Backs Moves Drills
There are seven backs in a team, with the rugby position numbers 9-15. As the name suggests they are positioned behind the forwards, and include the S...
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Catching Drills
Catching is how the player takes control of the ball with their hands from a pass, kick or lineout. The catching videos and drills below will boost yo...
Contact Skills Drills
A major part of rugby involves two or more players making physical contact with each other. Contact normally takes place during a tackle, lineout, scr...
Kicking Drills
Use the kicking drills and videos below to develop your players' accuracy, technique, tactical awareness and skills so they know the right kick to use...
Lineout Drills
A lineout is used to restart play, when the ball has left the field of play. Unless your team has "kicked for touch" when awarded a penalty the "throw...
Maul Drills
A maul is similar to a ruck but occurs when the ball is held up off the floor (in a player's hand). The maul drills, videos and mini games below will ...
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...
Scrum Drills
A scrum involves eight players from each side locking heads with the opposition. It is a way of restarting play after the ball has gone out to touch, ...
Drills
Line Speed
category: Sevens
Rugby Line Speed Sevens Tell the players the following.... Players will advance as a line, and as one hit the pads. The pads can also advance as a li...
2 Vs 2 (Out - In Support Line)
category: Decision-making
Rugby 2 vs 2 (out - in support line) Decision making This is a basic 2 v 2 drill to allow players to progress from a simple 2 v 1. In a channel no wi...
Passing Along The Line
category: Passing
Rugby Passing Along The Line Passing Simple hand drill that can be progressed onto many simple backline movements. 1 ball, 4 players, area of 20-30m ...
Support Lines
category: Decision-making
Rugby Support Lines Decision making The aim of the drill is to develop players understanding of support lines.
Simple Back Line
category: yBacks-Moves
Rugby Simple Back Line yBacks Moves Simple demonstration of a standard back line 9 10 12 13 15 14.
Corner Line Tag
category: Tag-Rugby
Rugby Corner line Tag Tag Rugby The aim is that when the coach signals the start the defending players will spread across to the other side of the fi...
2 Vs 2 (In - Out Line)
category: Decision-making
Rugby 2 vs 2 (in - out line) Decision making In a channel no wider than 10m, two attackers have 5 attempts to score a try on the red cones. The attac...
Lineout: Throw
category: Lineout
Rugby Lineout: throw Lineout Players will need to ensure their throw is accurate and timed right to ensure success. Although any players can take the...
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 Evasion
category: Agility-Running-Skills
2 players start on opposite end of a 5x5m block
- On the whistle they run down the line, turn the corner,
- The player with the b...
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 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 Drawing The Defender
category: Decision-making
- One attacking team and one defending team.
- Exercise focused on decision making when in a 2 v 1 situation.
- Each team lines up e...
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...
2 V 2 (Switch)
category: Decision-making
This is a basic 2 v 2 drill to allow players to progress from a simple 2 v 1. In a channel no wider than 10m, 2 attackers have 5 attempts to score ...
2 V 2 Box
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
- 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 1 - With Running Support
category: Off-Loads
The lead attacker runs at straight at defender.
Attacks runs into space, either on the left or the right, takes the tackle and then off-load...
2 Vs 1 Gauntlet
category: Decision-making
Set up two 1m wide gates of cones (green and red) either side of a feeder, with a line of attackers opposite (5m away). Have a number of defenders ...
2 Vs 2 (Loop And Step Inside)
category: Decision-making
This is a basic 2 vs 2 drill to allow players to progress from a simple 2 v 1.
In a channel no wider than 10m, 2 attackers have 5 attempts t...
2 Vs 2 (Quick Scissor)
category: Decision-making
This is a basic 2 v 2 drill to allow players to progress from a simple 2 v 1. In a channel no wider than 10m, 2 attackers have 5 attempts to score...
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...
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 Pass
category: Practices-for-Juniors
4 cones in a square area.
7 players.
2 players on cone A & B with 1 player (the worker) in between the cones, and 1 player each o...
3 Man Tackle Grid.
category: Defensive-Patterns
- Groups of 12+
- Bibs
- Balls
- Cones
Get all players ot get into teams of 3.
3 Man Tackle Grid.
category: Tackling
- Groups of 12+
- Bibs
- Balls
- Cones
Get all players ot get into teams of 3.
3 On 1 Attack And Defence Drill
category: Match-Related
Set a grid to attack. Defenders and attackers begin on the touchline in the centre. Both leave at the same time and run around appointed cones, bal...
3 On 1 Attack And Defence Drill
category: Passing
Set a grid to attack. Defenders and attackers begin on the touchline in the centre. Both leave at the same time and run around appointed cones, bal...
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 Pod Lineout Lifting - Off The Top
category: Lineout
- Aim is to work on the lift and hold, and the accuracy of pass from the top
- 3 pods of 3 men stand in a triangle, 3m away from eachother.&n...
3 Second 3 Player Touch
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
- This game is about support and ensuring that support is close to the ball carrier.
- This ...
3 Touch Kick
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...
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...
3 V 2 Reverse Drill
category: Passing
Drill to practice 3 v 2 attacking scenarios.
Set up a channel 20m long and 15m wide with cones every 10m along the length (red, yellow, green...
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-Kick Warmup
category: Kicking
Drill to warm up/practice different types of kick.
Players form two lines in the 15m channels with all the balls starting on one side.
...
3V2 Multiple Channel
category: Handling
- Cones
- Ball
- 3 channels of different widths are lined up next to eachother
- 3 attackers and 2 defender run...
3V2 Passing Channel
category: Passing
- This is a 3 v 2 attack v defence situation where the attacking team must make passing decisions to get past the defenders and 'score a try'.
3V2
category: School
Set up two lines of 3 cones, about 10 meters apart, with players on each of the three cones. On the coach's whistle players play out a 3v2 (always ...
4 Vs 1 Vs 1
category: Decision-making
Players work in groups of six, with 1 ball per group and set up in the following way:
4 attackers vs 1 defender (between the first cones) an...
4V1V1 Down The Line
category: Decision-making
Attackers (red players) work down the channel in 4s, working the runners left and right to create space.
Defenders are only allowed to 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 Passing Channel
category: Passing
- This is a 4 v 3 overload drill in favour of the attackers
- The area is set out, with four attackers spread out across the back line, th...
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...
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...
7 V 3
category: Decision-making
7V7 Touch
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following...
- We are playing 7's, normal rules apply - except this is touch.
- Upon getting touched a play...
8 Vs 3 Game
category: Match-Related
8 players are lined up just outside the 22 metre line, with 3 defenders starting under the posts with the ball.
One of the defenders kicks ...
A Cheeky Little Number
category: Passing
Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......
- 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......
