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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 ...

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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All In Touch

category: Warm-Up

The following are the laws for this game:

• Equal number of defenders and attackers.
• Use bibs to identify both teams.

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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.

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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 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

Seven In Touch

category: Sevens

The following are the laws for this game:

1. Equal number of defenders and attackers.
2. Normal laws of sevens rugby apply; a knock...

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 ...

Touch Ruck Game

category: Ruck

Groups of 10

5 v 5 match, after each touch the touch player must simulate a ruck by hitting the floor.

Allow 1 player to clear def...

How to know about the offside

This advice video is a suitable time-saver that will enable you to get good at rugby. Watch our instructional video on How To Know About The Offside f...

Italy identify loophole in rugby laws vs england

Conor O'Shea demonstrates his coaching ability with his Italian team identifying a loophole in rugby laws vs England.

Rugby: offside for dummies

Freek Burger, a former international referee, explains exactly what offside at the line-out, offside in general play and offside at the ruck means. Fo...

Biggest offside in rugby history!!! (laws explained)

Visit laws.worldrugby.org to download the laws of the game.

Offsides episode 4

The Panel Review the Battle of Loftus and the final game of the 2016 Rugby Championship.

George clancy poor knowledge of rugby union laws allows wales 3 dubious tries vs argentina 2009

During Wales' match with Argentina in November 2009, referee George Clancy shows poor knowledge of the IRB Laws of Rugby Union and allows three ...

Offsides episode 3

The Panel looks back on the Christchurch Massacre and ahead to Super Rugby 2017.

Rugby no ruck

In rugby a non-ruck is formed when the defending team refuses to ruck. The main law in place is that to approach within 1 meter of the ball, all playe...

U9 Positional Play Advice

U10's rugby and picking a ball up after the tackle

Drills for staying onside

Interpretation of the maul - for U10s?

Foul play in a rugby game

Refereeeing an U10 ruck

difference between a free and a penalty kick?

Offside

French Mini Rugby- U11 Rules

Off side in general play. Can anyone explain this better?

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

Offside

Offside 3 v2

Offside 3 v2 Open Space

Ruck defence

Take defensive line 1m behind offside line.9 to control pillars.A - Watches ball and goes up straight.B - Takes first runner and then drifts.C - Takes...

4 on 3 Attack from T position

Each player in team is given number 1-4.Coach says which team is attacking and calls a number. That number player on attacking team is fly-half. That ...

Offside 3 v2 Open Space and Line

Defensive Drill

Defense Drill – uses 8 to 15 players ( 15-20 minutes)· Move on the ball· Fitness · Identifying Offensive player that is you...

Free pass at restart

Alternative restartDrives initially to the right but then switches the point of attack to the leftStart as 4 players in a diamond, with the front play...

Rucking (Mauling) Hell

3 Forwards and 3 Backs plus one scrum half. work across the pitch clearing out rucks.Start with forwards, take crash ball. Support clears out. Scrum H...

Touch Game

There are many different variations of this touch game, I will start off with a game of traditional touch with no limit on amount of touches and turn ...