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Ball Presentation Drills

Ball presentation is how the ball-carrier makes the ball available to a teammate after they have been tackled. The ball presentation videos and drills...

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...

Off Loads Drills

An off load is when a tackled player passes the ball to a teammate before the tackle is completed. Use the 2v1 and tackle bag off load drills and vide...

Ruck Clear Out Drills

A ruck clear out involves players removing their opposition from the ruck to allow a quick pass to be made and avoid turnovers. The ruck and clear out...

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 Vs 1 Ball Retention

category: Ball-Presentation

The ball carrier walks up to the defender and turns away to present the ball to their own team.

The defender should try to turn the ball car...

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 Evasion

category: Agility-Running-Skills

2 players start on opposite end of a 5x5m block

1. On the whistle they run down the line, turn the corner,
2. The player with the b...

2 In 2 Out Kareoka

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• The aim of the drill is to develop speed and agility

2 On 1 Attack And Defence Drill

category: Match-Related

Set a narrow grid to attack. Defenders and attackers begin on the touchline in the centre. Both leave at the same time and run around appointed con...

2 On 1 Attack And Defence Drill

category: Passing

Set a narrow grid to attack. Defenders and attackers begin on the touchline in the centre. Both leave at the same time and run around appointed con...

2 V 1

category: Passing

1. This is a simple 2 v 1.
2. The two players have to get past the one defender without being touched, that's it.
3. The defender wi...

2 V 2 Box

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. Whichever group of 2 is given the ball becomes the attack, and should attack upon receiving the ...

2 Vs 1 - Decision Making

category: Decision-making

Four players per group inside a 10m x 30m Channel. Requires 10 cones and 1 ball.

Two players start outside of the grid with two players insi...

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...

2 X Hit Then Pass

category: Contact-Skills

Set up the practice as shown inside a 30m x 30m Grid.

6 Shields and 1 Ball.

Player 1 carries the ball before passing the ball to play...

2 X Hit Then Pass

category: Off-Loads

Set up the practice as shown inside a 30m x 30m Grid.

6 Shields and 1 Ball.

Player 1 carries the ball before passing the ball to play...

3 'V' 2

category: Passing

1. This is a simple 3 v 2.
2. The three attackers have to get past the two defenders without being touched, that's it.
3. The defend...

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.....

1. This game is about support and ensuring that support is close to the ball carrier.
2. This ...

3 Second Touch - Touch Rugby Variation

category: Warm-Up

3 V Tackle Bag And Body Suit

category: Off-Loads

3 attackers start at the beginning of the grid who will go up against the tackle bag first and then the person in the body suit second; these two s...

3 V Tackle Bag And Body Suit

category: Passing

3 attackers start at the beginning of the grid who will go up against the tackle bag first and then the person in the body suit second; these two s...

3 V Tackle Bag And Body Suit

category: Tackling

3 attackers start at the beginning of the grid who will go up against the tackle bag first and then the person in the body suit second; these two s...

3 Vs 2 - Sprint To Support

category: Decision-making

15m x 35m Grid.

1 Attacker starts on the half way line of the grid, with the other two outside of the grid back to back with two defenders. ...

3 Vs 2 - Support Running

category: Decision-making

3 vs 2 in a grid.

Defenders must stay in position to start.

Once skills progress defenders can move to try and stop attackers either ...

3 Vs 2 - Support Running

category: Match-Related

3 vs 2 in a grid.

Defenders must stay in position to start.

Once skills progress defenders can move to try and stop attackers either ...

360 Roll

category: Ball-Presentation

• The aim of the drill is to develop positive work after the tackle and when would you use a 360’ roll. often a loose tackle or let go.

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 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.....

1. The attack will remain in attack for 5 minutes, you'll then switch over.
2. Normal rules of...

7'S Fitness Handling

category: Sevens

Tell them the following......

1. The ball carrier will run forward with the ball, their partner will go with them in support.
2. Th...

7V7 Touch

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following...

1. We are playing 7's, normal rules apply - except this is touch.
2. Upon getting touched a play...

A Cheeky Little Number

category: Passing

Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......

