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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, ...

Passing Lines Of 5

category: Passing

Rugby Passing Lines of 5 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 a...

Support Lines

category: Decision-making

Rugby Support Lines Decision making The aim of the drill is to develop players understanding of support lines.

Attacking Lines: Unders And Overs

category: Passing

Rugby Attacking Lines: Unders and Overs Passing Attackers react to the defensive line in a 3 v 2 situation If defence is compressed - overs - an outs...

Passing Lines

category: zPassing

Rugby Passing Lines zPassing UPDATE. ... search our library of 1100+ rugby drills; create your own professional coaching plans; or access our tried a...

Wide Passing Lines

category: Sevens

Rugby Wide Passing Lines Sevens The two feeders should be 15 meters apart and will........ Feed the left most attacking unit with a ball, they will m...

Running Lines With Defence

category: Passing

Rugby Running Lines with Defence Passing Running straight and changing your running line will make players better attackers and underpins an effectiv...

Diamond Shape Supporting Lines

category: Off-Loads

Rugby Diamond shape supporting lines Off Loads This is an exercise for continuity and support for attacking play Lay out a rectangular playing area, ...

Develop Running Lines Off 9

category: Match-Related

Rugby Develop Running Lines Off 9 Match Related This drill coaches players the lines they should run when receiving the ball in order to maximise the...

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...

1V1 Tackle Grid

category: Contact-Skills

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

1V1 Tackle Grid

category: Tackling

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

2 V 1 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 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 Vs 2 (In - Out Line)

category: Decision-making

In a channel no wider than 10m, two attackers have 5 attempts to score a try on the red cones.

The attackers try to create space and beat th...

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...

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 Second 3 Player Touch

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

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

3 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 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 Vs 2

category: Passing

• This is a 3 v 2 drill in favour of the attackers.
• On GO, the attackers and defenders run around the cones on the attacking and defens...

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.

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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...

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...

A Cheeky Little Number

category: Passing

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

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

A Cheeky Little Number

category: Sevens

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

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

Ball Presentation And Handling

category: Ball-Presentation

This drill is designed to get your players in good habits when presenting the bal...

Ball Presentation And Handling

category: Handling

This drill is designed to get your players in good habits when presenting the bal...

Ball Presentation And Handling

category: Warm-Up

This drill is designed to get your players in good habits when presenting the bal...

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...

Blitz Defence

category: Defensive-Patterns

WHY?

Put pressure on attacking side.

Force ball back inside.

More numbers in defence than attackers....

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...

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-Clear-Out

• Groups of 3+
• Bag
• Sausage

2 player starts on his chest infront of the sausage, another player lines up ...

Competitive Sidestep Drill

category: Agility-Running-Skills

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

Competitive Sidestep Drill

category: Warm-Up

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

Continuous 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

Groups of four, 1 attacker and three defenders

Coach calls out the number of a defender as the attacker retreats to allow that defender an...

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 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...

Corner Line Tag

category: Tag-Rugby

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

Defensive Systems - Structure Progression.

category: Defensive-Patterns

1. Defensive Organisation

4 Defenders line up on the the cones.

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

Depth, 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...

Do Not Enter

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following......

1. 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

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Line Out Only Restart

category: Lineout

Groups of ten

One ball per group

Always start with a line out i.e. Trower two catchers and four backs.

Line Speed

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following....

1. Players will advance as a line, and as one hit the pads.
2. The pads can also advance as a li...

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 ...

Long Passing Accuracy

category: Passing

• Players line up single fine in two lines.

• Tw...

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...

M1 (Over)

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10 passes to 13, missing 12.
3. 12 overruns the ball.
4. 13 runs an ov...

M1 (Under)

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10 passes to 13, missing 12.
3. 12 overruns the ball.
4. 13 runs an un...

Keep your player briefing, brief! It's important to get your players working as quickly as possible.

• Lets get the ball and the players...

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 ...

Miss Me Baby, One More Time!

category: Passing

1. We will begin with laterial passing down the line, just to get going.
2. On your call we will start to miss the player in the middle, a...

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...

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...

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 ...

Open Channel

category: Passing

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

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

Pass And Support

category: Passing

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

1. Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Give the player...

Pass And Support

category: Sevens

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

1. Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Give the player...

Passing & Evasion

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. Trackers will pass the ball and tag the evades.
2. Evade simply avoid getting tagged with t...

Passing Along The Line

category: Passing

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

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

1st player st...

Passing Behind

category: Passing

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

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...

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 (...

Quick Passing To Space

category: Passing

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

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

Quick Passing To Space

category: Sevens

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

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

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Running Lines And Breakdown Continuity

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• A coach or scrum half feeds a ball carrier who should be running onto the ball.