- Let's just get the ball moving down the line. Give the playe...
Agility And Balance Race
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Set out a course of cones in pairs, with two pairs of cones at the front and back of the course - two cones go in the middle of the front and back ...
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...
Alpha
category: Backs-Moves
- 10 is the ball carrier, advancing forward, before cutting in as shown in the diagram.
- Both 12 and 13 advance, then change direction ...
Alpha
category: yBacks-Moves
- 10 is the ball carrier, advancing forward, before cutting in as shown in the diagram.
- Both 12 and 13 advance, then change direction ...
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 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...
Attack Until Youre Tackled
category: Off-Loads
Playing area of 25m in length - adjust width to suit numbers- equal numbers in both teams
Full LEG tackles ONLY - ball carrier when tackled ...
Attack, Turnover Ball And Decision Making In Attack
category: School
- The game is to avoid contact, make sure the pads are not in a straight line to begin with. Attackers don't wait for defence to get organized...
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 Kick On The Move
category: Kicking
Practice short kicks while attacking forward (not standing still).
The attackers are aiming to land their kick in the target area (yellow con...
Attacking Lines: Unders And Overs
category: Passing
- Attackers react to the defensive line in a 3 v 2 situation
- If defence is compressed - overs - an outside line should be exploited. Can...
Avoid The Tackler In A Line
category: Practices-for-Juniors
5 players and 1 ball.
4 players in a staggered line in a coned area with 1 player in the middle as the tackler.
Backs Move - Rangi
category: Backs-Moves
- Use the diagram to highlight suggested starting positions.
- 10 is the ball carrier, advancing forward, before cutting in as shown in th...
Backs Move: Dsm (Dummy Switch Miss)
category: Backs-Moves
- 1st reciver runs a dummy switch with the 12.
- 15 runs an under and out line of the back of the 13.
- The 10 now has an option ...
Backsmove - Slice
category: Backs-Moves
- Essentially 12+13 swap places.
- This will make their opposite track them
- The 13 runs an out and in hardline.
-The 12 r...
Ball & Player
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following.....
- This is all about tackling at chest height.
- The facing player will advance, they will be ...
Ball Presentation On Tackle Pop
category: Ball-Presentation
- Groups of 3.
- Ball
One player performs a tackle on his knees.
The ball carrier works to manage the contact are...
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.
- ...
Baseball
category: Kicking
Set up a pitch area (green cones) based on the age of the players (depending on how far they can kick) with fielders spread out around the pitch. (...
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...
Beat The Defence
category: Passing
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...
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 Opponent.
category: Decision-making
Behind The Posts
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.......
- One team of 7 will be in attack, the attack should start behind the 22 meter line and they will...
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...
Box Kicking Practice
category: Kicking
- Game for scrum halves to practice their box kicking skills.
- Set out a coned, rectangular/square area between the 22 and the 10 metre l...
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: 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...
Breakdown Touch
category: Contact-Skills
- 2 teams.
- Half pitch
- Ball
- A normal game of touch, however with conditions.
- When a...
Building 8 Man Scrum
category: Scrum
Front row
- Setting the front row is the building blocks for a scrum.
- The 3 players (Prop, Hooker, Prop) should stand in a line fa...
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 Defence 1
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.........
- The coach will call a number e.g. 1.
- That attacking group must attack, aiming to sco...
Building The Defence 2 - Turnover The Ball
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.........
- The coach will call a number e.g. 1.
- That attacking group must attack, aiming to sco...
Building The Loop
category: Passing
Tell your players the following.....
- One group of 4 players will be in defence.
- The other two groups of 4 will be in attack, ...
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....
- 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
Capture And Escape - Evasion And Tackling Game
category: Match-Related
Set up a wide pitch, with cones on the half way line plus an extra box on two opposite corners. These corner boxes are the prisons for tackled/tagg...
Capture And Escape - Evasion And Tackling Game
category: Tackling
Set up a wide pitch, with cones on the half way line plus an extra box on two opposite corners. These corner boxes are the prisons for tackled/tagg...
Catch Me If You Can
category: Tag-Rugby
Up to 10 in a group. Each player should have a tag belt.
Each player partners up with someone and then stand side by side.
On the co...
Catching A High Ball
category: Catching
Call for the ball!
Head and eyes up looking at the ball, get in line with the ball.
Quickly move to the ball's 'drop zone'
Adj...
Chain Reaction - Progression
category: Tag-Rugby
In the first channel, players pass the ball across the line in a chain. After the first pass, the player t...
Chain Reaction
category: Tag-Rugby
Players 1 starts standing with the ball. Player 2 starts on one knee. Player 3 starts o...
Chanel Fix - Handling Drill
category: Passing
- Groups 5
- Balls
- Cones
- Sausages.
1. Chanel Fix
- Attack sausages lined...
Channel Ball
category: Tackling
This game is designed to teach the players about retiring to an onside position when a tackle is made.
- Set-up a field approximately 10...
Channel Fix - Handling Drill (With Defenders)
category: Handling
- Groups 5
- Balls
- Cones
1. Chanel Fix
5 players Attack Defenders lined...
Choose The Hole
category: Backs-Moves
9 10 miss 12 straight to 13 with 15 running a support line. 15 needs to run into the hole wherever it is. Needs to 'check / scan'!
Choose The Hole
category: yBacks-Moves
9 10 miss 12 straight to 13 with 15 running a support line. 15 needs to run into the hole wherever it is. Needs to 'check / scan'!
Clear Out Drill Basics
category: Contact-Skills
- Groups of 3+
- Bag
- Sausage
2 player starts on his chest infront of the sausage, another player lines up ...
Clear Out Drill Basics
category: Contact-Skills
- Groups of 3+
- Bag
- Sausage
2 player starts on his chest infront of the sausage, another player lines up ...
Clear Out Drill Basics
category: Ruck
- Groups of 3+
- Bag
- Sausage
2 player starts on his chest infront of the sausage, another player lines up ...
Clear Out Drill Basics
category: Ruck
- Groups of 3+
- Bag
- Sausage
2 player starts on his chest infront of the sausage, another player lines up ...
Clear Out Drill Basics
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
- Groups of 3+
- Bag
- Sausage
2 player starts on his chest infront of the sausage, another player lines up ...
Clear Out Drill Basics
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
- Groups of 3+
- Bag
- Sausage
2 player starts on his chest infront of the sausage, another player lines up ...
Colour Agility
category: Agility-Running-Skills
The coach sets off the players one by one.
As players run in a straight line they progress to the first cone and need to react to the colour...
Colour Cone Attack
category: Decision-making
Drill to practice attacking from different positions.
Set up a grid roughly 20m wide and 15m long with three defenders (yellow) and four atta...