1. Let's just get the ball moving down the line. Give the playe...

A Cheeky Little Number

category: Sevens

Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......

1. Let's just get the ball moving down the line. Give the playe...

Alignment - Running As A Group

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Working in groups of up to 4, players spaced approximately 4-5 metres apart.

Players jog to the 1st cone then jog backwards to the start line...

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/Defend

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. Players will standing at the midway point of the playing area.
2. Tell each team which dir...

Attacking Footwork And Tackling 2

category: School

• Defender should try and keep shoulders square, close down space and focus on the attackers hips.
• Attacker tries to stop and s...

Attacking Footwork And Tackling

category: School

Grid size is around 5x5m. You can keep changing the size of the grid.

The defender must shadow the attacker as they run towards a con...

Attacking Skills Version 1

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. Players will attack in teams of 2, 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.<...

Ball & Player

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following.....

1. This is all about tackling at chest height.
2. The facing player will advance, they will be ...

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.

• ...

Bank Robbers

category: Warm-Up

• Keep your player briefing, brief! Tell the players the following laws for this exercise.....

1. Players must start the game ...

Beat The Runner

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• Divide your players into groups of five, with one player acting as a running. Each grid will need a runner. The runner starts on the runners ...

Beat The Runner

category: Sevens

• Divide your players into groups of five, with one player acting as a running. Each grid will need a runner. The runner starts on the runners ...

Beat The Runner

category: Warm-Up

• Divide your players into groups of five, with one player acting as a running. Each grid will need a runner. The runner starts on the runners ...

Beating The Ball And Rucking

category: School

• Decision-making in contact.
• The aim is to get the ball carrier beyond the tackler and the support of players making decisions...

Blindside Wing

category: Backs-Moves

Moving the ball along the line this play sees 11 run up behind 10 to support the line and blind side the opposition.

10 plays a pop pass for...

Blindside Wing

category: yBacks-Moves

Moving the ball along the line this play sees 11 run up behind 10 to support the line and blind side the opposition.

10 plays a pop pass for...

Bomb Kick

category: Kicking

• The aim of the drill is to develop the Bomb kick

Box Back

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. Pass the ball around, clockwise.
2. After each circuit of the ball, take one half step back...

Box Kick

category: Kicking

The box kick is a very dangerous tactic for attack and defense.

When attacking it can apply immense pressure on a team by putting the ball b...

Box Kick

category: Practices-for-Juniors

The box kick is a very dangerous tactic for attack and defense.

When attacking it can apply immense pressure on a team by putting the ball b...

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 (...

Broken Defence

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. The attacking group will wait at the top of the training area until the coach calls the number of...

Building Speed Onto The Ball

category: Passing

• The speed of the pass should be reasonable and provide the interceptors with a chance of success.
• Tell the players the following.......

Building Speed Onto The Ball

category: Sevens

• The speed of the pass should be reasonable and provide the interceptors with a chance of success.
• Tell the players the following.......

Building The Contact 2

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...

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...

Building The Loop

category: Passing

Tell your players the following.....

1. One group of 4 players will be in defence.
2. The other two groups of 4 will be in attack, ...

Building The Pass Out Of The Tackle

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. One player will be a ball carrier.
2. The player directly opposite will make a half tackle...

Building The Ruck - One Step At A Time

category: Ruck

Have 3 or more pad holders, this depends on how many rucking units you wish to have and how many players you have at training - but work hard to ke...

Building The Switch Pass

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing short and tell your players the following....

1. 3 attackers line up on the first three cones, the rest fall in...

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...

Bunch

category: Decision-making

Groups of 6

1 ball per group

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

Bungie

category: Lineout

• The aim of the exercise is to develop core activation buy using a bungie to also develop arm strength. This is the activation movement we a...

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...

Clapping Game

category: Passing

Tell your players the following.

1. Lets just get the ball moving clockwise for a while, just to get the ball moving through the hands.

Closed Leg Pass

category: Passing

The aim of the exercise is to develop 1 Step Closed leg pass to encourage the attacker to keep square.

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...

