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Ball Tag

category: Warm-Up

Rugby Ball Tag 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 righ...

Beat The Defence

category: Passing

Rugby Beat the defence Passing Offensive players (blue), line out in one deep line while the defence (red) line up opposite in a straight line, sligh...

Wave After Wave

category: Warm-Up

Rugby Wave After Wave Warm Up The front line of players run towards the other side of the grid while passing the ball down the line. When the last pl...

Up And Down The Line

category: Passing

Rugby League Up and down the line Passing 1) Run out to far cone and back - 1/2 pace - no forward passes. 2) Run out to second cone - easy out - 3/4 ...

Target 3:15

category: Warm-Up

Rugby Target 3:15 Warm Up Tell the players that they have to run and hit every line on the pitch, but before proceeding to the next line they need to...

Beat The Runner

category: Warm-Up

Rugby Beat The Runner Warm Up Divide your players into groups of five, with one player acting as a running. Each grid will need a runner. The runner ...

Continuous Passing Onto Cones

category: Warm-Up

Rugby Continuous passing onto cones Warm Up Players line up at least 2 or 3 behind a cone. The ball starts at one end with the player running up to t...

1St Man At The Ruck

category: Contact-Skills

• Ball.
• Groups of 3+

• 2 attackers line up infront of a defender.
• The 1st attackers takes the ball into con...

1St Man At The Ruck

category: Ruck

• Ball.
• Groups of 3+

• 2 attackers line up infront of a defender.
• The 1st attackers takes the ball into con...

1St Man At The Ruck

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

• Ball.
• Groups of 3+

• 2 attackers line up infront of a defender.
• The 1st attackers takes the ball into con...

1V1 Competitive Warm Up

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• 1 vs 1 in a small pitch

• All players line up ...

1V1 Competitive Warm Up

category: Warm-Up

• 1 vs 1 in a small pitch

• All players line up ...

1V1 Tackle Grid

category: Contact-Skills

• Small playing area, for 1 v 1 tackling.
• Players line up in two lines adjacent to the coned area.
• Coach shouts go and the front...

1V1 Tackle Grid

category: Tackling

• Small playing area, for 1 v 1 tackling.
• Players line up in two lines adjacent to the coned area.
• Coach shouts go and the front...

2 V 1 Into 3 V 2

category: Decision-making

Drill to improve short space and wide space overlap play.

Set up a grid 15m wide, split into a 5m channel and a 10m channel, and 10m long (se...

2V1 Relay

category: Decision-making

• One set of cones set wide, another set narrow opposite.
• Ball

• Players line up opposite each o...

2V1 Relay

category: Handling

• One set of cones set wide, another set narrow opposite.
• Ball

• Players line up opposite each o...

2V2 Tackle And Clear Out

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

• 2 on 2 tackling and clear out game.
• Players line up in two lines, adjacent to the coned gameplay area.
• The coach stands opposi...

2V2 Tackle And Clear Out

category: Tackling

• 2 on 2 tackling and clear out game.
• Players line up in two lines, adjacent to the coned gameplay area.
• The coach stands opposi...

3 Man Tackle Grid.

category: Defensive-Patterns

• Groups of 12+
• Bibs
• Balls
• Cones

Get all players ot get into teams of 3.

Select one of the...

3 Man Tackle Grid.

category: Tackling

• Groups of 12+
• Bibs
• Balls
• Cones

Get all players ot get into teams of 3.

Select one of the...

3 V 1 Grid

category: Catching

• 6x6m Grid
• Ball

• Players line up in 3s opposite sides of the grid.
• Simply pass the ball along...

3 V 1 Grid

category: Handling

• 6x6m Grid
• Ball

• Players line up in 3s opposite sides of the grid.
• Simply pass the ball along...

3 V 1 Grid

category: Passing

• 6x6m Grid
• Ball

• Players line up in 3s opposite sides of the grid.
• Simply pass the ball along...

3 V 2 Fixing Defenders

category: Passing

• This is a backs moves passing exercise, aimed at drawing and fixing up a defender, to give a supporting teammate more space and take the defen...

4V2 Attacking Grid

category: Handling

• Groups 18
• Balls
• Cones

Groups of 4 line up on all sides of the square.

2 defenders tand in the middle o...

4V3-Realign

category: Tackling

• 4 sausages
• 4 Bags

• The sausages and bags are lined up alternately in a line.
• 8 defenders start lin...