Conditioned Game - Breakdown Technique.
category: Contact-Skills
- 30 + players - Teams of 10/13
- Bibs
- Balls
1. Shoulders on - low intensity
Should...
Connaught
category: Backs-Moves
- Carries the ball forward, inviting the defence to press up.
- 10 Passes to 12.
- 10 loops around 12 following their pass, 10 sh...
Connaught
category: yBacks-Moves
- Carries the ball forward, inviting the defence to press up.
- 10 Passes to 12.
- 10 loops around 12 following their pass, 10 sh...
Contact: Ruck Conditioning
category: Contact-Skills
- Groups of 10+
- Tackle bags
- Cones
step 1 - players perform a down up - chest to the floor.
S...
Contact: Ruck Conditioning
category: Ruck
- Groups of 10+
- Tackle bags
- Cones
step 1 - players perform a down up - chest to the floor.
S...
Contact: Ruck Conditioning
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
- Groups of 10+
- Tackle bags
- Cones
step 1 - players perform a down up - chest to the floor.
S...
Contest Line Outs
category: Lineout
One player throws the ball in to 5 players standing side by side. One player to stand in the scrum half position so as to be ready to receive a pas...
Continuous 2 Vs 1
category: Decision-making
Set up a grid roughly 5m x 5m with two lines of attackers on one side (blue), and two defenders on the other (red). The aim of the drill is for att...
Continuous 2 Vs 1
category: zWarm-Up
Set up a grid roughly 5m x 5m with two lines of attackers on one side (blue), and two defenders on the other (red). The aim of the drill is for att...
Continuous 3 Vs 2
category: Decision-making
Set up a grid roughly 7m x 5m with three lines of attackers on one side (blue), and two defenders on the other (red). The aim of the drill is for a...
Continuous Attacking
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Continuous Passing And Pendulum
category: Passing
3 players work together, the middle player working the hardest out of the 3.
The 3 players stand in a line, the middle player doing a side ...
Continuous Passing Drill
category: Handling
- Groups 9+
- Ball
- Cones
This could be perfect fro a warm up drill.
Player with the ball runs to fir...
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.
- The ball starts at one end with the player running up to the cone in front of him and...
Continuous Passing Onto Cones
category: 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 the cone in front of him and...
Continuous Passing Square 1
category: Passing
Set up 4 cones in a square, and get the players to form equal lines behind each cone.
The ball starts with a player on one cone who runs towa...
Continuous Passing Square 2
category: Passing
Set up a square of cones, and get the players to form equal lines behind each cone.
The ball starts in the hands of a player behind cone 1, w...
Counter Attack
category: Sevens
Tell your players to do the following.......
- The two passing players keep passing the ball until the coach shouts GO.
- 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.
D1 - Dummy Loop
category: Backs-Moves
- Use the diagram in order to think about the starting position of your players, I suggest that they are not too deep for this one.
- 10...
D1 - Dummy Loop
category: yBacks-Moves
- Use the diagram in order to think about the starting position of your players, I suggest that they are not too deep for this one.
- 10...
Decision Making Exercise
category: Decision-making
The players stood behind the line work the ball up through the channel in groups of 5. As they progress up the area they work the ball left and rig...
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......
- There will be one ball to each group, any player can be the ball carrier.
- Each group wi...
Defending in Threes
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
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 Into Rucking
category: School
- Work this fitness, defensive in line speed, communication, beating the defender and rucking.
- Even number of players and pads....
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...
Defense, Drift And Blitz
category: School
- Excellent drill to put defenders in game situations and having to make decisions.
- Defenders go from defending one side into t...
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...
Defensive Touch
category: Defensive-Patterns
- 2 Teams.
- Half Pitch.
Touch Game with conditions;
Attacker once touched must go down, bounce b...
Defensive Touch
category: Match-Related
- 2 Teams.
- Half Pitch.
Touch Game with conditions;
Attacker once touched must go down, bounce b...
Defensive Touch
category: Warm-Up
- 2 Teams.
- Half Pitch.
Touch Game with conditions;
Attacker once touched must go down, bounce b...
Denfence Down
category: Warm-Up
- Be brief when telling the players the laws of this game, it's important to get them moving quickly.
- This is not a contact game. ...
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...
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...
Diamond Shape Supporting Lines
category: Off-Loads
- This is an exercise for continuity and support for attacking play
- Lay out a rectangular playing area, with four attackers and minimu...
Do Not Enter
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following......
- The first attacking group lines up with enough depth to attack the edge of the grid, they pass th...
Double Gauntlet
category: Decision-making
Mark an area 15m wide and 20m long.
3 Attackers vs 2 Defence vs 2 Defence
Have the 2 lines of 2 Defenders 5-7m apart
Double Tackle Technique
category: Tackling
- Groups of 6.
- Tackle Suits.
- Ball
1. 1 v 2 - Shoulders on
1 attacker must run in ...
Drift Defence
category: Defensive-Patterns
The first player in the line begins with the ball. As he approaches the ...
Drift, Cover Or Blitz Touch
category: Match-Related
During a game of touch in a grid sized 30 x 30 metres the coach can choose to call blitz, drift or cover at any breakdow...
Drop Out Touch.
category: Match-Related
- 2 Teams
- Attackign and defensive focus.
Normal game of touch rugby, however whenever the defender touches an attacker...
Drop Out Touch.
category: Warm-Up
- 2 Teams
- Attackign and defensive focus.
Normal game of touch rugby, however whenever the defender touches an attacker...
Dummy Switch Behind (Dsb)
category: Backs-Moves
- 10 advances with the ball, running slightly inwards.
- 10 changes the angle of their run, towards the first post.
- 12 runs acr...
Enter 1
category: Backs-Moves
- Use the diagram to help with players starter positions, but feel free to experiment.
- 10 carries the ball forward, inviting the oppos...
Enter 2
category: Backs-Moves
- Use the diagram as suggested starting positions, but be flexible.
- 10 carries the ball forward, inviting the opposition defence to pr...
Enter 3
category: Backs-Moves
- 10 carried the ball forward, inviting the defence to press up.
- 11 runs a decoy line.
- 10 passes to 12.
- 15 runs a li...
Enter 4
category: Backs-Moves
- 10 carried the ball forward, inviting the defence to press up.
- 11 runs a decoy line.
- 10 passes to 12.
- 15 runs a li...
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 Drill
category: Tag-Rugby
Drill to practice/teach evasion skills.
Set up two lines of cones (green and red) with two lines of players (blue and red) of equal numbers o...
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.....
- The player on the top of the grid is the defender.
- 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.....
- One player will be the bag man, they will put the bags that have been hit back up again.