Compete

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. The players on the bags will squeeze the bags together to make removal of the ball hard but not i...

Contact Pop Pass Contact

category: Contact-Skills

• Ball carrier goes forward, hitting in on the shield, turning to pop the call to a support player who passes the ball across the grid into the...

Contact Pop Pass Contact

category: Warm-Up

• Ball carrier goes forward, hitting in on the shield, turning to pop the call to a support player who passes the ball across the grid into the...

Contact Zones

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

Set up:

8 defending players Tackle Suits, one ball carrier and four support players.

Core Work - Swiss Ball

category: Lineout

• The aim of the exercise is to develop core activation buy pulling your core in, this will flatten your back off, at the same time fire your...

Core Work On Floor

category: Lineout

• The aim of the exercise is to develop core activation buy pulling your core in, this will flatten your back off, at the same time fire your...

Counter Attack

category: Sevens

Tell your players to do the following.......

1. The two passing players keep passing the ball until the coach shouts GO.
2. On GO, ...

Crash Through 2 Tackle Bags

category: Tackling

Basic but good warm up drill for matches.

4 cones set up a grid of about 5-10m by 5-10m. 2 defenders with tackle shields start in the centre...

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.

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...

Defence - Swimming In Twos

category: Defensive-Patterns

2 defenders work together to force 5 players to pass and work them towards touch.

The golden rule is for them to keep their spacing even, ens...

Defender - Round And Realign

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. There will be one ball to each group, any player can be the ball carrier.
2. Each group wi...

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.

Defense Into Rucking 2

category: School

• To extend the drill, get the taxes to always back pedal and get them to have to go to the cone they weren't just that. This will aid communic...

Defense Vs Attack Drill

category: School

• The aim is to the defensive situation to keep changing the defence gets used to drifting or pressing.
• The aim of the attack i...

Depth, Fitness, Warming Up

category: Warm-Up

This exercise is all about getting deep lines of support, speed onto the ball, warming up the entire body, and getting fit for rugby - in this one ...

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...

Dislodge The Ball 2V1

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

Set Up

3 players, 1 ball

2 v 1 one player with ball tries to retain possession whilst other 2 work to disl...

Dizzy

category: Passing

1. There will be one ball carrier at any one time.
2. They will run around the circle, passing the ball.
3. The ball must be handled...

Drop Kick

category: Kicking

Can be practiced with all players but specifically for the kickers of the team for start off kicking and tactical point scoring.

1 ball, con...

Dummy Switch Behind (Dsb)

category: Backs-Moves

1. 10 advances with the ball, running slightly inwards.
2. 10 changes the angle of their run, towards the first post.
3. 12 runs acr...

Dynamic Stretching - Pairs Warm Up Routine

category: Warm-Up

1. Seated on floor, feet touching, knees bent, join hands and pull one another forwards and backwards to loosen up lower back.
2. Same pos...

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...

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.

Evasion Skills

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following.....

1. The player on the top of the grid is the defender.
2. The player on the bottom is the attack...

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...

Fan Out And Pass

category: Passing

Keep your player briefing, brief! You may decide to have a demonstration grid.

• On your call, all players fan out to receive a pass.

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.

Find The Space

category: Handling

Players run in any direction in the grid trying to avoid contact by running into space. When the teacher calls stop, all players must be at least ...

Flat Defence

category: Defensive-Patterns

Players line up together along the line of the 1st set of cones.

On the signal of the coach all the players advance to the 3rd set of cones ...

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...

Full Lifts Process

category: Lineout

• The aim of the exercise is to develop unit work, communication and good Technique.

Game - 6 Vs 4

category: Tag-Rugby

Pitch is 20m x 20m. All players wearing Tag Belts

Start the game with a free pass, defenders must start behind the half way line

Atta...

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...

Going To Ground And Rucking

category: Ruck

Two players from the same side run with the ball towards a single defender. When the ball carrier is in front of the defender they should go to the...

Grids

category: Handling

1) Run out (2 steps) turn and pop ball to a support player.

2) Run out (2 steps) turn and let support player take it out of your hands.

...