Running Lines And Breakdown Continuity

category: Contact-Skills

• A coach or scrum half feeds a ball carrier who should be running onto the ball.

Running Lines And Breakdown Continuity

category: Match-Related

• A coach or scrum half feeds a ball carrier who should be running onto the ball.

Running Lines And Breakdown Continuity

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

• A coach or scrum half feeds a ball carrier who should be running onto the ball.

Running Lines To Break The Gain-Line

category: Agility-Running-Skills

This drill coaches players the lines they should run when receiving the ball in order to maximise the chance of them breaking the gain line.

Running Lines To Break The Gain-Line

category: Match-Related

This drill coaches players the lines they should run when receiving the ball in order to maximise the chance of them breaking the gain line.

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...

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...

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...

Short Passing

category: Passing

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

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

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 ...

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...

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......

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

Straight Line Drop

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Two lines (1 line working, 1 line resting).

The first line moves up 10 meters (2 cones). Upon reaching that cone they drop to the floor and qui...

Surfs Up

category: Sevens

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

1. Lay flat on the ground.
2. In a moment but not yet, I want you to get to your feet, but yo...

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)...

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 Progression 1V1

category: Tackling

1. Tracking

Create a V shaoped conned area.

Defender at one end, attacker at the other end.

At...

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...

Tennis Kicking Game

category: Kicking

• The aim of the drill is to develop reactive scanning kicking game.

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...

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.
• ...

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...

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 ...

Waterfall Attack

category: Match-Related

The drill starts with 2 attackers in blue, standing behind one another, 5m from the 1st defender/attacker in red.

1. The blue players att...

Iain balshaw masterclass: bath's running lines | rugby tonight

Whilst on Rugby Tonight, Iain Balshaw gave us a masterclass in Bath's attacking play through the midfield. Subscribe: ... Twitter: ...

Stunning runs and line breaks - rugby world cup

Witness some of the best line breaks and dazzling runs of the Rugby World Cup so far Players Involved: Israel Folau (Australia), Louis Picamoles (Fran...

Rugby's greatest lineout moves!

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

Establishing Depth and Pace

Use this plan to get your players attacking with depth and hitting the ball with pace to improve your side's running lines!

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

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...

2v1 Attacking Skills Session

Improve your players' 2v1 confidence and introduce them to the dummy pass, support running and offloading in this attacking session!

Sevens - Options in the Attack

3 simple options to improve your players' decision-making in the attack and get them past opponents gain line!

Running Lines and Fixing Defenders

Create doubt in the defender's mind by getting your ball carrier to run straight with the ball, and support runners to run good lines to create depth ...

Scrum / Lineouts for beginners

Keep your players safe! Review the basics, coach the key points of these two important skills and give players plenty of time to learn and improve

Second line of defence - Sweeper system

Introduce the sweeper system to protect your rugby team's defence from opportunistic high ball and save your team time and energy - while also forcing...

Scanning Session - Scanning in the Tackle

Use this plan to Improve your players' pass selection and completion - helping them to pick the right pass

Sevens Rugby: Options in the Attack - Greater Pace

Give your players three simple options to improve their decision-making in the attack and get them past the opposition's gain line!

Setting up maul directly from a penalty

Defence, who must tackle a player cutting in?

. The use of chalkboard

U8s staying on side and use of space

What words would you say to your players?

Animations - Multiple phases?

Ball retention skills

Getting 9-10 year olds to spread the ball out wide

U10s mini rugby small sided game variations

Flair Square

Attackers have 4 try lines to score on. once they have scored on one they cannot score on it again until they have scored on another.

Defensive Lines

X

Basic X lines, can be run off 10,12,13

Hip Head Hands Duck Duck Goose - 2 balls

2 lines of players - 2m apart, on cones.Ball carrier walks up the centre - Hip, Head, hands - preparing to pass. When they pass the receiver must run ...

Autosave 1981127

Place markers at different widths in lines about 5-7m apart. 4 or 5 players in each line of defense. On the whistle, players press straight up pass...

Mystery - Option

Set piece off scrum/lineout Red lines = decoysYellow = ball distribution

Midfield scrum option 1

Red lines = decoysYellow = ball distribution

Mystery

Set piece off scrum/lineoutRed lines = decoysYellow = ball distribution

Zig zag passing

Players stand in parallel lines 5-8m apart.When ball gets to the end revers the ball up the lines.

Thunder, Lightening, Storm, chaos, Japan, Sunshine, Cloudy

Squad training- Team run throughs. Development of Sunshine- 12 stands behind ruck and offers a swing ball up the blind (wide blind and interplay with ...