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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...

Ball Presentation Drills

Ball presentation is how the ball-carrier makes the ball available to a teammate after they have been tackled. The ball presentation videos and drills...

Decision making Drills

Decision making determines what pass, run or tackle your player makes on the field. Making the right decision can be the difference between a try bein...

Handling Drills

Handling in rugby covers how your player holds, catches and runs with the ball. Good ball carrying technique should include your player's fingers bein...

Lineout Drills

A lineout is used to restart play, when the ball has left the field of play. Unless your team has "kicked for touch" when awarded a penalty the "throw...

Maul Drills

A maul is similar to a ruck but occurs when the ball is held up off the floor (in a player's hand). The maul drills, videos and mini games below will ...

Off Loads Drills

An off load is when a tackled player passes the ball to a teammate before the tackle is completed. Use the 2v1 and tackle bag off load drills and vide...

Ruck Clear Out Drills

A ruck clear out involves players removing their opposition from the ruck to allow a quick pass to be made and avoid turnovers. The ruck and clear out...

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, ...

The Team Run

category: Sevens

Rugby The Team Run 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 ...

Team Kicking (Grubber Kick)

category: Kicking

Rugby Team Kicking (Grubber kick) Kicking 4 teams of 2 players, with 2 teams at each end. One player from the 1st team starts with the ball. The play...

Team - Stuck In The Mud

category: Warm-Up

Rugby Team - Stuck in the mud Warm Up Groups of 10+ Balls Bibs Cones 4 player with a 1 ball must run around trying to touch the other players without...

Team Kicking Game

category: Kicking

Rugby Team Kicking Game Kicking Two teams of 2. 1 team attacking and the other team defenders. Attacking team starts with a ball. Aim of the game is ...

Team Kicking (Chip Kick)

category: Kicking

Rugby Team Kicking (Chip kick) Kicking 4 teams of 2 players, with 2 teams at each end. One player from the 1st team starts with the ball. The player ...

Team Kicking (Variations)

category: Kicking

Rugby Team kicking (variations) Kicking 4 teams of 2 players, with 2 teams at each end. One player from the 1st team starts with the ball. The player...

1 Vs 1 Ball Retention

category: Ball-Presentation

The ball carrier walks up to the defender and turns away to present the ball to their own team.

The defender should try to turn the ball car...

10 Pass Game

category: Warm-Up

• 2 teams
• Bibs
• Balls

One team must try and complete 10 passes in a small grid.

When the player has t...

123 Play Divots

category: Warm-Up

The Moles want to turn the cones onto their head, and the Green-keepers want the cones the right way up.

Let the kids play, you can start t...

2 V 1 Drawing The Defender

category: Decision-making

• One attacking team and one defending team.
• Exercise focused on decision making when in a 2 v 1 situation.
• Each team lines up e...

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...

3 Man Tackle Grid.

category: Defensive-Patterns

• Groups of 12+
• Bibs
• Balls
• Cones

Get all players ot get into teams of 3.

Select one of the...

3 Man Tackle Grid.

category: Tackling

• Groups of 12+
• Bibs
• Balls
• Cones

Get all players ot get into teams of 3.

Select one of the...

3 Second 3 Player Touch

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. This game is about support and ensuring that support is close to the ball carrier.
2. This ...

3 Second Touch - Touch Rugby Variation

category: Warm-Up

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...

3 V 2 Fixing Defenders

category: Passing

• This is a backs moves passing exercise, aimed at drawing and fixing up a defender, to give a supporting teammate more space and take the defen...

3D Touch Rugby

category: School

Players can run with the ball and pass in all directions. If a player is touched while in possession of the ball, it is an immediate turnover (ball...

4 Vs 1 Vs 1

category: 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 (between the first cones) an...

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...

4V3-Realign

category: Tackling

• 4 sausages
• 4 Bags

• The sausages and bags are lined up alternately in a line.
• 8 defenders start lin...

4V3-Realign

category: Tackling

• 4 sausages
• 4 Bags

• The sausages and bags are lined up alternately in a line.
• 8 defenders start lin...

4V3-Realign

category: Tackling

• 4 sausages
• 4 Bags

• The sausages and bags are lined up alternately in a line.
• 8 defenders start lin...

5 V 5 Tag Rugby

category: Practices-for-Juniors

2 teams. 5 players on each team in a large coned area. Area size depends on age, ability, and number of players in each team.

Team with the ...

5 Vs 5

category: Tag-Rugby

Pitch 20m x 20m. All players wearing tag belts

Start the game with a free pass, defenders must be 7m back at the start

Attacking play...

