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Tracking Hit

category: Tackling

Rugby Tracking hit Tackling Tracking hit (2 x 10 minutes in split groups) Set up 3 different colour cones on the gain line. 2m spacing (set up 3-4 ar...

Fast Up

category: Sevens

Rugby Fast Up Sevens Tell your players the following..... One player will be the bag man, they will put the bags that have been hit back up again. Pl...

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.

Hit & Defend

category: Sevens

Rugby Hit & Defend Sevens Tell your players the following..... The defence will first turn and hit the pads. When the attack hears the hit - they can...

Hit And Spin

category: Ball-Presentation

Rugby Hit and Spin Ball Presentation Two players with shields stand facing the runners on opposite sides of a grid. On the command, the players run i...

Alcatraz: Jail Break

category: Warm-Up

If you're coaching tag rugby, change the warm-up exercise from contact to tags.

Press Up Position

category: Sevens

Rugby Press Up Position Sevens Tell the players the following...... They should advance in 2's. Hit in on the bag with their shoulder, driving forwar...

Tackle Fitness

category: Sevens

Tacklers stay low after setting the ball down. They hit with the shoulder, wrapping arms tight around the bag. Tacklers should keep keep close enough...

Quick Removal - Beyond The Ruck

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

Description · Approach the pad high. · Hit low and hard with the shoulder. · Take the pad holders leading leg, raising they legs off the ground. Â...

2 X Hit Then Pass

category: Off-Loads

Rugby 2 x Hit then pass 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 passin...

Tackle From Behind

category: Tackling

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Ball & Player

category: Sevens

The facing player will advance, they will be the tackler. The bag carrier should advance as well. The tackler makes a chest height hit on the bag, ta...

Hit And Roll Ruck Clear Out

category: Ruck-Clear-Out

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Going To Ground And Rucking

category: Ruck

Coaching points · Fall at 90 degrees to attack · Hit ground with knee-hip-shoulder in that order · keep the ball in 2 hands · when on the floor p...

Hold, Press, Push

category: Sevens

Rugby Hold, Press, Push Sevens Tell your players the following..... The first should of 3 will PUSH, drifting across and HIT the pads together. They ...

Line Speed

category: Sevens

Rugby Line Speed Sevens Tell the players the following.... Players will advance as a line, and as one hit the pads. The pads can also advance as a li...

Tackle Box

category: Sevens

Rugby Tackle Box Sevens The exercise is simple, the attacker has 2 minutes to score as many tries as they can. They do this by attacking the space be...

Star Wars

category: Passing

Rugby Star Wars Passing The rest of the players are told to stand at one end of the field (they are the Space Pirates). The space police want to try ...

The Shoulder Hit Drill

TGhe player in blue runs towards the tackle bag. WHen about to tackle the bag they must only use their shoulders. This improves their courage with fro...