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...
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Decision making Drills
Decision making determines what pass, run or tackle your player makes on the field. Making the right decision can be the difference between a try bein...
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, ...
Tag Rugby Drills
Use the tag rugby drills and games (also referred to as touch rugby) to boost your junior players' passing, off-loading, and decision making ability. ...
Warm Up Drills
Warm up drills in rugby are important because they get your players' muscles ready for exercise and help to reduce the risk of injury. They're also a ...
Drills
Tackle From Behind
category: Tackling
Rugby Tackle from behind Tackling Drill to practice chasing and tackling someone. Roughly 5m x 10m channel. Players lined up in two lines behind red ...
Passing Circle
category: Passing
Rugby Passing circle Passing Tell your players the following..... There will be 4 players on the outside of the circle, starting at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o...
Choke Tackle Progression
category: Tackling
Rugby Choke Tackle Progression Tackling 5 stage progression session. Bibs. Balls Cones. 1. Warm up - Wrestle One player with the ball trys to fight t...
Alcatraz: Jail Break
category: Warm-Up
Rugby Alcatraz: Jail Break Warm Up This is a great warm-up for defensive and evasion sessions, or it might even be a warm-up that helps you reinforce...
Track And Tackle 1V1
category: Tackling
Rugby Track and Tackle 1v1 Tackling In a grid an attacker is positioned on one end and a defender at the other end. Defender passes to the attacker w...
Confidence In The Tackle
category: Tackling
Rugby Confidence in the tackle Tackling Groups of 3. Progression. 1. Wrestling Players link up, one arm under & one arm over each shoulder. Players t...
2V2 Track And Tackle
category: Tackling
Rugby 2v2 track and tackle Tackling 10m wide channel, 2 attackers start with the ball while 2 defenders atart at the other end. when instructed the a...
Tackle Technique 4/5 -Boxer Hands
category: Tackling
Rugby Tackle technique 4/5 -boxer hands Tackling Groups of 2 Ball Hands and arms are introduced. The attacker holds hands behind his back with the ba...
Contact Skills Circuit
category: Contact-Skills
Rugby Contact Skills Circuit Contact Skills Groups of 2 Bags Balls Contact conditioning 1. Body height clear out work In there groups, do contact hit...
Three Blind Mice - Tag Warm-Up
category: Warm-Up
Rugby Three Blind Mice - Tag Warm-Up Warm Up Tell the players that one group is the Mice and that mice have tails, their tags. The other group is not...
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 Vs 1 - With Running Support
category: Off-Loads
The lead attacker runs straight at the defender, attacking either the space on the left or the right before taking the tackle and off loading to th...
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
category: School
- continuous attack wire is handling under pressure and incorporates a large number of players.
- Emphasis on the execution of the skill...
2 Vs 2 (Out - In Support Line)
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 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...
3 Man Tackle Grid.
category: Defensive-Patterns
- Groups of 12+
- Bibs
- Balls
- Cones
Get all players ot get into teams of 3.
Select one of the...
3 Man Tackle Grid.
category: Tackling
- Groups of 12+
- Bibs
- Balls
- Cones
Get all players ot get into teams of 3.
Select one of the...
3 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 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...
3D Touch Rugby
category: School
Players can run with the ball and pass in all directions. If a player is touched while in possession of the ball, it is an immediate turnover (ball...
5 Vs 5
category: Tag-Rugby
Pitch 20m x 20m. All players wearing tag belts
Start the game with a free pass, defenders must be 7m back at the start
Attacking play...
7'S Colour Touch
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
- The attack will remain in attack for 5 minutes, you'll then switch over.
- Normal rules of...
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...
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.
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...
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.
Back Roll
category: Warm-Up
Player sit on the ground, bring their knees towards their chest and put their arms around their legs.
Once in this position they should rock...
Back Row Drill
category: Agility-Running-Skills
The player either starts lying on their front or must perform 10 squat thrusts as fast as possible before then jogging forwards towards the coach.<...
Ball Under Legs.
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Bank Robbers
category: Warm-Up
- Keep your player briefing, brief! Tell the players the following laws for this exercise.....
- Players must start the game ...
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 Wrestling
category: Contact-Skills
- Move 90 degrees round covering the ball and holding with one hand.