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...

8 Vs 3 Game

category: Match-Related

8 players are lined up just outside the 22 metre line, with 3 defenders starting under the posts with the ball.

One of the defenders kicks ...

Alcatraz: Jail Break

category: Warm-Up

This is a great warm-up for defensive and evasion sessions, or it might even be a warm-up that helps you reinforce coaching points made during a pr...

All In Touch

category: Warm-Up

The following are the laws for this game:

• Equal number of defenders and attackers.
• Use bibs to identify both teams.

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 ...

Attack From Turnover

category: Match-Related

• 2 Teams
• Ball
• Tackle Bags

3 Tackle bags are in a break down formation. With one player from the o...

Attack Until Youre Tackled

category: Off-Loads

Playing area of 25m in length - adjust width to suit numbers- equal numbers in both teams

Full LEG tackles ONLY - ball carrier when tackled ...

Tell your players the following......

1. Players will standing at the midway point of the playing area, about 25 meters in.
2. Tell...

Tell your players the following......

1. Players will standing at the midway point of the playing area.
2. Tell each team which dir...

Attacking Skills Version 1

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. Players will attack in teams of 2, each attacking unit will have their own ball.
2. At the...

Attacking Skills Version 2

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. Players will attack in teams of 3, each attacking unit will have their own ball.
2. At the...

Ball Tag

category: Warm-Up

Make sure that you have your warm-up area marked out before your players arrive, it's important that you get them working right away.

• ...

Bank Robbers

category: Warm-Up

• Keep your player briefing, brief! Tell the players the following laws for this exercise.....

1. Players must start the game ...

Battle Ships

category: Kicking

Fun game to practice passing/kicking accuracy.

Set up a grid with lots of different objects (tackle bags, hit shields, tyres, cones etc) insi...

Behind The Posts

category: Sevens

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

1. One team of 7 will be in attack, the attack should start behind the 22 meter line and they will...

Box Kick

category: Kicking

The box kick is a very dangerous tactic for attack and defense.

When attacking it can apply immense pressure on a team by putting the ball b...

Box Kick

category: Practices-for-Juniors

The box kick is a very dangerous tactic for attack and defense.

When attacking it can apply immense pressure on a team by putting the ball b...

Breakdown Touch

category: Contact-Skills

• 2 teams.
• Half pitch
• Ball

- A normal game of touch, however with conditions.

- When a...

Breakdown Touch Game

category: Match-Related

• Set up an area for a normal game of touch, with teams split evenly
• Play goes as normal, but when there is a touch, the ball carrier go...

Bull Dog

category: Tag-Rugby

Large Grid 30m x 30m. Start with 5 defenders in the middle, everybody else stands at one end of the grid wearing tags.

On the coach's call a...

Capture And Escape - Evasion And Tackling Game

category: Match-Related

Set up a wide pitch, with cones on the half way line plus an extra box on two opposite corners. These corner boxes are the prisons for tackled/tagg...

Capture And Escape - Evasion And Tackling Game

category: Tackling

Set up a wide pitch, with cones on the half way line plus an extra box on two opposite corners. These corner boxes are the prisons for tackled/tagg...

Catching And Kicking Tennis

category: Kicking

Drill to practice kicking accuracy and contesting the ball in the air.

Split the players into two even teams with different coloured bibs (re...

Channel Ball

category: Tackling

This game is designed to teach the players about retiring to an onside position when a tackle is made.

• Set-up a field approximately 10...

Choke Tackle Progression

category: Contact-Skills

• 5 stage progression session.
• Bibs.
• Balls
• Cones.

1. Warm up - Wrestle

Choke Tackle Progression

category: Tackling

• 5 stage progression session.
• Bibs.
• Balls
• Cones.

1. Warm up - Wrestle

Clapping Game

category: Passing

Tell your players the following.

1. Lets just get the ball moving clockwise for a while, just to get the ball moving through the hands.

Clockwork Passing

category: Catching

• 4 + groups
• Balls

All players have a ball, start by passing the ball once left then twice right, then 3 times l...

Clockwork Passing

category: Handling

• 4 + groups
• Balls

All players have a ball, start by passing the ball once left then twice right, then 3 times l...

Clockwork Passing

category: Warm-Up

• 4 + groups
• Balls

All players have a ball, start by passing the ball once left then twice right, then 3 times l...

Coach Says!

category: Warm-Up

• Coach gives orders and the players do it.
• Example include: coach says do a press-up, coach says touch the groud with your right hand...

