makes the decion to Jackle or Fire through the break down depending on the speed of the arriving defender.

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Tackle, Bounce, Compete Contac...

Sausage ConesAfter you have completed the bounce motion, you can bounce and fire. Fire - is by any means effect there breakdown and slow the ball down - when you realise you cant steal the ball. Jackal - stay on and win the ball over the break down. Players line up on the cones the first play makes a tackle on the sausage get s up and becomes the defender. (jackal)the second player listens to the coloured cone the coach shouts and goes around that cone before trying to clear the (jackaler) The jackaler makes the decion to Jackle or Fire through the break down depending on the speed of the arriving defender.

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2v2 Tackle and Clear Out Tackl...

2 on 2 tackling and clear out game.Players line up in two lines, adjacent to the coned gameplay area.The coach stands opposite the two lines with the ball and passes to the front player of either team.The front two players of each team run round the back of their cones and the ball carrier takes the ball into contact.The two secondary players then ruck over and attempt to clear each other out.One team comes away with the ball.

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Rugby: Tackler Clear Out Game ...

<li dir=&quot;ltr&quot;>Two teams of five players each<li dir=&quot;ltr&quot;>One attacking team and one defending team<li dir=&quot;ltr&quot;>Defender tackles attacking player to the floor<li dir=&quot;ltr&quot;>Attacker presents the ball<li dir=&quot;ltr&quot;>Defender rucks over uncontested and takes the ball<li dir=&quot;ltr&quot;>Defender then passes to an attacking player and the phase starts again from the beginning.

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Rugby: Second man ruck clear o...

Repetitive drill aimed at improving the clear out of a defender at the ruckPlayers are split into groups of three, two attackers and a defender. The defender wears a padded bib/vestThe ball carrying attacker moves towards the defender who makes a passive tackle causing the attacker to go to ground and present the ball as if in a ruck in a matchThe defender then attempts to ruck over and jackal the ballThe second attacker then comes in and attempts to clear out the defender.

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Counter Bag Sevens - Rugby Dri...

Tell your players the following..... One player will straddle the bag and compete for the ball on the ground. The two remaining players will remove the competing player. The competing player will change sides, and compete for the ball on the opposite side, but the remaining two players need to get there quickly to stop them and remove the competing player again. This sequence repeats until the coach says stop. That's it, let get going. Don't forget to change the players around.

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Mastering the Breakdown: Ruck ...

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Rugby: Clear out drill basics ...

Groups of 3+ Bag Sausage2 player starts on his chest infront of the sausage, another player lines up opposite.When whistle is blown, the first player makes a chop tackle on the bag and rolls out the way. The second defender then then spider carwls over the sausage and clears the incoming bag holder.

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Crocodile Roll Contact Skills ...

2 players minimum Tackle Sausage -Crocodile roll is one technique to repmove threats from a breakdown.<br>most useful for smaller players to move larger ones. <br> -Require control, power, accuracy.<br>Identify if croc roll is the right technique to use. <br>- Target the defenders upperback/lower neck region. <br>- Initate the clear out by big shoulder contact into that area, set feet wide, then bearhug the defender <br>- Use momentum and rotate hips downwards, maintain strong grip and roll palyer off the ball. <br>- Finish movement on top of player and compete for ball.

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Tackle and Bounce Conditioning...

Groups of 3/41 Tackle Sausage.1 Tackle bag. 1. Tackle Bag conditioning.Players align 6m apart, one side with tackle sausage. Work for 1 min constantly tackling and carrying sausage back and forth with partners. 2. Tackle and Roll conditioning. Same as before but introduce roll after making the hit. Roll with bag to escpae collision area. then same as before, pick up the sausage and run.3. Add DefenderA 3rd player is introduced, holding Tackle bag who acts as a attacker clearing out the ruck. The Defender must bounce up and clear the tackle bag player coming over the ball, then same as before. 4. Tackle, Roll, Clear All 4 stages togther now, adding a roll in before clearing out the attakcing player with tackle bag.

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Ground Work Strength - Contact...

2 players Ball One player lies ontop of the other.The coach shouts, N,S,E or W.The Bottom player with the ball then fights to get in the long placment position presenting the ball the direction the coach says.

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Contact Skills Circuit Ruck Cl...

Groups of 2BagsBallsContact conditioning 1. Body height clear out workIn there groups, do contact hits on each shoulder. Stand 2m apart and take turns doing hits against bag2. Crocodile roleOne player lies on top of a tackle sausage (long way round), the group of 4 take turns swapping roles of being tackled and tackler. Focus is the crocodile role.3. Clear out.One player stands over the top of tackle bag competing for the ball. Other player arrives from 2m away to clear out the player, to prevent the threat of stealing the ball.3. Bounce and competePlayers lay either side of the a ball. When whistle goes, both players bounce off the floor, one competes for the ball while the other focuses on clear out or crocodile role.Do 3 sets of 2mins. Repetitive drill.