4V3-Realign

category: Tackling

• 4 sausages
• 4 Bags

• The sausages and bags are lined up alternately in a line.
• 8 defenders start lin...

4V3-Realign

category: Tackling

• 4 sausages
• 4 Bags

• The sausages and bags are lined up alternately in a line.
• 8 defenders start lin...

Attack From Turnover

category: Match-Related

• 2 Teams
• Ball
• Tackle Bags

3 Tackle bags are in a break down formation. With one player from the o...

Beat The Defence

category: Handling

Offensive players (blue), line out in one deep line while the defence (red) line up opposite in a straight line, slightly inside player from the pl...

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...

Blitz Defence

category: Defensive-Patterns

WHY?

Put pressure on attacking side.

Force ball back inside.

More numbers in defence than attackers....

Box Agility Running

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Players line up in two groups on the first cone. On GO, the first players side step to the second cone, go around it and run backwards to cone thr...

Breakdown Technical Work

category: Contact-Skills

• tackle sausage

Place 2 sausages perpendicular from eachother in a T shape.

Have one player line up a couple mete...

Breakdown Technical Work

category: Ruck

• tackle sausage

Place 2 sausages perpendicular from eachother in a T shape.

Have one player line up a couple mete...

Breakdown Technical Work

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

• tackle sausage

Place 2 sausages perpendicular from eachother in a T shape.

Have one player line up a couple mete...

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...

Competitive Sidestep Drill

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• Two players are competing to manoeuver around the sticks or cones and get over the line.

Competitive Sidestep Drill

category: Warm-Up

• Two players are competing to manoeuver around the sticks or cones and get over the line.

Continuous Passing Off The Floor 1

category: Passing

Set up a square with cones, making one side of the square with two gates of cones.

Get the players to line up evenly behind the two ind...

Continuous Passing Off The Floor 2

category: Passing

Set up a rectangle of cones (10x5) with two gates of cones of a different colour 2m in front of cones on opposite sides of the rectangle (See diagr...

Continuous Passing Onto Cones

category: Passing

Players line up at least 2 or 3 behind a cone.

1. The ball starts at one end with the player running up to the cone in front of him and...

Corner Line Tag

category: Tag-Rugby

The aim is that when the coach signals the start the defending players will spread across to the other side of the field quickly and defend the ent...

Defensive Systems - Structure Progression.

category: Defensive-Patterns

1. Defensive Organisation

4 Defenders line up on the the cones.

When coach goes to pass the ball, when han...

Depth And Quick Hands

category: Handling

• Highlights the importance of attacking from depth and letting the ball do the work in attack.
• Team of four attackers versus three defe...

Double Tackle Technique

category: Tackling

• Groups of 6.
• Tackle Suits.
• Ball

1. 1 v 2 - Shoulders on

1 attacker must run in ...

Fixing Defenders - Handling Challenge

category: Handling

• Groups 16+
• Cones

Attackers and defender line up at the start of the grid.

The grid is 3 chanels al...

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 ...

Forward Sprints / Backward Sprints.

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Set-up drill area as shown.

Players line up at the start.

All players run forward 20 meters (2 sets of cones) in a tight straight line.

P...

Handling - The Well Weighted Pass

category: Handling

Players line up on the left hand side of each gate and they start in a line, 5m down from the first gate.

• The player on the left start...

Introduction To Defensive Systems

category: Defensive-Patterns

• Groups of 10+
• 3 Bags
• balls
• Cones

1. With bags

3 Attckers with b...

Introduction To Defensive Systems

category: Tackling

• Groups of 10+
• 3 Bags
• balls
• Cones

1. With bags

3 Attckers with b...

Jackal Race And Clearout

category: Contact-Skills

• Sausage
• 3+
• Ball

• Players stand 3m away from ball and sausage.
• Players line up ...

Long Passing Accuracy

category: Passing

• Players line up single fine in two lines.

• Tw...

Miss 2 And Overlap

category: Backs-Moves

Working on basic hands this play sees your line passing the ball, missing out 11 and passing to 15 as they join to support the line.

So pass...

Miss 2 And Overlap

category: yBacks-Moves

Working on basic hands this play sees your line passing the ball, missing out 11 and passing to 15 as they join to support the line.

So pass...

Offloading Technique

category: Catching

• Ball
• Groups of 3+

• 2 attackers line up opposite a defender.
• The defender makes a low ...