Conditioned Game - Breakdown Technique.

category: Contact-Skills

• 30 + players - Teams of 10/13
• Bibs
• Balls

1. Shoulders on - low intensity

Should...

Connaught

category: Backs-Moves

1. Carries the ball forward, inviting the defence to press up.
2. 10 Passes to 12.
3. 10 loops around 12 following their pass, 10 sh...

Connaught

category: yBacks-Moves

1. Carries the ball forward, inviting the defence to press up.
2. 10 Passes to 12.
3. 10 loops around 12 following their pass, 10 sh...

Continuous Break

category: Match-Related

Coned area 30 metres by 30 metres with two teams of players on one side Coach kicks the ball is kicked into the the grid.

2 different number...

Corner Line Tag

category: Tag-Rugby

The aim is that when the coach signals the start the defending players will spread across to the other side of the field quickly and defend the ent...

Counter Ruck

category: 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. On the coaches...

D1 - Dummy Loop

category: Backs-Moves

1. Use the diagram in order to think about the starting position of your players, I suggest that they are not too deep for this one.
2. 10...

D1 - Dummy Loop

category: yBacks-Moves

1. Use the diagram in order to think about the starting position of your players, I suggest that they are not too deep for this one.
2. 10...

Defensive Systems - Structure Progression.

category: Defensive-Patterns

1. Defensive Organisation

4 Defenders line up on the the cones.

When coach goes to pass the ball, when han...

Defensive Touch

category: Defensive-Patterns

• 2 Teams.
• Half Pitch.

Touch Game with conditions;

Attacker once touched must go down, bounce b...

Defensive Touch

category: Match-Related

• 2 Teams.
• Half Pitch.

Touch Game with conditions;

Attacker once touched must go down, bounce b...

Defensive Touch

category: Warm-Up

• 2 Teams.
• Half Pitch.

Touch Game with conditions;

Attacker once touched must go down, bounce b...

Denfence Down

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.
...

Depth And Quick Hands

category: Handling

• Highlights the importance of attacking from depth and letting the ball do the work in attack.
• Team of four attackers versus three defe...

Dont Get Tagged

category: Tackling

Teams of 3 against 1 Defender.

The team of 3 start running and have to try and get to the other side. If the defender tags them they have t...

Driving Maul

category: Maul

3 attackers against two defenders with contact pads.

Ball carrier takes ball into contact turning before hitting pads and presenting the ball...

Drop Kick

category: Kicking

Can be practiced with all players but specifically for the kickers of the team for start off kicking and tactical point scoring.

1 ball, con...

Drop Out Touch.

category: Match-Related

• 2 Teams
• Attackign and defensive focus.

Normal game of touch rugby, however whenever the defender touches an attacker...

Drop Out Touch.

category: Warm-Up

• 2 Teams
• Attackign and defensive focus.

Normal game of touch rugby, however whenever the defender touches an attacker...

Dummy Switch Behind (Dsb)

category: Backs-Moves

1. 10 advances with the ball, running slightly inwards.
2. 10 changes the angle of their run, towards the first post.
3. 12 runs acr...

Enter 1

category: Backs-Moves

1. Use the diagram to help with players starter positions, but feel free to experiment.
2. 10 carries the ball forward, inviting the oppos...

Enter 2

category: Backs-Moves

1. Use the diagram as suggested starting positions, but be flexible.
2. 10 carries the ball forward, inviting the opposition defence to pr...

Enter 3

category: Backs-Moves

1. 10 carried the ball forward, inviting the defence to press up.
2. 11 runs a decoy line.
3. 10 passes to 12.
4. 15 runs a li...

Enter 4

category: Backs-Moves

1. 10 carried the ball forward, inviting the defence to press up.
2. 11 runs a decoy line.
3. 10 passes to 12.
4. 15 runs a li...

Everyone Gets A Second Chance ? Touch 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 the followin...

Fast Feet Drill

category: Agility-Running-Skills

The ball carrier from each end runs out and has to side step left and right through the cones to the end where the ball is passed to the next playe...

Fast Feet Drill

category: Agility-Running-Skills

The ball carrier from each team runs out to the cone and runs backwards on the return before passing to the next player

First team to get all...

Fast Up - Play

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. This game is to be played at pace.
2. It is contact and normal rules of 7's apply, only di...

Find The Gap Grubber

category: Kicking

Drill to practice grubber kicking (a kick that bounces along the ground, bouncing no more than 1m away from the kicker) to a team mate to score.

