Rugby: Gain Line Attack and Defence

Description

• Set out a small rectangular grid with a gain line marked across the grid.

• We are looking to get the defensive line to come up and meet the attack before the attack has reached the gain-line.

• Whenever a defender completes a tackle, the attack that was brought to ground joins the defending team.

• If the attacker being tackled successfully offloads the ball before they hit the ground the tackle is considered incomplete.

• However is the attacker throws the ball away in the tackle, they should be taken off to remind them to take care of the ball, and to do push-ups.

• Points should be awarded to the side that breaks the gain line, to help emphasize the importance of going forward.