- Outreach to present the ball with both hands.
- Stay on your ...
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, ...
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...
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...
Cat And Mouse
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Players stand back to back and await the coach's call. Whichever colour the coach shouts out are the mice (in the animation the coach shouts 'Blue'...
Catch Confidence
category: Passing
Passing in partners.
One player brings their hands up to in front of their face. The other player passes hard to their hands. This is to catc...
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...
Catching The High Ball On The Move
category: Practices-for-Juniors
2 players and 1 ball.
Player A throws or kicks a high ball for player B to catch by taking steps to meet the ball.
Catching The High Ball
category: Practices-for-Juniors
2 players. 1 ball.
Player A throws or kicks a high ball for player B to catch in a stationary position.
Player B stands side on to ta...
Centering
category: Contact-Skills
- The aim of the drill is to develop a strong profile, protecting the ball
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...
Chasing The Pass
category: Passing
Keep your player briefing short, and get the ball moving around the circle as quickly as possible.
- First have the players move the bal...
Choke Tackle Progression
category: Contact-Skills
- 5 stage progression session.
- Bibs.
- Balls
- Cones.
1. Warm up - Wrestle
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 ...
Conditioned Game - Breakdown Technique.
category: Contact-Skills
- 30 + players - Teams of 10/13
- Bibs
- Balls
1. Shoulders on - low intensity
Should...
Contact Skills Circuit
category: Ruck
- Groups of 2
- Bags
- Balls
- Contact conditioning
1. Body height clear out work
In ...
Contact Skills Circuit
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
- Groups of 2
- Bags
- Balls
- Contact conditioning
1. Body height clear out work
In ...
Contest The Tackle
category: Tackling
- Groups of three, the aim of the exercise is for the second defender to contest the tackle.
- One player starts with the ball, standing s...
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 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...
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...
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. ...
Dizzy
category: Passing
- There will be one ball carrier at any one time.
- They will run around the circle, passing the ball.
- The ball must be handled...
Double Tackle Technique
category: Tackling
- Groups of 6.
- Tackle Suits.
- Ball
1. 1 v 2 - Shoulders on
1 attacker must run in ...
Double Trouble
category: Sevens
Tell your players the following.....
- The first attacking until enters through the top of the first channel, the defender there can 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 Kick
category: Kicking
Can be practiced with all players but specifically for the kickers of the team for start off kicking and tactical point scoring.
1 ball, con...
Dynamic Stretching - Pairs Warm Up Routine
category: Warm-Up
- Seated on floor, feet touching, knees bent, join hands and pull one another forwards and backwards to loosen up lower back.
- Same pos...
Escape To Victory
category: Warm-Up
- Within each group of 10, there should be 4 attackers and 6 defenders.
- The defenders should be in the outer grid and the attackers wi...
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.
Flat Defence
category: Defensive-Patterns
Players line up together along the line of the 1st set of cones.
On the signal of the coach all the players advance to the 3rd set of cones ...
Flick And Back Pass Insanity
category: Passing
Now split your players into two teams, giving one group of players a set of colored bibs to set them apart, and quickly tell your playe...
Flip It
category: Warm-Up
- Be brief when telling the players the laws of this game, it's important to ge...
Game - 6 Vs 4
category: Tag-Rugby
Start the game with a free pass, defenders must start behind the half way line
Atta...
Getting Low In The Tackle
category: Tackling
*AUDIO DESCRIPTION ON*
In groups of 5 tie a bit of tape or s...
Getting Low in the Tackle
*AUDIO DESCRIPTION ON*
In groups of 5 tie a bit of tape or string around the two posts app...
Grip Game For Offloads
category: Off-Loads
- This is a fun warm up game for the whole team to be involved in
- Players are separated into two teams, one team wearing bibs
- Ev...
Hamstring Stretch.
category: Agility-Running-Skills
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 ...
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...
Kick And Catch To Self
category: Practices-for-Juniors
1 player with a ball.
Player kicks the ball in the air and catches.
Continue working the drill for 2 minutes.
Player to count ...
Kick 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.
Kicking Out Of Hands
category: Practices-for-Juniors
1 player with a ball. Ball to be held correctly with the end of the ball pointing in the direction it is to be kicked. Keep eyes on the ball, head dow...