Five In, Two Out Touch

category: Sevens

Give the ball to the attacking team and tell your players the following.......

1. This is touch 7's, other than that - normal rules of 7'...

Fixing Defender - Continuous Drill

category: Handling

• Groups of 15
• Ball
• Bags

Groups of 3 on all sides of the grid, with 2 defenders in the middle.

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...

Four In, Three Out Touch

category: Sevens

Give the ball to the attacking team and tell your players the following.......

1. This is touch 7's, other than that - normal rules of 7'...

Game - 6 Vs 4

category: Tag-Rugby

Pitch is 20m x 20m. All players wearing Tag Belts

Start the game with a free pass, defenders must start behind the half way line

Atta...

Game To Coach Depth

category: Match-Related

• Four attackers, two defenders in quite a small playing area - trying to find space.
• The aim is for each team of four to try to score a...

Game To Coach Depth

category: Sevens

• Four attackers, two defenders in quite a small playing area - trying to find space.
• The aim is for each team of four to try to score a...

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...

Grid Island

category: Practices-for-Juniors

Fun game to practice passes/kicks not being intercepted.

Divide players into two equal teams and set up two grids (one small and one big - se...

Grip Game For Offloads

category: Off-Loads

• This is a fun warm up game for the whole team to be involved in
• Players are separated into two teams, one team wearing bibs
• Ev...

Hands Up / Hands Down

category: Passing

• Lets just get the ball moving clockwise for a while, just to get the ball moving through the hands.
• After a minute or two, lets swit...

Heads Up Passing

category: Passing

Tell the players the following:

• Lets just get the ball moving down the line. Give the player at the start of one of the lines a b...

Introduction To Ruck

category: Ruck

In small teams, play a modified game where if the ball carrier is touched on the shorts with both hands of a defender, the ball carrier must go to ...

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...

Kamikaze Passing

category: Passing

Passing drill under pressure.

Set up a grid roughly 20m x 15m, with lines of 4 players facing each other across the grid. Each line of 4 need...

Keep Ball

category: Tag-Rugby

Players work in groups of 5 in a grid 10m x 10m, with 1 Ball per group.

4 Players work as a team to make 10 passes.

The defender trie...

Kick And Join The Attack 5 V 4

category: Decision-making

One player kicks the ball to the 1 player left at the end of the grid as soon as the kick goes in the air the rest of the kicking team run to suppo...

Kick Support Game

category: Catching

2 teams, 1 ball with 2 grids diagonally across from each other.

Each team is made out of 3 pairs and one float support player.

Each p...

Kick Tennis - Moving Net

category: Kicking

Split the group into three teams.

One team starts in the middle of the grid along the line. The idea of the game is to kick the ball over...

Kick Tennis

category: Kicking

Two team of 4.

40m x 20m area.

The aim of the game is to kick / punt the ball into the oppositions half. If the ball bounces on th...

Kicking Switch

category: Passing

3 grids: 10x30

Number of players: (up to 14)

Number of balls: start with 2 (add balls depending on age and ability of players).

<...

King Pin

category: Kicking

Split the group into two teams.

One player from each team goes to the oppositions end and starts in the end zone.

The aim of the ga...

Left Out

category: Warm-Up

• The players behind start running around the circle in a clockwise direction.
• When the coach shouts ATTACK, each player must get back...

Leinster

category: Backs-Moves

1. Use the diagram as a starting point for players.
2. 10 advances carrying the ball, inviting the defence to press up on the attack.
...

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...

Lineout Progressions With Bag

category: Lineout

1.

• Two players stand either side of a tackle tube (tackle tube on the floor 'stood up').
• The coach shouts go and the two players...

Lineout Race

category: Lineout

• This drill is a race across the pitch or whichever distance the coach deems appropriate.
• Two teams of four: one thrower, three players...

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 ...

Loaded Sevens: Touch

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. The team with 7 players will be in attack for the first half.
2. Normal 7 rules apply.

Loop Move (Simple)

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10 passes to 12.
3. 10 loops around 12,
4. 12 passes to 10, this pass ...

Loop Move - M1

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10 passes to 12.
3. 12 moves forward.
4. 10 loops around behind 12.

M1 (13 Missed)

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10 moves forward with the ball, drawing the defence to press.
3. 10 passing ...

M1 (13 Missed, 14 Over)

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10 moves forward with the ball, drawing the defence to press.
3. 10 passing ...

M1 (13 Missed, 14 Pop Inside To 15)

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10 moves forward with the ball, drawing the defence to press.
3. 10 passing ...