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Ruck Zone Contact Skills - Rug...

Bags Min 12+ BallThere is a working group of 4 in the middle of 8 differnt bag holders working in 2's. The group of 4 must pick and drive into a difffernt group of bags each rep. The group of 4 work on there contact skills of leg drive and staying on feet, then clear out work. Work for 1 min then swap.

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Rugby: warm up - wrestle - Spo...

players start ontop of eachother.the guy ontop is trying to stop the boy on the bottom gettign up wrestle and by no means let the player on the floor up.

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Conditioned Game - Breakdown T...

30 + players - Teams of 10/13Bibs Balls 1. Shoulders on - low intensityShoulders on contact game on half a pitch, contiton is on the tackler. Tackler must perform a down up after shoulder on contact, immediatly after he/she needs to get into a good body postion to compete at the break down. Attacking team must put 2 people into the breakdown to prevetn threat stealing the ball. 3 teams are working in rotation, to ensure the working team is always active. 2. Same game - increaced intensity (now the defender can steal the ball if can get to it) Attcking team must show urgency to remove the threat at the break down. Defending team must adjust and maintain good body postition at the breakdown.

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Rugby: Ruck clear-out work - S...

tackle sausage Place 2 sausages perpendicular from eachother in a T shape. Have one player line up a couple meters away from the bag. Conditioning drill, the player does reps of clearing the bag, running back to the line, doing a down up and going again.

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Contact Square - Inside Clear ...

<span style=&quot;background-color: transparent;&quot;>Set up a 5mx5m grid<span style=&quot;background-color: transparent;&quot;>Work in fours - two attacker and two defender<span style=&quot;background-color: transparent;&quot;>The ball is fed from a player from the 1st defending player who also holds the tackle pad and will simulate the ‘jackal’ threat player in the 2v2<span style=&quot;background-color: transparent;&quot;>The first attacking player receives the ball and engages the pad holder and passes to the second attacking player<span style=&quot;background-color: transparent;&quot;>The second attacking player engages the second defender (tackler) and bounces out to a weak shoulder<span style=&quot;background-color: transparent;&quot;>The first attacking player (inside clear out) and the 1st defending player (jackler) then try and race to support<span style=&quot;background-color: transparent;&quot;>The inside clear looks to support the attacker and clear out the jackler<br><br><br>

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Rugby: Continuous Ruck Support...

Groups of 4 and two groups of defenders with contact pads. 1 ball per group. The ball carrier drives into the contact pads and presents ball backwards. Player 2 binds on, face to face and secures ball, player 3 binds on the other side to form a front row. All attackers bind together and drive defenders back 2-3 metres. Player 4 takes ball out at back and runs back around cone with players 1-3 in support. Repeat going back the other way until all attackers have practised each role.

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Smash or roll Contact Skills -...

1. Crocodile roll Crocodile roll is one technique to repmove threats from a breakdown.Most useful for smaller players to move larger ones. Require control, power, accuracy.Identify if croc roll is the right technique to use. Target the defenders upperback/lower neck region. Initate the clear out by big shoulder contact into that area, set feet wide, then bearhug the defender Use momentum and rotate hips downwards, maintain strong grip and roll palyer off the ball. Finish movement on top of player and compete for ball. 2. Smash If player is slow to attack ball smash may be the best option.Here clear the defender out the way and remove the threat using normal rucking technique.

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Rugby: Presenting The Ball In ...

A circle must be set up for player/coach to walk around. The players must be in pairs with one been the attacker and the other the defender. Both players start stomach down however the defender is on top of the attacker and must work to stay on top of the attacker. The coach/player walks around the circle shouting ‘set’ at 10-15 second intervals, at the command ‘set’ the attacker must move and present the ball with both balls towards the coach/player.

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Wrestling off the floor | Cont...

This is the first exercise in a series of three that can be put together to form a contact conditioning circuit.Alternatively, this would be a great exercise to include as part of a warm up.<li dir=&quot;ltr&quot;>Your players should work in pairs.<li dir=&quot;ltr&quot;>One player lays with his back on the ground and the other lays across him facing down.<li dir=&quot;ltr&quot;>The player with his back on the ground has to work really hard to get back to his feet against the resistance of his partner.This exercise will develop your players core strength and ability to manipulate the body in order to get back to their feet.This drill is simulating aspects of the game such as having to roll away after making a tackle.

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Jackal at the Tackle - Technique and Confidence Session

Can your players tackle and jackal? Use this session to introduce your players to the jackal and improve their technique in 1v1 and game situations

Defensive Principal: Competing...

Develop some tactical awareness and get your players recognising the value of slowing down the game with a jackal.
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How to tackle and jackal in rugby

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