Reaction and Agility drill: A rectangular grid is set up with markers. Two people are involved in this drill at a time. One starts at one marked corner and the other starts at the marker in front of him/her. The idea is for the person in the corner to move within his/her square grid and the other person to mirror the movements in his/her own square grid.
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World Rugby's lower tackle height is no longer a trial. It is law in community rugby from this season, and unions choose waist or base of the sternum. Here is how to retrain your defence.
Lower tackle heights leave the ball free for longer and change the breakdown contest. If your ruck work has not been updated this pre-season, you are coaching last season's game.
Long, lonely runs build lungs, not rugby players. Here's how to build a pre-season that puts fitness where the game needs it - with a ball in hand and a decision to make.