M1 (13 Missed, 14 Pop Outside To 15)

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10 moves forward with the ball, drawing the defence to press.
3. 10 passing ...

M1 (13 Missed, 14 Under)

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10 moves forward with the ball, drawing the defence to press.
3. 10 passing ...

M1 (Looper) Attacking Wide

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10 moves forward carrying the ball.
3. 12 loops around 13, and wide outside ...

M1 (Over)

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10 passes to 13, missing 12.
3. 12 overruns the ball.
4. 13 runs an ov...

M1 (Pop Inside 15)

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for starting positions.
2. 10 moves forward carrying the ball.
3. 12 moves forward, over-running the ball, cuttin...

M1 (Pop Ouside 15)

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for starting positions.
2. 10 moves forward carrying the ball.
3. 12 moves forward, over-running the ball, cuttin...

M1 (Under)

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10 passes to 13, missing 12.
3. 12 overruns the ball.
4. 13 runs an un...

M1 12 Over

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10 carries the ball forward.
3. 12 run forward, then an over.
4. 13 ru...

M1 12 Under

category: Backs-Moves

1. Note the starting positions of players for this move, it's just a suggestion. However, I suggest your players start that bit flatter, and tha...

M1 Simple

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for the starting positions.
2. 10 passes to 13.
3. 13 comes forward either straight, or cutting in to close the s...

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...

Max 1

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for the suggested starting positions.
2. 10 moves forward carrying the ball.
3. 12 moves forward, cuts in.
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Max 2

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for the suggested starting positions.
2. 10 moves forward carrying the ball.
3. 11 provides a decoy run.

Max 3

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for the suggested starting positions.
2. 10 moves forward carrying the ball.
3. 11 could provide a decoy run.

Max 4

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for the suggested starting positions.
2. 10 moves forward carrying the ball.
3. 12 and 13 switch.
4. 13 tak...

Mistakes Cost – Touch Variation

category: Warm-Up

Split your players into two teams, giving one group o...

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...

Movement Warm Up

category: Passing

• Passing warm up game
• Two teams
• No moving with the ball (similar to netball)
• Aim is to complete 10 passes
• If a ...

Movement Warm Up

category: Warm-Up

• Passing warm up game
• Two teams
• No moving with the ball (similar to netball)
• Aim is to complete 10 passes
• If a ...

Munster

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for the suggested starting positions.
2. 10 advances with the ball.
3. 12, 13, 14 advancing, closing the space be...

Set up an area of about 15 x 15m. Have 2 teams of 5+ players, with 1 one ball.

The players can run anywhere in the area but can't run with th...

Netball With A Rugby Ball

category: Warm-Up

Set up an area of about 15 x 15m. Have 2 teams of 5+ players, with 1 one ball.

The players can run anywhere in the area but can't run with th...

Non-Stop Rugby

category: Tag-Rugby

Play 5 v 3.

The aim of the game is for teams with unequal number of players to defend and attack. Possesion is changed if one of the follo...

Offloading Behind The Defender

category: Off-Loads

• The ball carrier runs towards the defender and attracts the tackle.
• After contact, the player turns to offload to their teammate makin...

Offloading Touch Game.

category: School

• Develops lines of support, vision, footwork and offloading.
• If a player is touched, he must go to the floor and off load.&nbs...

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 Off-Load

category: Warm-Up

• Keep your player briefing; brief, and get them working as soon as possible.I can't stress this enough, it's not a debating society - players ...

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.
...

Passing & Evasion

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following.....

1. Trackers will pass the ball and tag the evades.
2. Evade simply avoid getting tagged with t...

Passing Grid

category: Backs-Moves

• Set up a grid of about 10 x 10
• Aim to have 12 attackers and 2 defenders
• 3 attackers spread out on each side of the square. One...

Passing Grid

category: Handling

• Set up a grid of about 10 x 10
• Aim to have 12 attackers and 2 defenders
• 3 attackers spread out on each side of the square. One...

Passing Grid

category: Passing

• Set up a grid of about 10 x 10
• Aim to have 12 attackers and 2 defenders
• 3 attackers spread out on each side of the square. One...

Passing Lines Of 5

category: Passing

Set up an area of about 15 x 15m. Have 2 teams of 5+ players, with 1 one ball.

The players can run anywhere in the area but can't run with th...

Passing Under Pressure

category: Passing

• Set out a square grid, at one end of the grid, separate four cones evenly - red, blue, blue, red.
• One defender stands on each of these...

