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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...

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, ...

Scrum 2V1

category: Scrum

Rugby Scrum 2v1 Scrum Groups of 3. - 1 player is active, 2 players are resisiting. - Active player gets into scrumage position between 2 defending pl...

5 Person Scrum (Mini Rugby)

category: Scrum

Rugby 5 person scrum (mini rugby) Scrum Let the front row bind together first. Second row binds together between their hips and shoulders, making sur...

1V1 Scrum

category: Scrum

Rugby 1v1 scrum Scrum The aim of the drill is to develop strong positive profiling and to develop core-stability against opposition. 1v1. Player smus...

Scrum Hit

category: Scrum

Rugby Scrum Hit Scrum The aim of the drill is to develop front row scrum set up and engagement with good positive profiling.

Basic Scrummage Shape.

category: Scrum

Rugby Basic scrummage shape. Scrum The basic scrummage shape, with the player on their knees. Poor position: arched back and chin on chest.

1 On 1 Scrum (On Knees)

category: Scrum

Rugby League 1 on 1 scrum (on knees) Scrum Players down on 'all 4s'. Position heads to the left slightly, binding in underneath the shoulders in the ...

5 Person Scrum (Mini Rugby)

category: Scrum

Rugby League 5 person scrum (mini rugby) Scrum Let the front row bind together first. Second row binds together between their hips and shoulders, mak...

Many Hands

category: Scrum

Rugby League Many hands Scrum Lots of fast passing and overlapping from all your players in a restricted area.

1 On 1 Scrummage

category: Scrum

Rugby League 1 on 1 scrummage Scrum Once players' individual position is correct on the machine, progress to 1 on 1 scrummage on the feet. Facing eac...

Striking The Ball

category: Scrum

Rugby League Striking the ball Scrum Introducing the skill of 'striking' for the ball. Hooker against a tackle pad, with the scrum half punting in th...

1 On 1 Scrum (On Knees)

category: Contact-Skills

Players down on 'all 4s'.

Position heads to the left slightly, binding in underneath the shoulders in the chest area.

Keeping hands o...

1 On 1 Scrum (On Knees)

category: Scrum

Players down on 'all 4s'.

Position heads to the left slightly, binding in underneath the shoulders in the chest area.

Keeping hands o...

1 On 1 Scrummage (On Feet)

category: Contact-Skills

Once players' individual position is correct on the machine, progress to 1 on 1 scrummage on the feet.

Facing each other in a squat position...

1 On 1 Scrummage (On Feet)

category: Scrum

Once players' individual position is correct on the machine, progress to 1 on 1 scrummage on the feet.

Facing each other in a squat position...

1 Vs 1 Colour Cones

category: Agility-Running-Skills

• Setting the front row is the building blocks for a scrum.
• The 3 players (Prop, Hooker, Prop) should stand in a line facing the opposit...

3 On 3 Engagement Procedure.

category: Contact-Skills

Front Rows coming together. Each prop touches the opponents upper arm and then pause before the front rows meet.

The sequence should be: "Cr...

3 On 3 Engagement Procedure.

category: Scrum

Front Rows coming together. Each prop touches the opponents upper arm and then pause before the front rows meet.

The sequence should be: "Cr...

3 Person Front Row.

category: Contact-Skills

Building a 3 person front row.

Hooker forms 1st, standing with shoulders lowered and knees bent to about 3/4 height. Arms up in the air in a...

3 Person Front Row.

category: Scrum

Building a 3 person front row.

Hooker forms 1st, standing with shoulders lowered and knees bent to about 3/4 height. Arms up in the air in a...

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...

Drill to practice team shapes or backs moves against a defence with less numbers than the attack.

Set up a "ruck" with a scrum half...

5 Person Scrum (Mini Rugby)

category: Contact-Skills

Let the front row bind together first.

Second row binds together between their hips and shoulders, making sure that their hips are tight tog...

5 Vs 5 Touch Rugby

category: Match-Related

Touch Rugby in teams of 5

3 Touches and change possession.

When a player with the ball is touched, tackler stays in passive contact...

6 Vs 6 Uncontested Scrums

category: Scrum

Ensure that players:-

Bind correctly.

Keep the scrum square.

Keep correct body position.

Hooker to strike for the ball ...

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...

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...

Basic Scrummage Shape.

category: Contact-Skills

Using a ball to check if body shape is correct.

Basic Scrummage Shape.

category: Contact-Skills

The basic scrummage shape, with the player on their knees.

Poor position: arched back and chin on chest.

Good position: back 'hollowe...

Basic Scrummage Shape.

category: Scrum

Using a ball to check if body shape is correct.

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...

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 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...

Coaching Tool

category: Coaching-tool

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...

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 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 2

category: School

• Only let the scrum-half password defense is ready. Defense should work with 90 seconds before changing. You can develop into full contact.

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...

Dynamic Stretching - Pairs Warm Up Routine

category: Warm-Up

1. Seated on floor, feet touching, knees bent, join hands and pull one another forwards and backwards to loosen up lower back.
2. Same pos...

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...

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...

Full 8 Person International Scrum.

category: Contact-Skills

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...

Individual Work On Feet.

category: Contact-Skills

Player to position their self square to the scrum machine.

Keeping the back flat, with shoulders slightly above the hips, with chin off che...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Many Hands

category: Passing

Tell your players the following......

