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Backs Moves Drills

There are seven backs in a team, with the rugby position numbers 9-15. As the name suggests they are positioned behind the forwards, and include the S...

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, ...

Sevens Drills

The Sevens drills below to sharpen your players' rugby skills such as quick hands, speed evasion and passing under pressure before moving on to develo...

zScrum Drills

Scrum Profile 1 V 1

category: Scrum

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

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...

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.

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: Warm Up + Neck Stability

category: Scrum

Rugby Scrum: Warm up + Neck Stability Scrum Groups of 3. - 2 players get into a strong T.O.P position. - Another player starts to to standing press u...

Scrum Pass

category: Passing

Rugby Scrum Pass Passing Rear foot close to the ball Crouch down bending the legs not at the waist Point lead foot at the target player No pick up or...

Scrum Profile Stage 1

category: Scrum

Rugby Scrum Profile Stage 1 Scrum The aim of the drill is to develop strong positive profiling with resistance from coach to check for stability and ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Defence, who must tackle a player cutting in?

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

Tackle Support

Scrum Half passes to player 1Player 1 goes into contactSupporting Player Latches on and drives forwardBall Carrier Chooses to stay on feet or if momen...

FIJI FROM SCRUM

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.

All star

Backline move off scrum/lineout

Midfield scrum option 1

Red lines = decoysYellow = ball distribution

Mystery - Option

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

Mystery

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

Set it up / Secure safely

1 man Go to ground and present.2 man clear / secure - depending on opp. is the shield there or not. Decission making.Don't wait. Make it flo...

Autosave 87982010

- The ball carrier can run in and present the ball efficiently- A following player can secure the ball- A player can clear over the ruck against a def...

isolated/conditioned

- The ball carrier can run in and present the ball efficiently- A following player can secure the ball- A player can clear over the ruck against a def...