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Agility & Running Skills Drills

Agility is how quickly your players can move while staying balanced and flexible. Running to evade the tackle, move into space for a pass and change d...

Switch Into Space

category: Match-Related

Rugby Switch into Space Match Related Set your players up so they are in groups of 6, with 3 forwards and 3 backs. Line up the 3 backs to protect 2 t...

Quick Passing To Space

category: Passing

Rugby Quick Passing To Space Passing Give each training area one ball and tell the players the following...... One of the attacking lines takes the b...

Switch 1

category: Backs-Moves

Rugby SWITCH 1 Backs Moves See the diagram for suggested starting positions. 10 carried the ball forward, inviting the defence to press up. 10 cuts i...

2 V 2 (Switch)

category: Decision-making

Rugby 2 v 2 (switch) Decision making This is a basic 2 v 2 drill to allow players to ... The attackers try to create space and beat the defenders by ...

React To Space And Attack

category: Backs-Moves

Rugby React to space and attack Backs Moves 5 players start on a straight line of cones about 5m apart. 10m away there are 5 more cones. Two of the 5...

2 Vs 2 (Out - In Support Line)

category: Decision-making

Rugby 2 vs 2 (out - in support line) Decision making This is a basic 2 v 2 drill to allow players to progress from a ... The attackers try to create ...

2 Vs 2 (Loop And Step Inside)

category: Decision-making

Rugby 2 vs 2 (loop and step inside) Decision making This is a basic 2 vs 2 drill to allow players to progress from ... The attackers try to create sp...

7'S Colour Touch

category: Sevens

Rugby 7's Colour Touch Sevens Tell your players the following..... The attack will remain in attack for 5 minutes, you'll then switch over. Normal ru...

Mid-Space Attack

category: Decision-making

Rugby Mid-Space attack 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...

2 V 1 Into 3 V 2

category: Decision-making

Rugby 2 v 1 into 3 v 2 Decision making Drill to improve short space and wide space overlap play. Set up a grid 15m wide, split into a 5m channel and ...

2 Vs 2 (In - Out Line)

category: Decision-making

Rugby 2 vs 2 (in - out line) Decision making In a channel no wider than 10m, two attackers have 5 attempts ... The attackers try to create space and ...

Hit The Gap Drill

category: Decision-making

Rugby Hit The Gap Drill Decision making A drill to practice decision making and finding space between defenders. Set up a line of three defenders wit...

Releasing The Overlap

category: Decision-making

Rugby Releasing the overlap Decision making The scrum half starts with the ball. They pass to the first red player who then passes to the second red ...

React To Situation - 3 Vs 2

category: Decision-making

Rugby React to Situation - 3 vs 2 Decision making Players should pass in a line on the whistle. The 2 players closest to the ball go out to the line ...

Pressure Cooker

category: Passing

Rugby Pressure Cooker Passing 4 players stand on the middle cones in the grid, avoiding the corner cones. The 2 players at the top and the bottom of ...

Colour Cone Attack

category: Decision-making

Rugby Colour Cone Attack Decision making Drill to practice attacking from different positions. Set up a grid ... Mid-Space attack Drill Thumbnail Vie...

Scattered Defence - 6 Vs 4

category: Decision-making

Rugby Scattered defence - 6 vs 4 Decision making Groups of ten work with one ball per group ... RUN AT SPACE!! ... Race to cone - 3 v 2 Drill Thumbna...

Many Hands

category: Scrum

Rugby Many hands Scrum Tell your players the following...... Each group of two players should have their own ball. While they have a partner, they ca...

More Loop

category: Passing

Rugby More Loop Passing Tell your players the following...... The ball carrier (A) runs straight in a line and makes a normal lateral pass to the sup...

Seated Start - 6 Vs 4

category: Decision-making

Rugby Seated start - 6 vs 4 Decision making Groups of ten with one ball per group ... The attackers try to score. ... 3 vs 2 - Sprint to support Dril...

Building The Loop

category: Passing

Rugby Building The Loop Passing Tell your players the following..... One group of 4 players will be in defence. The other two groups of 4 will be in ...

Flick And Back Pass Insanity

category: Passing

Rugby Flick and Back Pass Insanity Passing Now split your players into two teams, giving one group of players a set of colored bibs to set them apart...

4 Vs 1 Vs 1

category: Decision-making

Rugby 4 vs 1 vs 1 Decision making Players work in groups of six, with 1 ball per group and set up in the following way: 4 attackers vs 1 defender (be...

Rugby passing to create space

Rugby - mid-space attack drill

Blue cone / Red cone reactions decision making rugby exercise. This drill is from Sportplan's library of 650+ rugby drills, games and technique videos...

Wrestling vs rugby 7s - can they switch sports? | sports swap challenge

Can Swedish wrestler Sofia Mattsson bring down 100 kg rugby 7s champion Sam Cross? Two world-class Olympians swap sports with surprising results: ...

Dominating the Ruck

Create sustained attacks by understanding how to dominate the ruck by developing an understanding of positioning and technique amongst your players.