1. Each group of two players should have their own ball.
2. While they have a partner, they c...

Many Hands

category: Scrum

Tell your players the following......

1. Each group of two players should have their own ball.
2. While they have a partner, they c...

Maul Full

category: Maul

If contact cannot be avoided take on own termsTurn and present the ballSupport player rips ball outDrives on if space or passes to scrum half who pass...

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...

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.

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...

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 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.
...

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...

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 To Support

category: Passing

• Tell your players the following......

1. One the call of the scrum half, the 3 attackers turn, round the cone and attack.

Pod-Ruck

category: Ruck

On the shout of "GO" the scrum half passes to the player on the first cone, who attacks the 1st bag. Once the bag is attacked and cleared...

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...

Rapid Rucking

category: 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 each pad. Two players on e...

Regain Possession

category: Handling

The player with the ball rolls the ball out for a player to run onto and collect whilst moving.

They then pass the ball back before replacin...

Releasing The Overlap

category: Decision-making

The scrum half starts with the ball. They pass to the first red player who then passes to the second red player who then passes to red player thr...

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...

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 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...

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 ...

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.
...

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: 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 - Shotgun Alley

category: Passing

• Explain to thescrum halfs that they are to attempt to pass the ball at the attackers and attempt to hit them below the shoulders.
• It...

Scrum Half - Shotgun Alley

category: Sevens

• Explain to thescrum halfs that they are to attempt to pass the ball at the attackers and attempt to hit them below the shoulders.
• It...

Scrum Half Pass

category: zPassing

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Scrum Half Pole Position

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following.....

1. Each player has four poles and six balls, the winner is the player that hits the most poles - you ...

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 Pass

category: Passing

Rear foot close to the ball Crouch down bending the legs not at the waistPoint lead foot at the target playerNo pick up or back swingSweep ball from t...

Scrum Profile 1 V 1

category: Scrum

• The aim of the drill is to develop strong positive profiling and to develop core-stability against opposition. 1v1

Scrum Profile Stage 1

category: Scrum

• The aim of the drill is to develop strong positive profiling with resistance from coach to check for stability and strength.

Scrum Profile Stage 2

category: Scrum

• The aim of the drill is to develop strong positive profiling and to develop core-stability.

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 ...

Scrummage Terminology.

category: Contact-Skills

Key factors:

Shoulders above hips.

Keep square

Chin off chest

Signalling For The Put In.

category: Contact-Skills

Hooker lets the scrum half know that he is ready for the ball by tapping his left hand on the props back.

Scrum half then puts the ball int...

Simple Drift Defence

category: Defensive-Patterns

3 attacks - 2 defenders

Scrum half passes to first receiver of group of 3

3 attack 2 passing ball down line

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.

1. The ball is passed by a scrumha...

Striking The Ball

category: Scrum

Introducing the skill of 'striking' for the ball.

Hooker against a tackle pad, with the scrum half punting in the ball from the left hand si...

Structure Defence

category: Defensive-Patterns

5 attackers - 10 defenders (or 2 to 1 ratio dependent on numbers)

Start slowly with ruck ball

Defenders cannot steal ball

Tackler Clear Out Game Play

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

• Two teams of five players each

• One attacking...

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 ...

Wave After Wave

category: Passing

• Keep your player briefing, brief! Tell the players the following or have a demonstration group.....

1. We have 1 scrum half,...

Rugby's greatest dominant scrums!

A montage showcasing some of the greatest dominating scrums in the game of Rugby Union. Tweet me video requests - https://twitter.com/ADF0110 Any ...

How to know about the rugby scrums

This instructional video is a helpful time-saver that will enable you to get good at rugby. Watch our short video on How To Know About The Rugby Scrum...

Pitch demo: exeter chiefs scrum masterclass | rugby tonight

Lawrence Dallaglio and guests, Exeter Chiefs, take a look at the new interpretations of the scrum laws and in particular at the preliminary engagement...

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

Confidence in Contact: part 2

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

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

Kicking Confidence: Drop Goal Drills

Give all your players confidence to use their feet with this kicking session. Use the drop kick to score a goal or hoist the ball behind their defence...

Setting up maul directly from a penalty

Set up driving maul directly from a penalty

Can you set up a maul directly from the penalty?

Advice on playing flyhalf

Rules of play for Under 15 girls

When a scrum is awarded following an unsuccessful end to a maul

conditions must be met when throwing the ball into a scrum?

conditions must be met when throwing the ball into a scrum?

Scrum binding u13 what is allowed

Scrum half kicking in U13s rugby

Copy of workingprogress BL from scrum

Pick and go, pass,

Attacker brings ball into contact choosing to either stay up or go to ground.2 support players react to the situation, ie mauling and driving, picking...

FIJI FROM SCRUM

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...

Unit Skills

1. Ruck Clean Out for Ball Retention:*3 Players to hit tackle shield.*Scrumhalf passes to 2nd pod, hit group 2 tackle shields.

BRAVO ONE

5/8 PUTS BALL INTO SCRUM5/8 RUNS RIGHT WITHOUT BALL TO FAKE PASS TO FULLBACKHBACK PICK BALL UP FROM SCRUM RUNS LEFTAND DUMMY PASS TO FORWARD RUN...

All star

Backline move off scrum/lineout

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