Path Of Least Resistance

category: Warm-Up

In this example we will play one touch offload, but remember you can change the version of touch to suit your training goals, applying the same mis...

Pendulum Passing Race

category: Passing

For this drill to work properly you'll need at 5 players in a team, standing in a row, with 2 teams facing off with each other.

The ball wil...

Piggy In The Middle

category: Kicking

Two teams with one team in the middle.

Each player has to kick the ball over the the middle team for a member of the other team to catch. ...

Ping Pong

category: Warm-Up

Make sure that your players are holding their tackle shields correctly!

• Have your players work in groups of 10, adjust depending on yo...

Presenting The Ball

category: Ball-Presentation

Good for younger rugby players to learn how to go into contact and set up the ball at pace, you can use it as a competition between the team with a...

Presenting The Ball

category: Tackling

Good for younger rugby players to learn how to go into contact and set up the ball at pace, you can use it as a competition between the team with a...

Presenting The Ball Using Tackle Bags

category: Ball-Presentation

Good for younger rugby players to learn how to go into contact and set up the ball at pace, you can use it as a competition between the team with a...

Pressure Ball

category: Warm-Up

Make sure your warm-up area is marked out before the players arrive.

• Depending on the number of players you have at training, mark out...

Pro 1

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for the suggested starting positions.
2. 10 advances with the ball.
3. 12 advances, 13 provides support with 14.<...

Progression Drift Defence

category: Defensive-Patterns

• groups of 8 +.
• Cones
• Balls.
• Bibs

1. 1v1 in 5mx5m Grid.

Play...

Punt Kick

category: Kicking

2 players working together, about 4m apart. One player punt kicks the ball to the hands of the other.
Create a competitive edge by having teams ...

Quick Hands Race

category: Sevens

Tell your players the following......

1. The two bottom players will be the feeders, they will be positioned by the cones with the balls....

Ram Raid

category: Maul

This game is designed to teach the players to work together to drive a maul forward and keep control of the ball.

• Set Up a field appro...

Rangi (Version 1)

category: Backs-Moves

1. Use the diagram to highlight suggested starting positions.
2. 10 is the ball carrier, advancing forward, before cutting in as shown in ...

Rangi (Version 2)

category: Backs-Moves

1. Use the diagram to highlight suggested starting positions.
2. 10 advances with the ball.
3. 12 advances, as does 13.
4. 14 ...

Rangi (Version 3)

category: Backs-Moves

1. Use the diagram to highlight suggested starting positions.
2. 10 advances with the ball, then cuts in.
3. 12 advances, and cuts w...

React, Run And Defend

category: Decision-making

Defenders and attackers line up outside the coned area in lines of five.

The coach will call out two numbers, the first refers to how many a...

Relay Passing Race

category: Warm-Up

• With each new instruction to players you'll be having a race, lets see which group is the fastest - no cheating!
• Don't spend too muc...

Relays

category: Agility-Running-Skills

1) Run out to line - score a try - run back.(1b) Same - but forward roll on way out!)
2) Run out to line - score try - on way back pass ball...

Relays Continued

category: Agility-Running-Skills

1) Run out to a cone - round cone back to the team

2) Run out to a different cone but back to your own team.

3) Dribble ball with you...

Relays Continued

category: Passing

1) Run out to a cone - round cone back to the team

2) Run out to a different cone but back to your own team.

3) Dribble ball with you...

Reload Rucking

category: Ruck

Set up two defenders holding hit shields opposite two even lines of players.

The ball starts with the first man in one of the lines, he runs ...

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...

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 ...

Rugby Baseball

category: Passing

Split your team into two teams. One team will be up to bat/kick and the other team will field. The fielding team should take up positions that they...

Rugby Baseball

category: Sevens

Split your team into two teams. One team will be up to bat/kick and the other team will field. The fielding team should take up positions that they...

Rugby Gaelic Football

category: Sevens

Tell the players the following laws.......

1. One team will be attacking, the ball carrying team. The other will be a defending team.

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 ...

Rugby Netball

category: Agility-Running-Skills

Drill to practice skills and creating space.

Set up a pitch (roughly 25m x 20m depending on age and number of players) with two scoring zones...

Rugby Netball

category: Warm-Up

Break your players into two teams.

• One team goes to attack, and one to defence.
• There is no kicking in this game.
• No...

Rugby Tennis

category: Passing

• Tell you players the following......