Fend Off The Challenge
category: Off-Loads
Set Up
Line of defenders - 5m apart in staggered formation tackle shield.
Individual players move down the line fend off each ta...
Fending Off - Strong Hands
category: Off-Loads
Line of defenders - 5m apart in staggered formation tackle shield.
Individual players move down the line, fend off each tackle in turn - righ...
Fixing Defender Progression
category: Decision-making
- Groups 10+
- Balls
- Cones
- Sausages.
1. Chanel Fix
Groups of 5....
Fixing Defender Progression
category: Handling
- Groups 10+
- Balls
- Cones
- Sausages.
1. Chanel Fix
Groups of 5....
Fixing Defender Progression
category: Passing
- Groups 10+
- Balls
- Cones
- Sausages.
1. Chanel Fix
Groups of 5....
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 ...
Flip It
category: Warm-Up
- Be brief when telling the players the laws of this game, it's important to ge...
Follow The Leader
category: Practices-for-Juniors
6 players and 1 ball in a coned area.
Player A leads with the ball, and the other 5 players follow.
Player A runs and changes directi...
Footspeed
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
- One group of 3 will be on the bottom right cones, the attack - they should have a ball each.
Forward Sprints / Backward Sprints.
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Four Handed Touch
category: Warm-Up
The following are the laws for this game:
- Equal number of defenders and attackers. Use bibs to identify both teams.
- Normal l...
Front 5 Drills
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Form a 1v1 scrum and hold for 20 seconds.
Taking it in turns, one of the players must shout break and then both players spri...
Fun Catching Game
category: Handling
- 6 players +
- Balls
Players stand around a coach holding ball.
The players then throw a second ball at the coach...
Game - 6 Vs 4
category: Tag-Rugby
Start the game with a free pass, defenders must start behind the half way line
Atta...
Game To Coach Depth
category: Match-Related
- Four attackers, two defenders in quite a small playing area - trying to find space.
- The aim is for each team of four to try to score a...
Game To Coach Depth
category: Sevens
- Four attackers, two defenders in quite a small playing area - trying to find space.
- The aim is for each team of four to try to score a...
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...
Goal Kick Foot Placement
category: Kicking
- Players looking to get the non kicking foot close to tee.
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...
Handling Pivots 2
category: School
- When the coach shouts change, the other 2 players work.
- Make sure both left and right hands are worked
- You can...
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...
High Kick Catching
category: Catching
Drill to practice catching high kicks.
Set up a grid roughly 15m long and 10m wide.
Get a line of players on one side of the grid, and ...
Hit & Defend
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
- The defence will first turn and hit the pads.
- When the attack hears the hit - they can a...
Hit The Gap Drill
category: Decision-making
A drill to practice decision making and finding space between defenders.
Set up a line of three defenders with tackle shields (roughly 2m apa...
Hold, Press, Push
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
- The first should of 3 will PUSH, drifting across and HIT the pads together.
- They will th...
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...
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...
Jackal race and clearout
- Sausage
- 3+
- Ball
- Players stand 3m away from ball and sausage.
- Players line up ...
Jogging Tackle
category: Tackling
The player with the ball jogs in a straight line with the tackler coming in form the side to tackle them.
Join The Attack: 2V1 - 3V2 - 5V4
category: Warm-Up
- With a group of nine, tell two of them they are attackers - for now. The rest will be in defence.
- Allocate your defenders within the...
Kamikaze Passing
category: Passing
Passing drill under pressure.
Set up a grid roughly 20m x 15m, with lines of 4 players facing each other across the grid. Each line of 4 need...
Keep Passing
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
- 3 players start on the right cones.
- The remaining 3 players will be running, they start ...
Kick And Catch.
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Kick From Hands
category: Kicking
Kicking from hands requires the player to kick the ball before it bounces, unlike a drop kick. 1 ball, cones to give areas for scoring games etc.
Kick Tennis - Moving Net
category: Kicking
One team starts in the middle of the grid along the line. The idea of the game is to kick the ball over...
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...
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...
Last 15 Defence Drill
category: Defensive-Patterns
A drill to practice defending in wide channels.
Set up a grid that is 40m wide and 20m long, with the 40m divided into a 25m channel (red to ...
Lateral - Switch
category: Passing
Tell your players the following.....
- Players in pairs with a ball between them.
- 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 ...
Leinster
category: Backs-Moves
- Use the diagram as a starting point for players.
- 10 advances carrying the ball, inviting the defence to press up on the attack. ...
Line Out Only Restart
category: Lineout
Lineout Game
category: Lineout
The coach calls out the number of people that required in the lineout, together with a team name to. The hooker throws the ball in for both teams t...
Lineout Progressions With Bag
category: Lineout
1.
- Two players stand either side of a tackle tube (tackle tube on the floor 'stood up').
- The coach shouts go and the two players...
Lineout Race
category: Lineout
- This drill is a race across the pitch or whichever distance the coach deems appropriate.
- Two teams of four: one thrower, three players...
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 Throw
category: Lineout
Ball in two hands, shoulders square to the line of touch Good throw from the shoulder, front hand steadying the ball One smooth movement, no dummying...
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...
Lineout: Lift
category: Lineout
Learning to lift and work as a a pod of three is the foundation of an effective line out.
Players must also learn to lift whilst moving...
Lineout: Lift+Balance
category: Lineout
- Groups of 3
-Players take turn in lifiting eachother using the correct lineout technique.
- Once in the air play...
Lineout: Throw
category: Lineout
Lineout: Throw
category: Lineout
Players will need to ensure their throw is accurate and timed right to ensure success.
Lineout: Throw
category: Lineout
Listen To The Call - 2 Vs 1
category: Decision-making
4 Cones and 1 Ball inside a 10m x 10m Grid.
Number the players.
The coach shouts out a number and that player is the defender, who ha...
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 ...
Choose A Folder...
- Keep your player briefing, brief! It's important to get your players working as quickly as possible.
- Lets get the ball and the playe...
Loop Move (Simple)
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
- 10 passes to 12.
- 10 loops around 12,
- 12 passes to 10, this pass ...
Loop Move - M1
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
- 10 passes to 12.
- 12 moves forward.
- 10 loops around behind 12.
M1 (13 Missed)
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
- 10 moves forward with the ball, drawing the defence to press.
- 10 passing ...
M1 (13 Missed, 14 Over)
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
- 10 moves forward with the ball, drawing the defence to press.
- 10 passing ...
M1 (13 Missed, 14 Pop Inside To 15)
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
- 10 moves forward with the ball, drawing the defence to press.
- 10 passing ...
M1 (13 Missed, 14 Pop Outside To 15)
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
- 10 moves forward with the ball, drawing the defence to press.
- 10 passing ...