Guard The Ball

category: Handling

The player with the ball keeps it secured under one of his arms. The opposition player then works hard for ten seconds, trying to reach and get the...

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...

Hit & Defend

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. The defence will first turn and hit the pads.
2. When the attack hears the hit - they can a...

Hit And Spin

category: Ball-Presentation

Two players with shields stand facing the runners on opposite sides of a grid. On the command, the players run into the shield and spins to their ...

Hold Off - 1V1

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

Set Up

2 players, 1 ball

Start with ball carrier with a straight arm onto the chest of the defender.

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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...

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...

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...

Jack Knife

category: Ball-Presentation

• The aim of the drill is to develop positive work after the tackle when held or stuck.

Jump Hurdle, Receive Pass, Sprint

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Good for warm ups and handling the ball under fatigue.

4 or 5 hurdles, cones for variations.

Keep body square on when receiving ball ...

Jump Hurdle, Receive Pass, Sprint

category: Passing

Good for warm ups and handling the ball under fatigue.

4 or 5 hurdles, cones for variations.

Keep body square on when receiving ball ...

Jump Hurdle, Receive Pass, Sprint

category: Warm-Up

Good for warm ups and handling the ball under fatigue.

4 or 5 hurdles, cones for variations.

Keep body square on when receiving ball ...

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...

Keep Going 3/2

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following.....

1. The attackers will start at the base of the grid and attack the first box.
2. The 2 defender...

Keep Going 4/3

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following...

1. The attackers will start at the base of the grid and attack the first box.
2. The 2 defenders...

Keep Passing

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. 3 players start on the right cones.
2. The remaining 3 players will be running, they start ...

Keep The Ball Game

category: Passing

Tell your players the following:

1. One group of two players will be defenders, you might want to give them bibs.
2. The attackers ...

Keep The Ball Game

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following:

1. One group of two players will be defenders, you might want to give them bibs.
2. The attackers ...

Kick And Catch To Self

category: Practices-for-Juniors

1 player with a ball.

Player kicks the ball in the air and catches.

Continue working the drill for 2 minutes.

Player to count ...

Kick And Catch.

category: Agility-Running-Skills

starting on the line, kick (from hands) the ball out 5 meters high into the air.

Run out, keeping eyes on the ball and catch the ball befor...

Kicking Out Of Hands

category: Practices-for-Juniors

1 player with a ball. Ball to be held correctly with the end of the ball pointing in the direction it is to be kicked. Keep eyes on the ball, head dow...

Kicking Over The Void

category: Kicking

Grid: 10 x 20 or 30 (depending on age) with up to 4 balls, depending on age/ability of players.

Players kick from one group to the other. ...

Kicking Square

category: Kicking

Drill to practice short kicks to an attacking player.

Set up a square roughly 10m x 10m, with an even number of players behind each cone (see...

Kicking Switch

category: Passing

3 grids: 10x30

Number of players: (up to 14)

Number of balls: start with 2 (add balls depending on age and ability of players).

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L For Long!

category: Sevens

• What you should have is your players lined up to work within a small L. Give the ball to the last player in the first line of players at the ...

L With Defenders

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 player...

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...

Ladders With Ball Handling

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• The aim of the drill is to develop SAQ and handling the same time.

Lateral - Switch

category: Passing

Tell your players the following.....

1. Players in pairs with a ball between them.
2. The player on the left starts with the ball a...

Lateral - Switch

category: Passing

• Using cones, mark out a training area 15 meters x 10 meters.
• Split your players into groups of 2.
• Allocate 4 groups of 2 to...

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 ...

Leg Drive In The Tackle And Counter Rucking

category: School

• Players work 45 seconds at a time before rotating.
• Play made tackle and drives the pad back. The player then goes on the floo...

Lifting Pods

category: Match-Related

• The aim of the exercise is to develop unit work, communication and good Technique for receiving Kick offs.

Lineout Throw - Heavy Ball

category: Lineout

• The aim of the exercise is to develop core activation buy pulling your core in and at the same time fire your glutes forward and squeeze th...

