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This rugby drill session concentrates on organisation and running lines in both attack and defence, and has a simple outcome that you can implement very quickly.
What you tell your players the drill is about
What you tell your players to do
Rugby drill tips
Set up players in 1 v 1 situations in a large area, with a defender standing about 20 metres away from an attacker.
Start by allowing the defender to tackle using a two-handed touch or a tag tackle, before building up to full contact.
Drill development
What to call out
What to look out for
What to think about in this drill
Putting the drill skills learnt into a game situation
Two teams of three play touch rugby in an area about 22 metres wide by 40 metres long.
The attacking team starts on their try line. The defending team starts at the halfway point of the pitch.
The attacking team has to beat the defenders by drawing away two of the defenders and creating the most likely one on one scenario.
If the ball carrier is tackled, they can pass the ball to a support player, otherwise the game is reset with the other team attacking.
Teams score three points for a try and one point for a successful defence.
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