Search: Setting Up Scrum

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 won't be a compl...

Scrum Half Pole Position

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following..... Each player has four poles and six balls, the winner is the player that hits the most poles - you cannot leave yo...

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 moves the ball t...

Basic Scrummage Shape.

category: Contact-Skills

Using a ball to check if body shape is correct.

2 X Hit Then Pass

category: Contact-Skills

Set up the practice as shown inside a 30m x 30m Grid. 6 Shields and 1 Ball. Player 1 carries the ball before passing the ball to player 2 who bursts t...

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

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 on the floor, rock...

2 X Hit Then Pass

category: Contact-Skills

Set up the practice as shown inside a 30m x 30m Grid. 6 Shields and 1 Ball. Player 1 carries the ball before passing the ball to player 2 who bursts t...

Building The Contact 2

category: Contact-Skills

Setup: Set up with 4 players with pads, and four players facing them about five metres away. There should be enough space between the players to ensur...

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 the ground as if on...

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 following l...

Building The Contact

category: Contact-Skills

Setup: Set up with 4 players with pads, and four players facing them about five metres away. There should be enough space between the players to ensur...

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 have your players...

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 moves the ball t...

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 (20 meters...

Into Contact And Give The Ball Conditioning

category: Contact-Skills

circle of players 2 players in the middle one of the player with a ball. The ball carrier has to run into contact with one of the outside player and t...

2 X Hit Then Pass

category: Off-loads

Set up the practice as shown inside a 30m x 30m Grid. 6 Shields and 1 Ball. Player 1 carries the ball before passing the ball to player 2 who bursts t...

Offload Central

category: Off-loads

Set Up Small 10 x 10m grid - 1/3rd of group on knees - 1/3rd with ball - 1/3rd supporting Players move around grid - take tackle and off load to supp...

1 Vs 1 Get To Feet

category: Contact-Skills

Pass gets given to the attacker who has to run down the grid. When the tackle comes in the player with the ball has to present the ball. Tackler has t...

Agility Test 2.

category: Agility-Running-Skills

From the start position, run forwards out of the 1st set of cones, then side-step to the left to go around the far left cone. From the far left cone,...

3 On 1 Attack And Defence Drill

category: Passing

Set a grid to attack. Defenders and attackers begin on the touchline in the centre. Both leave at the same time and run around appointed cones, ball c...

Scrum clinic - prop setup

Taken from the Emerald Rugby Magazine Scrum Clinic DVD, this clip explains the technique for a prop forward when setting up to engage in the scrum in ...

How do I set up a 3,5 and 8 man scrum safely?

any one know drills for defending a attack from scrum?

Kickoff Alignment