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...
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 Pass
category: Passing
Look at the ball carrier Get hands up to make a target Call and catch the ball with both hands and bring it in front of the body Look ahead for gaps o...
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 ...
Lineout: Throw
category: Lineout
Players will need to ensure their throw is accurate and timed right to ensure success.
Lineout: Throw
category: Lineout
Players will need to ensure their throw is accurate and timed right to ensure success.
Link Touch
category: Match-Related
- Set up as a standard game of touch rugby, with two teams. The playing area should be wide and not too long.
- Every touch tackle the def...
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...
Maul Rip In A Circle
category: Maul
This is good for upper body strength.
Defenders must stand in a circle about 2 metres a...
Maul Rip In A Circle
category: Practices-for-Juniors
This is good for upper body strength.
Defenders must stand in a circle about 2 metres a...
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...
Mid-Space Attack
category: Decision-making
There are 4 cones in a rectangle , 2 red and 2 blue. The 2 defenders stand within the square, and on the coach's call, they must go and touch the c...
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 Pass (M1)
category: Passing
Keep your player briefing, brief! It's important to get your players working as quickly as possible.
- Lets get the ball and the players...
Mistakes Cost – Touch Variation
category: Warm-Up
Split your players into two teams, giving one group o...
More Loop
category: Passing
Tell your players the following......
- 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:
...
Narrow - Wide Channel
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Non-Stop Rugby
category: Tag-Rugby
The aim of the game is for teams with unequal number of players to defend and attack. Possesion is changed if one of the follo...
Number Cruncher
category: Passing
- Keep your player briefing, brief! If necessary you might considering having one group quickly demonstrate the exercise to the other players.<...
Off-Loading Pass
category: Passing
Tell your players the following......
- There will be two static players, passers, on the mid sections cones. One on each side. One of w...
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 ...
Pass And Follow
category: Warm-Up
- They pass the ball around either clock wise or anti clock wise, you can decide to change the direction youself at any point during the exerci...
Pass And Run
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Tell the players the following....
- Player 1 starts with the ball.
- Player 1 passes the ball to player 2 and then quickly moves...
Pass And Run
category: Passing
Tell the players the following....
- Player 1 starts with the ball.
- Player 1 passes the ball to player 2 and then quickly moves...
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 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 By Numbers
category: Passing
- Keep your player briefing, brief! If necessary you might considering having one group quickly demonstrate the exercise to the other players.<...
Passing 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.
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...
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...
Ping Pong
category: Warm-Up
Make sure that your players are holding their tackle shields correctly!
- Have your players work in groups of 10, adjust depending on yo...
Piston Jumping
category: Lineout
The ball starts with one pod. As they are lifted the jumper is held in the air until the next pod is lifted. When the next pod reaches the top of t...
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...
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...
Quick Ball/ Offload Touch
category: Ball-Presentation
Once an attacker is touched they must offload within one second.
You can start the game so that players have to pass the ball in front of de...
Quick Ball/ Offload Touch
category: Tag-Rugby
Once an attacker is touched they must offload within one second.
You can start the game so that players have to pass the ball in front of de...
Quick Hands
category: Passing
- Tell your players the following.....
- The first player runs out with the ball to the first set of cones and passes the ball to the se...
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...
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 ...
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.<...
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...
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 ...
Ruck Clear Out Between Two Tackle Bags
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
2 people are on the tackle shields or 2 on each side about 5 metres apart facing each other, there is a ball carrier standing in the middle of the ...
Ruck Clear Out Between Two Tackle Bags
category: Tackling
2 people are on the tackle shields or 2 on each side about 5 metres apart facing each other, there is a ball carrier standing in the middle of the ...
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 Clearing Exercises
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
- Progressive exercises to improve clearing out at the ruck
- Lay a tackle tube on the floor with another tube on top, angled into the air...
Rucking Grid, No Pass
category: School
- Grid size is 10 m x 10 m.
- 3 pads
- 3 attackers.
- No passing allowed.
- Attackers tr...
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
category: Ruck
Groups of 4 and two groups of defenders with contact pads. 1 ball per group.