Lineout: Lift

category: Lineout

Jumper Move dynamically into a position from which you can easily be supported. Maintain a long body shape (brace by squeezing butt cheeks) to ensur...

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 ...

Loop (L1,L2,L3)

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 playe...

M1 (13 Missed, 14 Pop Inside To 15)

category: Backs-Moves

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

M1 (13 Missed, 14 Pop Outside To 15)

category: Backs-Moves

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

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...

Many Hands

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. Each group of two players should have their own ball.
2. While they have a partner, they c...

Many Hands

category: Scrum

Tell your players the following......

1. Each group of two players should have their own ball.
2. While they have a partner, they c...

Maul Rip In A Circle

category: Maul

This is good for upper body strength.

5 or 6 defenders, 1 ball, 2 attackers

Defenders must stand in a circle about 2 metres a...

Maul Rip In A Circle

category: Practices-for-Juniors

This is good for upper body strength.

5 or 6 defenders, 1 ball, 2 attackers

Defenders must stand in a circle about 2 metres 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 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-Goal Game

category: Kicking

Game to practice controlling the ball.

Set up two goals (roughly 2m wide) opposite each other about 5m away (red cones - see digram).

E...

Miss Pass (M1)

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...

Mistakes Cost – Touch Variation

category: Warm-Up

Split your players into two teams, giving one group o...

More Loop

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. The ball carrier (A) runs straight in a line and makes a normal lateral pass to the supporting p...

Narrow - Wide Channel

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Groups of 4

One ball per group

In the narrow channel stand one behind the other, once into the big space- fan out.

Non-Stop Rugby

category: Tag-Rugby

Play 5 v 3.

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...

Number Cruncher

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief! If necessary you might considering having one group quickly demonstrate the exercise to the other players.<...

Off-Loading Box

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. The defender must make a tackle.
2. The primary ball carrier must take the ball into conta...

Offloading Off The Floor

category: Off-Loads

• The aim of the exercise is to develop ball control and offloading off the floor.

One On One Race

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Tell the players: The player in possession of the ball when the coach blows their whistle has to run around the cone at the end of the grid to try ...

One On One Race

category: Sevens

Tell the players: The player in possession of the ball when the coach blows their whistle has to run around the cone at the end of the grid to try ...

One On One Race

category: Warm-Up

Tell the players: The player in possession of the ball when the coach blows their whistle has to run around the cone at the end of the grid to try ...

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 V One

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• Coach calls out a number/colour and that pair of players reacts, have the players decide who is the defender and who is the attack - this sho...

One V One

category: Sevens

• Coach calls out a number/colour and that pair of players reacts, have the players decide who is the defender and who is the attack - this sho...

One V One

category: Warm-Up

• Coach calls out a number/colour and that pair of players reacts, have the players decide who is the defender and who is the attack - this sho...

Open Channel

category: Passing

• Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......

1. Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Gi...

Organisation

category: Decision-making

Groups of three

1 ball per group

Defender can choose any line as a start point.

On the word GO, 2 attackers attempt to sco...

Overhead Catch

category: Sevens

Tell your players to do the following......

1. The first ball carrier will throw the ball high into the air.
2. The runner will cat...

Pass And Control

category: Passing

• Keep you player briefing, brief. Get the players moving and training as soon as possible.
• If you feel it would help, have one group ...

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 Developer

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following......

1. Players should make 10 passes each between the 5 meter and the touch line.
2. When they hav...

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...

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...

Pass To Coach

category: Practices-for-Juniors

6 players in a semi circle facing the coach.

Coach passes the ball to each player in turn to catch the ball, and make a return pass.

...

Pass To Hip Right And Left Side

category: Passing

Good for warm ups and co-ordination, getting used to keeping your body straight on and handling the ball and practicing using your arms to pass the...

Pass Within A Channel

category: Passing

Tell the players the following.....

1. This is simple, just attack from the bottom and top of the grid at pace.
2. There can be two...

Passing Along The Line

category: Passing

Simple hand drill that can be progressed onto many simple backline movements.

1 ball, 4 players, area of 20-30m by 20m

1st player st...

Passing Behind

category: Passing

In partners get your players to move round each other, passing with 1 hand round the "back of their hand".