Offloading Technique

category: Handling

• Ball
• Groups of 3+

• 2 attackers line up opposite a defender.
• The defender makes a low ...

Offloading Technique

category: Handling

• Ball
• Groups of 3+

• 2 attackers line up opposite a defender.
• The defender makes a low ...

Offloading Technique

category: Off-Loads

• Ball
• Groups of 3+

• 2 attackers line up opposite a defender.
• The defender makes a low ...

Offloading Technique

category: Off-Loads

• Ball
• Groups of 3+

• 2 attackers line up opposite a defender.
• The defender makes a low ...

Out The Back Passing

category: Decision-making

• Groups of 6+
• Ball

3 Attackers line up opposite 2 defenders.

The ball carrier takes the ball hard up to t...

Passing Ballrush

category: Tag-Rugby

This game is designed to introduce passing at moving targets on the run.

• Set up a field approximately 15m long x 10m wide. (relative t...

Passing Grid-Under Pressure

category: Handling

• Groups of 12+
• Balls
• Cones

4 defenders lineup in a passing grid, that has laid out 2 red cones and 2 bl...

Passing Technique

category: Handling

• Groups of 4
• Balls
• Tackle bags/sausages
• Cones.

3 players line up opposite 3 bags la...

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...

Pod Movement Game

category: Lineout

• Lineout pod of three players line up.

• Player...

Positioning, Passing And Supporting During Turnovers

category: Agility-Running-Skills

5 players in a group line up within touching distance of one another, and stand facing the coach who has a ball in his hand.

The coach then ...

Positioning, Passing And Supporting During Turnovers

category: Passing

5 players in a group line up within touching distance of one another, and stand facing the coach who has a ball in his hand.

The coach then ...

Progression Drift Defence

category: Defensive-Patterns

• groups of 8 +.
• Cones
• Balls.
• Bibs

1. 1v1 in 5mx5m Grid.

Play...

Quick Ball From Slow Ball

category: Contact-Skills

• Bags
• Balls

2 attackers line up opposite 2 defenders with bosh bags.

The coach delivers a ball into the a...

Quick Ball From Slow Ball

category: Contact-Skills

• Bags
• Balls

2 attackers line up opposite 2 defenders with bosh bags.

The coach delivers a ball into the a...

Quick Ball From Slow Ball

category: Match-Related

• Bags
• Balls

2 attackers line up opposite 2 defenders with bosh bags.

The coach delivers a ball into the a...

React, Run And Defend

category: Decision-making

Defenders and attackers line up outside the coned area in lines of five.

The coach will call out two numbers, the first refers to how many a...

Round The Back

category: Practices-for-Juniors

3 players line up in a coned area each with a ball.

They run out in a straight line to the opposite end of the area, moving the ball around ...

Ruck Clear-Out Work

category: Contact-Skills

• tackle sausage

Place 2 sausages perpendicular from eachother in a T shape.

Have one player line up a couple mete...

Ruck Clear-Out Work

category: Ruck

• tackle sausage

Place 2 sausages perpendicular from eachother in a T shape.

Have one player line up a couple mete...

Ruck Clear-Out Work

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

• tackle sausage

Place 2 sausages perpendicular from eachother in a T shape.

Have one player line up a couple mete...

Rucking Body Position

category: Ruck

• Players split into pairs and line up in as many lines as you require

Rucking Body Position

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

• Players split into pairs and line up in as many lines as you require

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...

Run And Touchdown

category: Practices-for-Juniors

6 players line up in a coned area each with a ball.

Players run out to score a try at the opposite end, and then return with the ball and pa...

Run, Re-Align & Tackle

category: Defensive-Patterns

• 4 sausages
• 4 Bags
• The sausages and bags are lined up alternately in a line.
• 8 defenders start lined up outside o...

Run, Re-Align & Tackle

category: Tackling

• 4 sausages
• 4 Bags
• The sausages and bags are lined up alternately in a line.
• 8 defenders start lined up outside o...

Running From Depth

category: Agility-Running-Skills

No of players: 4 per grid, max. 20.
Balls per group: 1.
Markers: 4
Grid size: 10x10.

4 players line up behind each other. Front play...

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...

Speed Pass Challenge

category: Catching

• Groups of 8
• Ball
• Cones

2 sets of 4 players line up back to back.