- The ball carrier drives into the contact pads and presen...
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 League - Touch Rugby Variation
category: Warm-Up
Split your players into two teams, giving one group of players a set of coloured bibs to set them apart, and quickly tell your players ...
Rugby Netball
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Drill to practice skills and creating space.
Set up a pitch (roughly 25m x 20m depending on age and number of players) with two scoring zones...
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 Side Tackle
category: Tackling
Starting with their backs to one another, two players stand 5 metres apart and run off in opposite directions along one side of the 20 metre grid.<...
Running Warm Up
category: Warm-Up
Tell players the following....
- Each Player will work individually, unless told otherwise.
- Players can run in any direction: m...
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 Hit
category: Scrum
The aim of the drill is to develop front row scrum set up and engagement with good positive profiling.
Scrum: Bear Crawl & Leg Drive
category: Scrum
- The bear crawl is a movement that strengthens your core and adds stabillity to your spine.
- 2 things that need to be very strong while sc...
Scrum: Bear Crawl & Leg Drive
category: Warm-Up
- The bear crawl is a movement that strengthens your core and adds stabillity to your spine.
- 2 things that need to be very strong while sc...
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...
Scrum: Warm Up + Neck Stability
category: Scrum
- Groups of 3.
- 2 players get into a strong T.O.P position.
- Another player starts to to standing press ups on to the ...
Scrum: Warm Up + Neck Stability
category: Warm-Up
- Groups of 3.
- 2 players get into a strong T.O.P position.
- Another player starts to to standing press ups on to the ...
Serious Fun
category: Passing
- Tell your players the following, keeping your player briefing, brief! It's vital to get the players moving as quickly as possible.
Shoulder Stretch.
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Shoulder Stretch.
category: Agility-Running-Skills
Side Kicks
category: Kicking
- The aim of the drill is to develop kickers side on round the corner kick.
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 ...
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...
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...
Split With Trailer
category: Passing
- Tell your players the following......
- Player A passes to D and cuts - not getting ball back , but holding up - B cuts and...
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. <...
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...
Tabata Touch
category: Tag-Rugby
You can play any version of touch you like, I'm going to suggest One Touch Off-Load - but you can change this to suit your training goals for the s...
Tackle And Bounce Conditioning
category: Contact-Skills
- Groups of 3/4
- 1 Tackle Sausage.
- 1 Tackle bag.
1. Tackle Bag conditioning.
<... Tackle And Bounce Conditioning
category: Tackling
- Groups of 3/4
- 1 Tackle Sausage.
- 1 Tackle bag.
1. Tackle Bag conditioning.
<...
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 Head Safety Technique
category: Tackling
- Groups of 2
- Tackle Bags
- Cones
1. Warm up light contact
Players line up opposite...
Tackle Progression 1V1
category: Tackling
1. Tracking
Create a V shaoped conned area.
Defender at one end, attacker at the other end.
At...
Tackle Technique 4/5 -Boxer Hands
category: Tackling
- Groups of 2
- Ball
Hands and arms are introduced.
The attacker holds hands behind his back with the ...
Tackle Technique- Hook And Grip
category: Tackling
- Groups of 2
Players get in partners and stand opposite eahcother.
They use footwork to get within eahcother ...
Tackle, Bounce, Compete
category: Contact-Skills
- Sausage
- Cones
After you have completed the bounce motion, you can bounce and fire.
Fire - is by any mean...
Tackle, Bounce, Compete
category: Ruck
- Sausage
- Cones
After you have completed the bounce motion, you can bounce and fire.
Fire - is by any mean...
Tackle, Bounce, Jackal, Fire Drill
category: Contact-Skills
- 4 players +
- cones
- ball.
Cones laid out on 5m chanel other 10 chanel.
3 Players line ...
Tackle, Bounce, Jackal, Fire Drill
category: Ruck
- 4 players +
- cones
- ball.
Cones laid out on 5m chanel other 10 chanel.
3 Players line ...
Tackling Practice
category: Tackling
In a 10m grid, two teams on two adjacent cones. On GO, the player with the ball walks diagonally towards the opposite cone whi...
Team Kicking Game
category: Kicking
Attacking team starts with a ball.
Aim of the game is for the attac...