Passing Box

category: Passing

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

• There should be one group of 4 players between each cone on the four sides of the grid.

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 Circle

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following.....

1. There will be 4 players on the outside of the circle, starting at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'...

Passing Compass

category: Warm-Up

• 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...

Passing In Contact

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief!
• Tell you players the following......

1. Players will attack in groups of 2, so we...

Passing Left To Right

category: Passing

Strong grip, thumbs are out, hold the ball high with fingers pointing to the sky.

Keeping your hips square pass the ball across your body, f...

Passing Reps

category: Sevens

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

1. P2 passes to P1, who passes to P4.
2. As the same time P3 passes ...

Passing Right To Left

category: Passing

Strong grip, thumbs are out, hold the ball high with fingers pointing to the sky.

Keeping your hips square pass the ball across your body, ...

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...

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...

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...

Piston Jumping

category: Lineout

The ball starts with one pod. As they are lifted the jumper is held in the air until the next pod is lifted. When the next pod reaches the top of t...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Progression In Ruck

category: Ruck

In groups of four, the ball carrier runs out, turns and passes the ball to the second player. The first player then becomes a defender. Player 2...

Punt Kicks

category: Kicking

• The aim of the drill is to develop kickers through the gate and keeping square onto the kick.

Quad Stretch

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Pull your top foot toward your buttocks, keeping both knees as close together as possible.

Relax, then repeat with the other leg.

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 Hand And Quick Positioning

category: Passing

4 players work together in a 6x6m grid.

1. Players attack each line of the square, from the inside.
2. Once they get to the 4th man...

Quick Hands Race

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. The two bottom players will be the feeders, they will be positioned by the cones with the balls....

Quick Passing To Space

category: Passing

Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......

1. One of the attacking lines takes the ball.
2. They sim...

Quick Passing To Space

category: Sevens

Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......

1. One of the attacking lines takes the ball.
2. They sim...

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...

Race To Cone - 3 V 2

category: Decision-making

One ball and 6 cones.

15m x 15m.

Setup the practice as shown. The first two players run up to the half way line of the grid and ...

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...

Relay Passing Race

category: Warm-Up

• With each new instruction to players you'll be having a race, lets see which group is the fastest - no cheating!
• Don't spend too muc...

Rolling The Ball Along The Ground.

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Starting on the line, roill the ball out along the ground about 5 meters.

Run out, keeping eyes on the ball, step over the ball in a good s...

Round And Realign

category: Passing

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

1. There will be one ball to each group, any player can be the ball carrier.
2. ...

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...

Round The World

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• Tell your players the following.....

1. The first player picks the ball up at the cone passes the ball to the next player, t...

Round The World

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following.....

1. The first player picks the ball up at the cone passes the ball to the next player, t...

Ruck 5

category: Ruck

Turn before contactControl movement to groundKeep two hands on the ballLook for close supportImmediate ??pop?? to close support player

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...

Rucking Drill

category: School

• Excellent way to develop the different rucking techniques.
• Works concept of leg drive, body positions in contact, ball placem...

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 Baseball

category: Sevens

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.......

1. 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......

1. There will be two players on one side of the middle line of cones, and another group...

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....

1. Each Player will work individually, unless told otherwise.
2. Players can run in any direction: m...

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...

Scrum Half - Shotgun Alley

category: Passing

• Explain to thescrum halfs that they are to attempt to pass the ball at the attackers and attempt to hit them below the shoulders.
• It...

Scrum Half - Shotgun Alley

category: Sevens

• Explain to thescrum halfs that they are to attempt to pass the ball at the attackers and attempt to hit them below the shoulders.
• It...

Scrum Hit

category: Scrum

• The aim of the drill is to develop front row scrum set up and engagement with good positive profiling.

Scrum Profile 1 V 1

category: Scrum

• The aim of the drill is to develop strong positive profiling and to develop core-stability against opposition. 1v1

Scrum Profile Stage 2

category: Scrum

• The aim of the drill is to develop strong positive profiling and to develop core-stability.