M1 (13 Missed, 14 Under)
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
- 10 moves forward with the ball, drawing the defence to press.
- 10 passing ...
M1 (Looper) Attacking Wide
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
- 10 moves forward carrying the ball.
- 12 loops around 13, and wide outside ...
M1 (Over)
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
- 10 passes to 13, missing 12.
- 12 overruns the ball.
- 13 runs an ov...
M1 (Pop Inside 15)
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for starting positions.
- 10 moves forward carrying the ball.
- 12 moves forward, over-running the ball, cuttin...
M1 (Pop Ouside 15)
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for starting positions.
- 10 moves forward carrying the ball.
- 12 moves forward, over-running the ball, cuttin...
M1 (Under)
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
- 10 passes to 13, missing 12.
- 12 overruns the ball.
- 13 runs an un...
M1 12 Over
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
- 10 carries the ball forward.
- 12 run forward, then an over.
- 13 ru...
M1 12 Under
category: Backs-Moves
- Note the starting positions of players for this move, it's just a suggestion. However, I suggest your players start that bit flatter, and tha...
M1 Simple
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for the starting positions.
- 10 passes to 13.
- 13 comes forward either straight, or cutting in to close the s...
Man To Man
category: Defensive-Patterns
3 attackers and 2 defenders.
The scrum half passes to the first receiver of group of 3 attackers.
The 3 attacking players must then p...
Maul - Rip
category: Maul
If contact cannot be avoided take on own terms Turn and present the ball Support player rips ball out and presents First ball carrier changes binding ...
Maul Touch
category: Warm-Up
- Be brief when telling the players the laws of this game, it's important to get them moving quickly.
- This is not a...
Max 1
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for the suggested starting positions.
- 10 moves forward carrying the ball.
- 12 moves forward, cuts in. <...
Max 2
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for the suggested starting positions.
- 10 moves forward carrying the ball.
- 11 provides a decoy run.
Max 3
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for the suggested starting positions.
- 10 moves forward carrying the ball.
- 11 could provide a decoy run.
Max 4
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for the suggested starting positions.
- 10 moves forward carrying the ball.
- 12 and 13 switch.
- 13 tak...
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.
Miss 2 - Fast Wing Ball
category: Backs-Moves
9 10 miss 12 straight to 13 -overline- with 15 running an underline straight to 14. 14 needs to run into the hole in front of them wherever it is. ...
Miss 2 - Fast Wing Ball
category: yBacks-Moves
9 10 miss 12 straight to 13 -overline- with 15 running an underline straight to 14. 14 needs to run into the hole in front of them wherever it is. ...
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...
Miss Me Baby, One More Time!
category: Passing
- We will begin with laterial passing down the line, just to get going.
- On your call we will start to miss the player in the middle, a...
Miss One/ Dummy Run
category: Backs-Moves
9 10 miss 12 straight to 13 -overline- with 15 also running an overline straight to 11 looping behind. 11 needs to run into the hole in front of ...
Miss One/ Dummy Run
category: yBacks-Moves
9 10 miss 12 straight to 13 -overline- with 15 also running an overline straight to 11 looping behind. 11 needs to run into the hole in front of ...
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...
Modified Game - 12 Vs 12
category: Match-Related
Pupils are put into teams of 12 (with larger groups reserves maybe used). Play a full game incorporating :-
6 vs 6 Scrums.
6 vs 6 line...
More Loop
category: Passing
Tell your players the following......
- The ball carrier (A) runs straight in a line and makes a normal lateral pass to the supporting p...
Multi Support Touch
category: Off-Loads
Once the coach has kicked the ball in to start players play a normal rules game of touch rugby.
The only difference is with the scoring:
... Multi Support Touch
category: Tag-Rugby
Once the coach has kicked the ball in to start players play a normal rules game of touch rugby.
The only difference is with the scoring:
...
Munster
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for the suggested starting positions.
- 10 advances with the ball.
- 12, 13, 14 advancing, closing the space be...
Narrow - Wide Channel
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Narrow Channel Passing
category: Passing
Drill to practice attacking in a small channel.
Set up a channel roughly 20m wide and 5m long. Position three defenders on the try-line and f...
Offloading Channel
category: Handling
- Groups of 10+
- Ball
- Bibs.
In 5m Channel have 4 defenders stood one behind eachother 5m apart.&nbs...
Offloading Channel
category: Off-Loads
- Groups of 10+
- Ball
- Bibs.
In 5m Channel have 4 defenders stood one behind eachother 5m apart.&nbs...
Offloading Drill
category: Off-Loads
- Groups of 10+
- Ball
- Bibs.
In 5m Channel have 4 defenders stood one behind eachother 5m apart.
Have ...
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 ...
Offloading Touch Game.
category: School
- Develops lines of support, vision, footwork and offloading.
- If a player is touched, he must go to the floor and off load.&nbs...
Offside From Kicker
category: Defensive-Patterns
Drill to practice defensive organisation when the kicker must put their teammates onside.
Set up a grid roughly 30m long and 30m wide.
...
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 Touch Ruck
category: Warm-Up
- Be brief when telling the players the laws of this game, it's important to get them moving quickly.
- This is not a contact game. ...
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......
- Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Gi...
Organisation
category: Decision-making
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...
Overline With 2 Dummy Runners
category: Backs-Moves
9 10 miss 12 straight to 13 -over line- with 15 also running an over line straight to 14. 14 needs to run into the hole in front of them wherever i...
Overline With 2 Dummy Runners
category: yBacks-Moves
9 10 miss 12 straight to 13 -over line- with 15 also running an over line straight to 14. 14 needs to run into the hole in front of them wherever i...
Pace Onto The Ball
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
- Every receiver following the the ball carrier should lay on the ground, they can get up only when...
Pass Along The Line
category: Practices-for-Juniors
6 players in a coned area.
All players start off behind the cone in a line.
As player 1 starts to run each player staggers their run ...
Pass And Support
category: Passing
Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......
- 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......
- Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Give the player...
Pass Developer
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following......
- Players should make 10 passes each between the 5 meter and the touch line.
- When they hav...
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 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.....
- This is simple, just attack from the bottom and top of the grid at pace.
- There can be two...
Passing & Evasion
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
- Trackers will pass the ball and tag the evades.
- Evade simply avoid getting tagged with 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 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 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 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 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 Lines Of 5
category: Passing
Set up an area of about 15 x 15m. Have 2 teams of 5+ players, with 1 one ball.
The players can run anywhere in the area but can't run with th...
Passing Technique
category: Handling
- Groups of 4
- Balls
- Tackle bags/sausages
- Cones.
3 players line up opposite 3 bags la...
Passing To Support
category: Passing
- Tell your players the following......