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 Saddle Roll Technique
category: Ruck-Clear-Out
- This clearing technique is used to remove defenders who have latched onto the ball and are in a low body position.
- One player is bridg...
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 ...
They Just Keep Coming
category: Passing
- We have 8 static passers and two runners.
- There should be a static passer on each cone, eight in total.
- The 9th player will...
They Just Keep Coming
category: Sevens
- We have 8 static passers and two runners.
- There should be a static passer on each cone, eight in total.
- The 9th player will...
Touch Ruck Game
category: Ruck
Touch The Runner
category: Sevens
- Put a group of 7 inside inside one of your grids. Tell them the following laws: The player not wearing a bib (the runner) is trying stay away...
Touch The Runner
category: Warm-Up
- Put a group of 7 inside inside one of your grids. Tell them the following laws: The player not wearing a bib (the runner) is trying stay away...
Tri-Attack
category: Passing
- Tell your players the following......
- The first line of attackers move forward, passing the ball down the line.
- ...
Turn-Over Game
category: Sevens
Tell the players the following......
- We are going to play a game, the 7 defenders will stay in defence throughout, and the 5 attacking...
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...
Union Jack
category: Passing
Tell your players the following...
- On GO Player A passes to B who in turn passes to Player C. At the same time Player E passes F. ...
Walking Tackle
category: Tackling
The player with the ball walks slowly in front of the other player.
As the ball carrier is walking the defender should time their move so th...
Warm Up - Any Direction Touch.
category: Catching
- 2 teams.
- Ball
This game you can pass and run with the ball in any direction.
The coach will pick a direction f...
Warm Up - Any Direction Touch.
category: Passing
- 2 teams.
- Ball
This game you can pass and run with the ball in any direction.
The coach will pick a direction f...
Warm Up - Any Direction Touch.
category: Warm-Up
- 2 teams.
- Ball
This game you can pass and run with the ball in any direction.
The coach will pick a direction f...
Warm Up - Jackal
category: Contact-Skills
- Groups of 3
- Ball
One Player lies in a Long placement on the floor.
Another player (Jackaler) comes over ...
Warm Up - Jackal
category: Warm-Up
- Groups of 3
- Ball
One Player lies in a Long placement on the floor.
Another player (Jackaler) comes over ...
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 Attack
category: Sevens
- Start with the left most attacking unit taking on the 2 defenders in front of them. When they get past, they pass the ball to the link, who t...
Z Drop Kick
category: Kicking
Hold ball nearly vertical with bottom hand, with top hand steadying rather than holding Keep head over the ball during run upDrop the ball, do not th...
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Developing reactions and decision making skills to dominate support play
A player needs to make hundreds of decisions on the pitch. Get them making the right ones when in attack to utilise the support to sustain attacking p...
Attacking - Part 2
Work on your players composure when going into contact to be able to provide the offload to create scoring chances even when under pressure.
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!
Tackling Success - 1 to 1 and Double Tackling
Focus on technique to ensure your players tackle safely and powerfully, as well as looking at the progression from a 1-to-1 'fit' tackle to a positive...
Pre-season Contact Build-Up
After a long off season period it's important to carefully ease your players back into contact - use this session to get your players tackling again i...
Pre-season Burner 2
Get the team excited to be back together again. Pre-season?s going to be a battle, but go and make it fun with this burner!
Quick Ruck for Quick Ball
Quick rucking that produces quick ball is the first step towards a dangerous attacking side. Use this session to get your team rucking quickly, effici...
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...
Rugby Fitness, Strength and Endurance
Make sure your players don't run out of steam with this Rugby Fitness session, working on their strength and endurance
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Fiji
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Tips on breaking through a defence line?
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Setting up maul directly from a penalty
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Answers: 1
attaxing and defence drills that helped you
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Answers: 1
U8s standing offside
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England
Answers: 2
Better Decision Making
Kevin, Rugby coach
United States of America
Answers: 0
How to bring eagerness in the team?
Niels, Rugby coach
Netherlands
Answers: 2
Aims for a 10 year old for the coming season
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United Arab Emirates
Answers: 2
Head Coach Recruitment Process
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Answers: 1
struggle with the tackle during games
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Scoring tries at the end zone
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