Defensive duties – great for pre-season
in Defence, Rugby drills
Work on defending, realigning and defending under pressure and fatigue conditions. Good work for normal rugby and for touch rugby too. MORE
U12s and U13s: Training to play on a bigger...
in Attack, Rugby coaching, Small-sided games
Here are some solutions and training methods to introduce your team to playing on a bigger pitch. MORE
43 ways to include the principles of attacking play...
Here are 43 ways to include the principles of attacking play into your training games. MORE
Core skills games and activities to improve fitness and...
in Email Newsletters, Rugby drills
You want to keep training interesting and engaging while still working on core skills. You also want to challenge the players' brains as well. MORE
Better recovery to be fitter, faster and strong with...
in Fitness & Conditioning, Podcast
Andy Hamilton, long-time editor of top sports training magazine, Peak Performance, outlines the importance of recovery, and how you can help your players to recover more effectively. MORE
VIDEO: Log roll warm-up
in Small-sided games, Warm Ups
A physical, fun and warm-up, log rolls encourage teamwork and prepare players for contact. Split players into groups of at least six. Put five players in a row, on the ground, shoulder-to-shoulder. Put another player, on their back, across these players, lying across their middles. On your call, the group has to propel the... MORE
Pocket support
in Contact, Passing & Handling, Practice plans
Pocket support is a very simple style of support play. As a ball carrier moves towards contact, a support player runs in behind him and “into the pocket”. If the ball carrier cannot pass laterally, or takes contact, he can offload the ball to a player immediately behind him. MORE
VIDEO: 4 v 2 chain
in Passing & Handling, Small-sided games
Use this decision-making exercise to create a different attacking picture for the players, especially for using long flat passes to beat the defence. MORE
Side-on tackles to win the ball
Even the top teams recognise they don’t practise side-on tackling enough. In this session, you can also challenge players to think of their finishing position first and then work backwards to see why the side-on tackle is so effective in winning turnover ball. MORE
Pre-season fitness session – suitable for U13s and over
in Rugby drills
Here is a pre-season fitness gym session suitable for U13s and above. MORE