1. There will be two players on one side of the middle line of cones, and another group...

Run, Re-Align & Tackle

category: Defensive-Patterns

• 4 sausages
• 4 Bags
• The sausages and bags are lined up alternately in a line.
• 8 defenders start lined up outside o...

Run, Re-Align & Tackle

category: Tackling

• 4 sausages
• 4 Bags
• The sausages and bags are lined up alternately in a line.
• 8 defenders start lined up outside o...

Running Lines With Defence

category: Passing

• Running straight and changing your running line will make players better attackers and underpins an effective 2 v 1
• Start with a 5 v 3...

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.
...

Seven In Touch

category: Sevens

The following are the laws for this game:

1. Equal number of defenders and attackers.
2. Normal laws of sevens rugby apply; a knock...

Sh Passing Skills

category: Sevens

• The passer passes the first ball, from the ground, to the catcher, who sets the ball down.
• the passer then run around the first cone...

Simple Catch And Pass Drill

category: Passing

• Easy drill to do with the players
• Split players up into groups of three, one ball per group
• Player 1 to Player 2
• Playe...

Snap, Crackle, And Pop - Touch 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 the followin...

Space Invaders

category: Warm-Up

Keep your playing briefing, brief and tell the players the following laws.

• Both teams are in attack and both teams are in defence, at ...

Speed, Timing Of Run And Talking In Defence

category: School

Split your players into two teams and line them up behind four cones.

The side with the ball sends out two players in a 2v1. The opposite si...

Static 1

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10 and 12 remain static, the other players are in motion, offering options.
<...

Static 2

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10, 12, 13, will be starting very flat with minimal movement.
3. 11 will pro...

Static 3

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10, 12, 13, will be starting very flat with minimal movement.
3. 11 will pro...

Stuck In The Mud - Rugby Style

category: Warm-Up

The 'Hunters' run after the 'Runners', trying to touch them with the rugby ball. If a 'Runner' is touched, then they are 'Stuck in the mud!' and ca...

Support Play Touch

category: School

• Develop speed to break down and attacking skills.
• When the player was touched, laid down and presents properly (turnover if i...

Support Touch

category: Match-Related

The normal rules of touch rugby, however variation of:

-When there is a touch the player must pass the ball over his head within 2 mete...

Switch 1

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10 carried the ball forward, inviting the defence to press up.
3. 10 cuts in...

Switch 2

category: Backs-Moves

1. See the diagram for suggested starting positions.
2. 10 carries the ball up.
3. 12 advances.
4. 10 passes to 12.
5. 1...

Tabata Touch

category: Tag-Rugby

You can play any version of touch you like, I'm going to suggest One Touch Off-Load - but you can change this to suit your training goals for the s...

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 Touch Game

category: Contact-Skills

• 2 Teams
• Ball
• Bibs

Tackle touch is a contact game that focuses on technique rather than the power...

Tackle Touch Game

category: Tackling

• 2 Teams
• Ball
• Bibs

Tackle touch is a contact game that focuses on technique rather than the power...

Tackler Clear Out Game Play

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

• Two teams of five players each

• One attacking...

Tackling Practice

category: Tackling

Balls and cones
In a 10m grid, two teams on two adjacent cones. On GO, the player with the ball walks diagonally towards the opposite cone whi...

Team Of 5 V 1 V 1 V 1 V 1 V 1

category: Tag-Rugby

2 x 20m x 10m Channels

5 Defenders in each channel, spaced 5m apar

The attacking team of 5 players must beat each defender in tur...

Team Of 5 V 1 V 3 V 1

category: Tag-Rugby

Change the shape of the defenders. Instead of a single line, one behind the other, try 1 then 3 then 1 or 1 2 2.

Technical Work At The Breakdown

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

Players start face down, on the coach's whistle players get to their feet to contest the contact area.

Red player 1 and the blue player shou...

Tennis Kicking Game

category: Kicking

• The aim of the drill is to develop reactive scanning kicking game.

The Atom Game

category: Warm-Up

• Quickly tell the players that when you blow you whistle and shout Atom, you will also shout a number to let the players know the size of the ...

The Berlin Wall

category: Warm-Up

• Tell the players that when you touch the shoulder of a player, they: have to go into the center of the circle, pick up the ball, and try to b...

Three Blind Mice - Tag Warm-Up

category: Warm-Up

• Tell the players that one group is the Mice and that mice have tails, their tags. The other group is not happy with the Mice, they are the Fa...

Touch Ruck Game 4 V 4

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

Defenders must use two hands to tag the ball carrier and have the body position as if performing a tackle

Once tagged the ball carrier goes ...

