Rugby drills
This season, never hunt around for a fresh rugby drill again, find activities to help you train all the skills your players need in Rugby Coach Weekly.
Get proven and easy to use drills for all groups and abilities and to coach all rugby skills with Rugby Coach Weekly. As a coach, it is your job to give your team the skills and technique to be great players.
The rugby drills in this section will help you coach your players in the core skills of the game. We’ll tell you what to look out for, how to get the ideas over to your players, and we’ll give you games and exercises to really power-up their skills.
Drills by skill
Drills by age group
in Attack, Rugby drills, Tactics
Use this easy to replicate play for under 15 level players and above with forwards and backs combining, to allow momentum for better attacking plays. MORE
in Rugby drills, Tackling
Stop powerful runners on the gain line and look for turnovers by using the wrap tackle method to bring down the ball carrier quickly. MORE
in Passing & Handling, Rugby drills
Quick clearing passes, the pass away from the tackle or ruck, are an essential skill which will keep your game functioning at high speed. Encourage all your players to be able to pass away. MORE
in Passing & Handling, Rugby coaching videos, Rugby drills
Use this exercise to work on proper passing technique, while keeping the hips square which engages the defenders. MORE
in Practice plans, Rucking & Mauling
Mauls can be great attacking weapons. But they must be fast and dynamic, driving the opposition backwards, to provide quick clean go forward possession. The maul is simple to set up, but takes lots of live practice to perfect. “Maul it” shows you how to start the process. MORE
in Attack, Contact, Practice plans
Turn slow ball into quick ball using a technique called “turbo ball”. In essence, instead of the ball carrier going forward on his own a support player binds on to him and together they drive into contact. MORE
in Defence, Rugby coaching videos, Rugby drills, Tackling
Use this drill to work on tackle technique, first and foremost, and the speed and formation of the defensive line. It focuses on head-on driving tackles with aggression and good timing. MORE
in Contact, Defence, Rugby coaching, Tackling
A stationary defender will invariably lose the battle of the gain line. However, this defender can stop a powerful ball carrier who’s running directly at him by soaking up the force with a wrap tackle. Here’s how... MORE
in Attack, Rugby drills
In this attack and defence decision-making challenge, the two groups work on their roles and techniques coming around the corner from a ruck. MORE
in Passing & Handling, Small-sided games
Barcelona football team are fantastic to watch in the way they pass the ball quickly to players in space. This style of play does not happen by chance – replicate it in your rugby training. MORE