- One the call of the scrum half, the 3 attackers turn, round the cone and attack.
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...
Passing Under Pressure
category: Passing
- Set out a square grid, at one end of the grid, separate four cones evenly - red, blue, blue, red.
- One defender stands on each of these...
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...
Pick And Place
category: Ball-Presentation
Players form a single file, pick up a ball, run a few meters and then places the ball down before heading towards the next ball.
The balls a...
Piggy In The Middle And Defend
category: Ruck
4 players stand on the corners of a 5x5m grid, and one player in the middle (the piggy).
They play piggy in the middle until the whistle goe...
Piggy In The Middle And Defend
category: Warm-Up
4 players stand on the corners of a 5x5m grid, and one player in the middle (the piggy).
They play piggy in the middle until the whistle goe...
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 ...
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...
Presenting The Ball Using Tackle Bags
category: Ball-Presentation
Good for younger rugby players to learn how to go into contact and set up the ball at pace, you can use it as a competition between the team with a...
Press Up Position
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following......
- They should advance in 2's.
- Hit in on the bag with their shoulder, driving forward and p...
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 The Pass
category: Handling
- Groups of 10+
- Balls
- Bags
2 sets of 3 defender stand oppposite 4 attackers lined up.
The at...
Pro 1
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for the suggested starting positions.
- 10 advances with the ball.
- 12 advances, 13 provides support with 14.<...
Pro 2
category: Backs-Moves
- 10 moves forward carrying the ball.
- 12 moves forward and in.
- 11 loops around the back of 12.
- 10 passes to 12. ...
Progression Drift Defence
category: Defensive-Patterns
- groups of 8 +.
- Cones
- Balls.
- Bibs
1. 1v1 in 5mx5m Grid.
Play...
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...
Pull Back Passing
category: Passing
Passing in groups of 4.
Have two lines set up parallel about 3-5m apart: in this case Yellow and Orange.
Have players stand on yellow (...
Push Push 2
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following......
- When the attack advances the defenders PRESS UP on the attack.
- The attackers must pass t...
Push Push 3
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following......
- When the attack advances the defenders PRESS UP on the attack.
- The attackers must pass t...
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...
Quick Hand And Quick Positioning
category: Passing
4 players work together in a 6x6m grid.
- Players attack each line of the square, from the inside.
- Once they get to the 4th man...
Quick Hands - Warm Up
category: Sevens
- Within a group there are two groups of 4 attackers and one chaser/scrum half.
- At the middle point, marked by a cones, the scrum half...
Quick Hands - Warm Up
category: Warm-Up
- Within a group there are two groups of 4 attackers and one chaser/scrum half.
- At the middle point, marked by a cones, the scrum half...
Quick Hands Race
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following......
- The two bottom players will be the feeders, they will be positioned by the cones with the balls....
Quick Hands Targets
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.
- They just need to pace the ball down the line, each player will get the ball.
- A colour will ...
Quick Passing To Space
category: Passing
Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......
- One of the attacking lines takes the ball.
- They sim...
Quick Passing To Space
category: Sevens
Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following......
- One of the attacking lines takes the ball.
- 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
Setup the practice as shown. The first two players run up to the half way line of the grid and ...
Race To The Line
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Set three cones out at an equal distance from one another. On the coach's shout, two players sprint from the middle of the cones out to one cone be...
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...
Rangi (Version 1)
category: Backs-Moves
- Use the diagram to highlight suggested starting positions.
- 10 is the ball carrier, advancing forward, before cutting in as shown in ...
Rangi (Version 2)
category: Backs-Moves
- Use the diagram to highlight suggested starting positions.
- 10 advances with the ball.
- 12 advances, as does 13.
- 14 ...
Rangi (Version 3)
category: Backs-Moves
- Use the diagram to highlight suggested starting positions.
- 10 advances with the ball, then cuts in.
- 12 advances, and cuts w...
React To Situation - 3 Vs 2
category: Decision-making
Players should pass in a line on the whistle.
The 2 players closest to the ball go out to the line and as soon as they turn the 3 remaining ...
React To Space And Attack
category: Backs-Moves
5 players start on a straight line of cones about 5m apart. 10m away there are 5 more cones. Two of the 5 cones are blue, and two are red, and the ...
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...
Reaction Lifts
category: Lineout
The aim of the exercise is to develop unit work, communication and reaction to the lineout lift. Including the Process and good Technique.<...
Realign
category: Tackling
The first player moves forwards, makes contact with the tackle bag and retreats diagonally to the line of cones.
The next player joins the l...
Realignment And Passing
category: Match-Related
Out in 4s - simple hands - When players reach the end they should turn left.
Group realigns around the cone and then use simple hands to fin...
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...
Relays
category: Agility-Running-Skills
1) Run out to line - score a try - run back.(1b) Same - but forward roll on way out!)
2) Run out to line - score try - on way back pass ball...
Relays Continued
category: Agility-Running-Skills
1) Run out to a cone - round cone back to the team
2) Run out to a different cone but back to your own team.
3) Dribble ball with you...
Relays Continued
category: Passing
1) Run out to a cone - round cone back to the team
2) Run out to a different cone but back to your own team.
3) Dribble ball with you...
Relays
category: Tag-Rugby
Players race to a line 10m away and back to their own group to hand over to the next playe...
Reload Rucking
category: Ruck
Set up two defenders holding hit shields opposite two even lines of players.
The ball starts with the first man in one of the lines, he runs ...
Reloading And Passing Practice
category: Passing
Have 8-10 players standing in a line with a scrum half at the end a few metres in front.
Scrum half passes the ball to a player. Passing down...
Right Angled Passing Drill
category: Passing
Drill to practice passing.
Set up a right angle (L-shape) with lines of 4 players on each side (see diagram)
The ball starts at one of ...
Rolling The Ball Along The Ground.
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Round And Realign
category: Passing
- Tell your players the following......
- There will be one ball to each group, any player can be the ball carrier.
- ...
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...
Ruck Defence
category: Ruck
Coach controls defence with calls up and back between cones placed 1 - 2 metres apart.
On the call of "LIVE" the defence stays on offside li...
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...
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...
Ruck Over, Pickup
category: Ruck
Ball carrier goes to ground and places ballSupport player drives into defender but cannot drive him off??RUCK FORMED?? offside lines now in placeNext ...
Ruck, Hold
category: Ruck
Ball carrier goes to ground and places ball Support player drives into defender but cannot drive him off RUCK FORMED. offside lines now in place
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
Rucking Rectangle
category: Ruck
Set up a rectangle (roughly 5m x 2m) with three attackers (blue) and three defenders (red) on opposite sides.
The attacker in the middle has ...