Scrummage Terminology.

category: Contact-Skills

Key factors:

Shoulders above hips.

Keep square

Chin off chest

Seated Start - 6 Vs 4

category: Decision-making

Groups of ten with one ball per group

Defenders start bunched sat on the floor

Start attackers spread out (width)

On the word ...

Serious Fun

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following, keeping your player briefing, brief! It's vital to get the players moving as quickly as possible.

...

Short Passing

category: Passing

• Give each training area one ball to start with and tell the players the following......

1. Lets just get the ball moving dow...

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...

Shoulder Stretch.

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Raise both arms up to shoulder height.

Keeping both arms straight, start with arm just forward of shoulders.

Bring both arms back be...

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...

Simple Passing Exercise

category: Passing

• Tell your players the follow.....

1. The first two players at each coach will advance, attacking the cone to their left, in ...

Simple Passing Grid

category: Passing

• Brief your players one what you would like them to do.
• Start the activity by having all players pass the ball around the grid in any...

Single Leg Ladders

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• The aim of the drill is to develop speed and agility.

Single Tap Ladders

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• The aim of the drill is to develop speed and agility.

Smooth Passing - Working In 4S

category: Passing

Four players start to run across the grid passing the ball.

On reaching the far side the wide player gives the ball to the player on the oth...

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...

Soft Hands

category: Passing

• The aim of the drill is to develop players awareness and passing.

Space Invaders

category: Warm-Up

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

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

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...

Spin Passing

category: Passing

• Give each training area one ball to start with and tell the players the following......

1. Lets just get the ball moving dow...

Spiral Kick

category: Kicking

• The aim of the drill is to develop the spiral kick.

Standing And Passing - Variation

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief!
• Tell your players the folloiwng.........
  1. Players should be moving, staying around 5 meters...

Standing And Passing

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief!
• Tell your players the folloiwng.........

1. Players should be 5m apart.
2. ...

Standing Throws

category: Lineout

• The aim of the exercise is to warm up and activate the core to develop accuracy of the throw with a partner 10m - 15m

Static Lineout Lift

category: Lineout

• The aim of the exercise is to develop unit work, communication and good Technique.

Staying Alive

category: Passing

Tell your players the following...

1. The first player runs into the grid, the ball carrier.
2. They attack the inner square.
...

Support Gauntlet

category: Decision-making

Drill to practice decision making.

Set up a grid 10m wide and 35m long with cones at the start (yellow), 5m (orange), 15m (blue), 30m (red) a...

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 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 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...

Tackle Practice - 1V1

category: Tackling

Close down the space quickly, make yourself big.

Keep moving forward with short steps, stay balanced, take contact, grip tight.

Tackle Practice

category: Tackling

Teams of 3 one team with ball.

Start with both teams on their own goal line.
Team with ball attempts to score
Defending team allowed...

Tackling 2

category: Tackling

Close down space quickly, make yourself big, keep moving forward with short steps, stay balanced, take contact, grip tight.

Tackling Technique 1 V 1

category: Tackling

• The aim of the drill is to develop tackle technique leading into contact.

Tackling Technique Reaction

category: Tackling

• The aim of the drill is to develop good tackle technique from both sides, Left and Right under pressure

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 Throws

category: Lineout

• The aim of the exercise is to develop accuracy of the throw using a target at different distances. 5m - 10m - 15m

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.

Ten Passes Then...

category: Handling

• Keep your player briefing, brief!
• Tell your players the folloiwng.........
  1. Players should be moving, staying around 5 meters...

Ten Passes Then...

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief!
• Tell your players the folloiwng.........
  1. Players should be moving, staying around 5 meters...

The Dropkick

category: Kicking

Players dropkick the ball, aiming to land the ball inside the area and then follow their kick. They then pick up the ball, run around the cone and ...

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...

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...

Three Blind Mice - Tag Warm-Up

category: Warm-Up

• Tell the players that one group is the Mice and that mice have tails, their tags. The other group is not happy with the Mice, they are the Fa...

Three Grids - Passing Alignment

category: School

Set up one small grid (5x5m), one medium grid (10x10m) and one large area (15x15m). Players work in groups of 3 with one ball.

