Coach the right counter ruck to win turnovers

If you want to win a turnover at the ruck, your players need to choose the right moment. Otherwise they are wasting energy and resources.

If the ruck is lost, your players should be quick to identify it as a “dead” ruck and then fan out. But when is a ruck not, and worth going for.

It happens so quickly, that the players need to be sense the opportunity. That’s why you have to coach both technique and decision making.

Here are two activities which help your players make those split-second judgements.

Clever rucking focuses on when to ruck.

Rucking decisions helps your attackers work out when to spot whether they need to protect against the counter ruck.

Clever counter rucking

in Practice plans, Rucking & Mauling

Ball recycling at the breakdown can be so quick that some attacking sides only commit a couple of players. A quick-thinking defender can spot a poorly positioned attacker and push him off balance or disrupt quick ball. This session will teach your players when to counter ruck. MORE

Better ruck decision making

in Rucking & Mauling

Don't waste your ruck bullets. Make sure your players know when to "shoot" at the ruck, and when to leave it alone. Start the process by making them understand when and where the threat to the ruck is going to happen, so they can judge what the best action is. MORE