Rucking Square
category: Ruck
Set up a square (roughly 2m x 2m) with 4 different colour cones.
1 player starts on the floor with the ball with another player lying on top ...
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 Ball Overhead
category: Catching
The aim of the drill is to develop a high ball over head catch
Rugby Ball Underarm
category: Catching
The aim of the drill is to develop basic high ball catching skills.
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......
- There will be two players on one side of the middle line of cones, and another group...
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 defend...
Run, Re-Align & Tackle
category: Tackling
- 4 sausages
- 4 Bags
- The sausages and bags are lined up alternately in a line.
- 8 defend...
Running An Overline
category: Backs-Moves
You see this a lot on TV, where centres overrun the ball and the miss pass goes behind them
9 10 12 miss 13 -running an overline- to 15 &...
Running An Overline
category: yBacks-Moves
You see this a lot on TV, where centres overrun the ball and the miss pass goes behind them
9 10 12 miss 13 -running an overline- to 15 &...
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...
Running Lines With Defence
category: Passing
- Running straight and changing your running line will make players better attackers and underpins an effective 2 v 1
- Start with a 5 v 3...
Sausage Wrestle And Jackal
category: Contact-Skills
- Groups of 3
- Sausage
- Ball
1 player lines up opposite a standing sausage, wrestles it to the floor, land...
Sausage Wrestle And Jackal
category: Ruck
- Groups of 3
- Sausage
- Ball
1 player lines up opposite a standing sausage, wrestles it to the floor, land...
Sausage Wrestle And Jackal
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
- Groups of 3
- Sausage
- Ball
1 player lines up opposite a standing sausage, wrestles it to the floor, land...
Scoring Zones
category: Warm-Up
- Be brief when telling the players the laws of this game, it's important to get them moving quickly.
- This is not a contact game. ...
Scramble Defence Drill
category: Tackling
- Groups of 6
- Balls
2 attackers start with the ball the complete a simple 2v1 catch and pass.
The fi...
Scrum 1V1 - Long Arm Push
category: Scrum
- 1v1 scrumage
- both players get into a scrum postion.
- However do not lock hea dand shoulders, ut arms out infront of you a...
Scrum 1V1 - Long Arm Push
category: Warm-Up
- 1v1 scrumage
- both players get into a scrum postion.
- However do not lock hea dand shoulders, ut arms out infront of you a...
Scrum 2V1
category: Scrum
- Groups of 3.
- 1 player is active, 2 players are resisiting.
- Active player gets into scrumage position between...
Scrum 2V1
category: Warm-Up
- Groups of 3.
- 1 player is active, 2 players are resisiting.
- Active player gets into scrumage position between...
Scrum Core Stability
category: Scrum
- Groups of 3.
- 2 players get into the T.O.P positon next to eachother.
- Another player on all 4 knees on thier ...
Scrum Core Stability
category: Warm-Up
- Groups of 3.
- 2 players get into the T.O.P positon next to eachother.
- Another player on all 4 knees on thier ...
Scrum Half'S Drill
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Player, with the ball, should make a fake pass.
After the dummy pass their objective should be to change pace and direction as quickly as pos...
Scrum: Explosive Engage Impact
category: Scrum
- Groups of 2.
- Tackle Bag.
-Players stand no more than 1m away from eachother.
- Working player must get into st...
Sh Passing Skills
category: Sevens
- The passer passes the first ball, from the ground, to the catcher, who sets the ball down.
- the passer then run around the first cone...
Shadowing - Follow The Signs
category: Tackling
The group is split in half.
The coach is positioned behind the defenders and instructs the movement of the attackers, who are holding tackle...
Shadowing - Tackle Foot Position.
category: Tackling
- groups of 2
One player uses footwork and fast feet to try and lose his shadow (the other player)
The shadow has ...
Short - Long
category: Sevens
- The first group of 4 starts at the top of the grid, moving forward. The ball should be with the outside player, who makes a short pass in to ...
Short Passing
category: Passing
- Give each training area one ball to start with and tell the players the following......
- Lets just get the ball moving dow...
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...
Simple Drift Defence
category: Defensive-Patterns
Simple Passing Exercise
category: Passing
- Tell your players the follow.....
- The first two players at each coach will advance, attacking the cone to their left, in ...
Simple Passing Warm Up
category: Passing
- Passing and receiving exercise to warm the players up and get the handling skills ready for training.
- Minimum 9 players.
- Group...
Simple Tackle
category: Contact-Skills
Both players jog out at the same time.
When the players meet the red player tackle the white player and then both players get back to their ...
Single File Running
category: Tag-Rugby
The first player runs out to the 5 meter line then stops, ...
Slalom Running
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Set up a running slalom for your players to run through at the end of their training. It should be approximately 10 by 5m in size.
- Slalo...
Slalom Running
category: Warm-Up
Set up a running slalom for your players to run through at the end of their training. It should be approximately 10 by 5m in size.
- Slalo...
Smash Through And Pass!
category: Off-Loads
Set Up
3 sets of 2 defenders each with 2 tackle bags placed 10m apart down 15m x 30m channel - 3 attackers
Attacker with ball in cen...
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...
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 Maul - Hands On!
category: Maul
Set up lines of defenders with pads aligned laterally across your working area. You can either have 1 line so the attacking players work once and...
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: 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...
Speed Passing, Scoring Wide And Realigning
category: School
- Any number of players can be used. Make the distance between each pass shorter for lower ability groups.
- Excellent develop a...
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 Pass Practice
category: Passing
- This is a simple yet very effective exercise designed for players to focus on spin passing accuracy.
- Players start in three lines, abo...
Spin Passing
category: Passing
- Give each training area one ball to start with and tell the players the following......
- Lets just get the ball moving dow...
Split Drill With Trailer 3
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Equipment Required: Bump Pads, Balls, Cones.
On GO, players A, B & C start running but A & C switch sides behind player C and run around the...
Square - Improve Reactions
category: Handling
Players stand on a blue cone. On Go, the player passes the ball and sprints out to the nearest cone in the middle then back steps back to the next ...
Static 1
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
- 10 and 12 remain static, the other players are in motion, offering options. <...
Static 2
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
- 10, 12, 13, will be starting very flat with minimal movement.
- 11 will pro...
Static 3
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
- 10, 12, 13, will be starting very flat with minimal movement.
- 11 will pro...
Static Lineout Lift
category: Lineout
The aim of the exercise is to develop unit work, communication and good Technique.
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...
Step Up
category: Sevens
- The attacker goes when ready, and must round either the top or bottom cone.
- The defender must mirror the movements of the attacker o...
Straight Line Drop
category: Agility-Running-Skills
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.
- The ball is passed by a scrumha...