Coach shouts ...

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.
• ...

Throw And Catch.

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Starting on the line, throw the ball out 5 meters high into the air.

Run out, keeping eyes on the ball and catch the ball before it reaches...

Throw On Knees

category: Lineout

• The aim of the exercise is to develop core activation buy pulling your core in and at the same time fire your glutes forward and squeeze th...

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 ...

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...

Tracking Hit

category: Tackling

Tracking hit (2 x 10 minutes in split groups)

Set up

3 different colour cones on the gain line. 2m spacing (set up 3-4 are...

Traffic Lights Game

category: Passing

• Brief your players one what you would like the to do by telling them the following....

1. One of the players will stand outs...

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 ...

Tri-Attack

category: Passing

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

1. The first line of attackers move forward, passing the ball down the line.
2. ...

Two Man Piggy In The Middle

category: Passing

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

1. Two players will be defenders, it's their job to try and intercept the ball.
<...

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...

Vision

category: Sevens

• The two players in the middle of the circle will be defenders, it is their job to try and intercept the ball that is being passed, or to bloc...

Watch The Player

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Two players jog between three cones, set out at an equal distance, starting in the middle before jogging back and forth between the other two pairs...

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.

1. The blue players att...

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,...

Z Drop Kick

category: Kicking

Hold ball nearly vertical with bottom hand, with top hand steadying rather than holding Keep head over the ball during run upDrop the ball, do not th...

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Handling Refresher

Are you ready to handle the new season? - Improving their passing, catching and ball carrying skills

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...

Improving Attacking Kicking, Catching and Chasing

Improve your team's ability to attack from a kick with this kicking and catching games session - covering 3 key areas of your team's game

Attack, attack, attack: Finding space and exploiting it

Improve how your team exploit mis-matches in the opposition's defence to get them creating more try-scoring opportunities with this attacking skills s...

Rugby Fitness Drills and Games

Strike the perfect balance between fitness and rugby drills in this challenging session, using fun games and fitness drills to get players looking for...

Phase Play and Continuity

Continue your play and get your team working as an unit, with this session!

Handling and Passing - working under pressure

Fast hands and a cool head will be needed in this physically testing pressure passing session - are your players up to the challenge?

Effective Counter Attacking - Options after a Turnover

Can your team counter quickly? A speedy attack after a turnover is a great way for your team to score as the opposition will be out of position

Maintaining Possession

Maintain possession and go forward with confidence, with this attacking session

Kicking fun for beginners - Perfecting the Kick

Bring back fun to your training! Teach your U10-U14s to kick intelligently from the hand. With fun games that work on your players' grubber, punt and ...

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Break into 3sSet up grids of 5m wide x 10m deep2 Attacker starts on the half way line of the grid, back to back with one defender. On the command the ...

Station 1 - Target Practice

Set up 4 different colored cones different distnces away from a laungry hamper in the middle.Have players begin at the cone which is closest to the la...

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Simple keep ball, by passing and moving and making 10 successful passes without dropping the ball. The ball turns over after 10 passess or...

supportplay

draw the defender away, pass on the support player, support comes out of depth and behind the ballcarrierattack on speedcome out of depthcome from beh...

Back right

Kick the ball into the back right coner and keep the ball inside.

Offload 4 vs 2

4 vs 2 with support delayed.Ball carrier has to decide to play and offload or a simple breakdowns according to the time and run line direction of the ...

Contact Warm Up2 x Hit then pass

Set up the practice as shown inside a 30m x 30m Grid.6 Shields and 1 Ball.Player 1 carries the ball before passing the ball to player 2 who bursts thr...

Autosave 25012821

Similar to week 4 session. This time the student helpers will change position when passing (via wraparound, switch moves etc), and instead of the play...

Drop Off Touch

Whole (Drop Off Touch)Part (Open Channel Passing)-Whole PartUsing cones, mark out a box - measuring about 15 meters x 20 meters.between the top two co...

Autosave 70964302

Swap directions if the two balls get close together.Try keep it moving without creating too much confusion.