Cones are places 3m apart and 3 in fo...

Speed Pass Challenge

category: Handling

• Groups of 8
• Ball
• Cones

2 sets of 4 players line up back to back.

Cones are places 3m apart and 3 in fo...

Speed Pass Challenge

category: Passing

• Groups of 8
• Ball
• Cones

2 sets of 4 players line up back to back.

Cones are places 3m apart and 3 in fo...

Staying Square And Fixing Defenders

category: Handling

• Groups of 6+
• Balls
• Sausages/Bags
• Cones

Players line up opposite the trinagle of cones set up o...

Straight Running And Passing

category: Agility-Running-Skills

3 players line up in a straight line, approximately 10m apart, each standing opposite an agility pole.

1. The ball is passed by a scrumha...

Switch Into Space

category: Match-Related

Set your players up so they are in groups of 6, with 3 forwards and 3 backs.

Line up the 3 backs to protect 2 try lines (marked by red cones)...

Switch Over Attack

category: Passing

Drill to practice attacking organisational skills

Set up a grid roughly 20m wide and 20m long, with different coloured cones at one end and 5...

Tackle Head Safety Technique

category: Tackling

• Groups of 2
• Tackle Bags
• Cones

1. Warm up light contact

Players line up opposite...

Tackle Progression 1V1

category: Tackling

1. Tracking

Create a V shaoped conned area.

Defender at one end, attacker at the other end.

At...

Tackle, Bounce, Compete

category: Contact-Skills

• Sausage
• Cones

After you have completed the bounce motion, you can bounce and fire.

Fire - is by any mean...

Tackle, Bounce, Compete

category: Ruck

• Sausage
• Cones

After you have completed the bounce motion, you can bounce and fire.

Fire - is by any mean...

Tackle, Bounce, Jackal, Fire Drill

category: Contact-Skills

• 4 players +
• cones
• ball.

Cones laid out on 5m chanel other 10 chanel.

3 Players line ...

Tackle, Bounce, Jackal, Fire Drill

category: Ruck

• 4 players +
• cones
• ball.

Cones laid out on 5m chanel other 10 chanel.

3 Players line ...

Touchdown Relay

category: Practices-for-Juniors

5 players all with a ball line up along a coned area.

They run out and touch the ball down halfway, leaving the ball on the ground.

T...

Turnover Ball - Creating Depth And Getting Width

category: Passing

5 players in a group, line up within touching distance of one another, facing the coach who has a ball in his hand.

The coach then calls &quo...

Rugby's greatest lineout moves!

A Montage showcasing some of the greatest lineout moves in the game of rugby! Tweet me video requests - https://twitter.com/ADF0110 Any enquiries?

Gregor townsend discusses the starting line-up for the rugby world cup | the big tackle

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U14's girls teamwork

Kicking for space drill

U10s organisation in defence. How to improve?

Shortened lineup. Where should my forwards position themselves...?

how to keep a defensive line for u7+u8

Are there any drills to encourage my 3/4s to return to midfield quickly?

Forward penalty moves

What drill can I use to get U8s to retreat to an onside?

My number 10 has a habit of running across on first?

Drill to help to teach backs how to check their line?

Draw Pass

Set up 20m x 20m gridwith 3 joeys placed in a diagonal line across the grid.have 4 players line up on the bottom line. line the first 3 in front of th...

Wrap

place three cones 5 metres apart.place three other cones in line with the first three but ten metres from them. players line up at each cone. either p...

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...

Igloo

During an attacking scrum somewhere close to the middle of the pitch, our attacking back line should line up left, leaving the right side of the field...

Catch On The Go

This is a simple run and catch drill. Players will line up behind the 2 cones and await for the coach's instructions.The aim of this drill is for ...

Wrap around X drill

The players will line up evenly behind the starting cones. The players will run to the opposite corner of the field and pass the ball to the other pla...

Simple Passes

Players line up along line of ones, opposite another player.The ball is passed back and forward between the two players. Players stand side on to targ...

Running Channels

players get in groups of 5 or 6 and line up next to each other in their groups with one player per each channel and one player as the dummy halfthe fi...

Improving the Jump

Getting the rhythem of the jump and how to move forwards and backwards and jumping.1. Choose a line to practice on and set up different coloured gates...

Switch

place three cones 5 metres apart.place three other cones in line with the first three but ten metres from them.players line up at each cone. the playe...