Structure Defence
category: Defensive-Patterns
Support
category: Catching
- The aim of the drill is to develop a high ball over head catch with a support player behind to catch anything over head.
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...
Surfs Up
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following.......
- Lay flat on the ground.
- In a moment but not yet, I want you to get to your feet, but yo...
Switch 1
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
- 10 carried the ball forward, inviting the defence to press up.
- 10 cuts in...
Switch 2
category: Backs-Moves
- See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
- 10 carries the ball up.
- 12 advances.
- 10 passes to 12.
- 1...
Switch Drill
category: Passing
Drill to practice inside running lines (switches) in attack.
Set up a 10m x 10m square (green cones) with two attackers (blue) on one side of...
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 And Offload
category: Practices-for-Juniors
Three players start off in a coned area.
Player 1 with a ball jogs in a straight line.
Player two runs in from ...
Tackle And Ruck Clearing
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
Players work in groups of four against two defenders (holding tackle bags) who are stood inside the channel.
The attackers run around the fu...
Tackle 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 Conditioning
category: Tackling
- This is a simply set up game designed to test players' ability to continuously make tackles, especially when fatigued.
- Each area shoul...
Tackle From Behind
category: Tackling
Drill to practice chasing and tackling someone.
Roughly 5m x 10m channel. Players lined up in two lines behind red cones.
First two pla...
Tackle From Waist
category: Practices-for-Juniors
Two players start off in a coned area.
Player 1 with a ball jogs in a straight line.
Player two runs in from the side to tackle playe...
Tackle Head Safety Technique
category: Tackling
- Groups of 2
- Tackle Bags
- Cones
1. Warm up light contact
Players line up opposite...
Tackle Into 3V2 Handling
category: Decision-making
- 5 tackle bags
- Ball
- 3 bags are lined upon side of the grid, 2 bags the otherside. <...
Tackle Into 3V2 Handling
category: Handling
- 5 tackle bags
- Ball
- 3 bags are lined upon side of the grid, 2 bags the otherside. <...
Tackle Practice
category: Tackling
Start with both teams on their own goal line.
Team with ball attempts to score
Defending team allowed...
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: 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, 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 ...
Tackle, Support, Hands
category: Handling
Description
- 3 Sausages
- Ball
- Players work in 4s.
- A ball is balance donator of the sau...
Tackle, Support, Hands
category: Tackling
Description
- 3 Sausages
- Ball
- Players work in 4s.
- A ball is balance donator of the sau...
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.
Taking The Ball Into Contact And Support Play
category: Practices-for-Juniors
Drill to improve players taking the ball into contact and ruck clear out.
Set up a square roughly 5m x 5m. Get two lines of players behind tw...
Team Kicking Game
category: Kicking
Attacking team starts with a ball.
Aim of the game is for the attac...
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.
Tennis Ball Overhead
category: Catching
The aim of the drill is to develop a high ball over head catch with tennis balls
Tennis Kicking Game
category: Kicking
The aim of the drill is to develop reactive scanning kicking game.
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 Team Run
category: Sevens
- Use half or a full pitch for this exercise.
- A full team of 7 will run unopposed.
- Players should use this as a rehearsal of ...
The Three S Drill (Speed, Swerve And Sidestep)
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Coach calls a number, that player acts as a defender. Attacker tries to score without being tagged using one of the three S (Speed, Swerve, and Sid...
The Trinity
category: Sevens
- The exercise starts with the first attacking unit running around the bottom of the grid, as they do the first defending unit run around the t...
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 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
Tight & Wide
category: Sevens
- Players start in attacking group of 3 on the 10 meter side of the grid. They pass the ball down the line at 10 meters,� attacking forward the...
Touch Down And Back
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Players stand in a line with the ball in the hands of the front player.
The first player runs to the edge of the grid and then bends to place...
Touch Ruck Game
category: Ruck
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...
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 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......
- The first line of attackers move forward, passing the ball down the line.
- ...
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...
Ulster
category: Backs-Moves
- Use the diagram as a starting point for players.
- 10 advances carrying the ball, inviting the defence to press up on the attack. ...
Up And Down
category: Passing
- Tell them the following......
- Each attack will be up and down, up the left and down the right side of the cones.
Variety Of Passing
category: School
- Exercise get players to understand the changing amount of time they may have on the ball.
- Groups of 3 or 4
- pla...
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.
- The blue players att...
Wave After Wave
category: Passing
- Keep your player briefing, brief! Tell the players the following or have a demonstration group.....
- We have 1 scrum half,...
Wave After Wave
category: 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 player in the line recei...
Wide Passing Lines
category: Sevens
- The two feeders should be 15 meters apart and will........
- Feed the left most attacking unit with a ball, they will move ...
Working On Lineout Pod Movement
category: Lineout
- Lay out four cones in a square.
- Lineout thrower stands on one cone and three lineout pod players on the next cone round.
- The f...
Zig Zag Passing Practice
category: Passing
- This exercise is designed to improve quick handling and passing off both hands.
- Set out four cones in a zig zag shape, with at least t...
Zoom - Cruse - Zoom
category: Sevens
- It's important that the defence does the following......
- They have numbers, so press up fast but.....
- Slow down ...
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Sessions
Forwards and Backs Skills
Make sure your forwards and backs have the skills needed in Rugby with this session, improving areas such as the punt kick and scrum!
Handling and Support Play for More Effective Attacks
Burst through defensive lines with this attacking passing and handling plan - designed to sharpen your players' support running in the attack
Phase Play and Continuity
Continue to build the phases in your play and get your team working as an unit to offer support with this session!
Coaching the Blitz Defence
Develop the aggressive Blitz defending style in you game and don’t let the opposition get comfortable on the ball with this session.
Developing communication and teamwork
Build a culture in your team that gets everybody understanding each other and makes them work hard for their teammate next to them.
Developing a successful offload under pressure
Don’t stop gaining the yards once over the gain line, keep the ball alive and offer the support to create offloads to eliminate the defence.
Welcome back session - Pre-season build up
Blow away the cobwebs. Use these conditioned games in your pre-season build up to prepare players for contact and refresh their long-distance passing
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...
2nd Wave Defence and Developing Offloading!
Develop your team's offloading in attack and their 2nd wave defensive play with this session
Confidence in Contact: part 2
Continue to improve your player's confidence when using contact, with the second of our Confidence in Contact sessions
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England
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Spin pass for a 14-year old boy?
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What words would you say to your players?
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How do I create a weekly calendar?
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United States of America
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Animations - Multiple phases?
Mr, United States of America
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Ball retention skills
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England
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i need a template for game day team list for sevens rugby
ANNIE, Australia
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Jackel at breakdown and ruck
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New Zealand
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How can I prevent an overlap?
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South Africa
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