Touch Rugby With Mini-Maul

category: Match-Related

Touch rugby in teams of 5. Once a team has been touched three times change possession.

When a player is touched, the tackler stays in passiv...

Touch The Runner

category: Sevens

• Put a group of 7 inside inside one of your grids. Tell them the following laws: The player not wearing a bib (the runner) is trying stay away...

Touch The Runner

category: Warm-Up

• Put a group of 7 inside inside one of your grids. Tell them the following laws: The player not wearing a bib (the runner) is trying stay away...

Ulster

category: Backs-Moves

1. Use the diagram as a starting point for players.
2. 10 advances carrying the ball, inviting the defence to press up on the attack.
...

Union Jack

category: Passing

Tell your players the following...

1. On GO Player A passes to B who in turn passes to Player C. At the same time Player E passes F.
...

Warm Up - Any Direction Touch.

category: Catching

• 2 teams.
• Ball

This game you can pass and run with the ball in any direction.

The coach will pick a direction f...

Warm Up - Any Direction Touch.

category: Passing

• 2 teams.
• Ball

This game you can pass and run with the ball in any direction.

The coach will pick a direction f...

Warm Up - Any Direction Touch.

category: Warm-Up

• 2 teams.
• Ball

This game you can pass and run with the ball in any direction.

The coach will pick a direction f...

Warm-Up Tag

category: Match-Related

Start your session by splitting the players into two teams, one with bibs and the other without.

Once the teams have been decided begin the ...

Waterfall Attack

category: Match-Related

The drill starts with 2 attackers in blue, standing behind one another, 5m from the 1st defender/attacker in red.

1. The blue players att...

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Attacking Flair - Kicking and Catching

Attack with flair! Improve your player's kicking with this kicking and catching session

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 ...

Attacking - Part 2

Work on your players composure when going into contact to be able to provide the offload to create scoring chances even when under pressure.

Attacking part 1

It?s all about points scoring with this session. Encourage your players to continually offer support to develop fine techniques to attack with crisp p...

Developing Kicking Skills - the Punt Kick

Make sure all of your players can kick the perfect Punt, with this kicking skills session

Improving Kicking Accuracy

Add an extra dimension to your game plus scrub up on the absolutely essential kicking techniques with this kicking session packed of videos and drills...

Developing Invasive Attacking Skills

Think quickly and get past the opposition, with this attacking skills session!

Developing Invasive Attacking Skills!

Improve your players decision making to help them recognise where the space will develop and how they can maximise their success when they create the ...

Maintaining Possession

Maintain possession and go forward with confidence, with this attacking session

Support, Support, Support

Don't let your players stand still! Use this plan to develop your side's support play and continuity

Stats analysis for match days .

forwards positions in open play

Tackling progression plan to improve confidence in tackles

Getting a straight defensive line and speed

Reduce Numbers in rucks

Perfecting attack structure

Tips on breaking through a defence line?

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?

Run around tag rugby

2 teams align next to coach.Coach passes ball to one team, all players must "run-around" their marker to enter the playing grid.3 v 3 tag ru...

Touch rugby

Each team have to pass the ball a minimum of 3 times before they score a try

Warm-Up 1: Coloured Cones

Cubs all run out the same time and collect 1 cone at a time, they then have to run back and match with the correct colour coneTime how long to c...

Ruck - Clearing players at Breakdown

(a)Both teams start onTeam w/ ball player straddles tackle bag and defends ballOther player in and clears player out Clear out w/Roll(B)Use tackl...

Touch, Roll, Dummy half, Familiarize with player roles

Focus on smooth transition , fast action, after being touched by opponent. Focus. Yellow ball carrier Blue - Dummy halfGreen - 1st rece...

Kick Circuit 1 (Stationary Kicking)

1 grids 2v2Stationary kick(Missile Attack Game)4 kickers (1) per teamKick/Receive:-Pick your target Get it High5 points hit your players hand5 points ...

Scoring tries at the end zone

2 teamseach team has an ingoalthe aim of the game is score as many tires on the opponents ingoalThere is no defending involve so you are not allow to ...

Big Kicks

Just a simple game that all the aim of the game is to give your biggest kick that you can do for your team. The furthest gets a point most points win....

1 v 1

Split players into two teamsone team will be defenders and the other will be attackerson the coach's call one defender and one attacker run up and...

Tag Team

Players each have a ball and start in the inner square. BOTH HANDS hold the ball.2 chasers outside of the inner square, stand on the line of the outer...