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Rucking

category: Ruck

Rugby Rucking 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 pre...

Ruck - Full

category: Ruck

Rugby Ruck - Full Ruck Take contact on own terms If no close support, go to ground and present the ball Protect head (especially younger players) Arr...

Ruck Over, Pickup

category: Ruck

Rugby Ruck Over, Pickup Ruck Ball carrier goes to ground and places ball Support player drives into defender but cannot drive him off ??RUCK FORMED?...

Reload Rucking

category: Ruck

Rugby Reload Rucking Ruck Set up two defenders holding hit shields opposite two even lines of players. The ball starts with the first man in one of t...

Rapid Rucking

category: Ruck

Rugby Rapid Rucking Ruck In this exercise position 3 pad holding units, or 1 or 2 players, five meters in front of 3 rucking units, 1 unit facing eac...

Ruck Defence

category: Ruck

Rugby Ruck Defence Ruck Coach controls defence with calls up and back between cones placed 1 - 2 metres apart. On the call of "LIVE" the defence stay...

Mini Ruck

category: Ruck

Rugby Mini Ruck Ruck Groups of five Three attackers try and score against one defender If touched must ruck clear out, introduction, ruck, running, s...

Touch Ruck Game

category: Ruck

Rugby Touch Ruck Game 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 c...

Counter Ruck

category: Ruck

Rugby Counter Ruck Ruck Condition the drill in favour of 1 team, in this case the blue team. All players lay on their fronts behind the tackle bags. ...

Ruck 5

category: Ruck

Rugby Ruck 5 Ruck Turn before contact Control movement to ground Keep two hands on the ball Look for close support Immediate ??pop?? to close support...

1 On 1 Breakdown Skills

category: Ruck

• Fun game 1 v 1 game to improve skills on both sides of the breakdown.
• One player lies face down either side of a tackle tube (players ...

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...

Beating The Ball And Rucking 2

category: School

• If tackled and the offloaded on, get the support player to communicate
• it. It is a contact drill but if you want to eliminate cont...

Beating The Ball And Rucking

category: School

• Decision-making in contact.
• The aim is to get the ball carrier beyond the tackler and the support of players making decisions...

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...

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...

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....

Flip It

category: Warm-Up

• Be brief when telling the players the laws of this game, it's important to ge...

Handling Channel 2

category: School

• To practice rucking, 1st man hits and presents, 2nd man clears and 3rd picks.
• Body positions are key (low to high), players work ha...

Hit And Drive Ruck Clearout

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

• A drill to be completed in pairs.
• One player holding a tackle bag stands in a low, strong position with knees bent.
• The player...

Leg Drive In The Tackle And Counter Rucking

category: School

• Players work 45 seconds at a time before rotating.
• Play made tackle and drives the pad back. The player then goes on the floo...

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.
...

Ruck - Coming Through The Gate 1.

category: Ruck

4 blue players must try and defend with shields two gates from the attacking red team.

The ball carrying player must meet the defending play...

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 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 Drill

category: School

• Excellent way to develop the different rucking techniques.
• Works concept of leg drive, body positions in contact, ball placem...

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 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 ...

Rucking With 4 Corners

category: School

• Excellent way to involve large numbers and fitness.
• Develops understanding of working hard when on the floor, communication a...

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.
...

Smash Or Roll

category: Contact-Skills

1. Crocodile roll

• Crocodile roll is one technique to repmove threats from a breakdown.
• Most useful f...

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 Practice

category: Tackling

Teams of 3 one team with ball.

Start with both teams on their own goal line.
Team with ball attempts to score
Defending team allowed...

Tackle Tube Clear Out

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

• Each station has two tackle tubes perpendicular to each other in a T shape.
• The tackler tackles the bottom of the T, while there is a ...

Tackler Clear Out Game Play

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

• Two teams of five players each

• One attacking...

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...

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...

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How to ruck in rugby

The ruck in rugby is a bound huddle of players opposing another huddle on the opposing team after a tackle occurs. Learn how to play rugby, including ...

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...

Ruck through the Gate

Teach your team to ruck safely, effectively and quickly. By going 'through the gate' you'll avoid giving away penalties and encourage better binding

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

Confidence in Contact: part 2

Continue to improve your player's confidence when using contact, with the second of our Confidence in Contact sessions

Improving Rucking Technique

React the quicker and get on the front foot in attack with this session, by improving their rucking technique!

Contact: Rucking technical session

Master the ‘Smash’ and the ‘Roll’ rucking technique so that when the pressure is on and a clear decision needs to be made, clearing the ruck becomes ...

Contact Work - Bounce, Jackal, Fire

Contest for every ball and cause a turnover with this session by focussing on both defensive and attacking breakdowns. Work on the jackal and bounce i...

Ruck to Success: Improving speed at the breakdown

Improve your players' speed and drive at the breakdown to help them win the contest with this powerful ruck skills session

Development of Rucking

Use this session to introduce juniors to the ruck and improve older players' rucking ability - Starting slowly and use the progressions to increase th...

Rocking the Ruck

You've only got 5 seconds in the ruck to free the ball and win back possession for your team - Make those 5 seconds count!

good tackling drill that is not too hard or impact??

U10s organisation in defence. How to improve?

Using pads & contact shields - good or bad?

First time coaching the U13s next season - any tips greatly appreciated!

First time coaching U9 and U10s - anyone got any backline coaching tips?

Counter Rucking

is a player deemed of their feet at a ruck when both?

What are the situation penalty been given in rucking?

I'm 19 years old in Canada and have started a new rugby team?

Coaching the Tackle for U9s who are 'frightened'

Basic Rucking Drill

Rucking 4 v 2

Rucking Position

Rucking

Back and forth clear outs constant for 2 minutes and swap out the middle group

Igloo

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

Nicks attack and defend rucking drill

three players lay on their backs the middle player has a ball.The player with the ball touches the defender and rolls and presents the ball.the defend...

Classic Shire Rucking Drill

rucking

3 on 3 rucking

the coach pases the ball to a random player from the attacking side.the player runs forward and makes contact with the pad man and goes to ground and ...

Tackling/rucking training.

1. Tackle sausage + jackle.2. Tackle sausage + jackle3. Ruck over and drive4. Pad on the floor- defend a jackle wit a roll. When done with the ro...