Maul ball for all
in Rucking & Mauling, Rugby drills
Mauling is a powerful weapon and you don’t have to be a big side to use it. A great tactic is to set up a maul from the back of a ruck to create go-forward and tie in their defenders. MORE
Surprise tackles for different challenges
in Rugby drills, Tackling
I’ve been talking tackling to plenty of coaches in the last few weeks. That’s not unusual. Therefore, I wanted to share with you one of my favourite tackling “drills”: High pressure tackling reactions. I say drill because it’s a 1 v 1 exercise. MORE
High pressure tackling reactions
in Tackling
Get your players used to making side-on or front-on tackles with this high-octane exercise. The tempo will keep the players moving quickly into position and making choices on which tackle to employ. MORE
What’s my line?
in Attack
Help players understand where to run in support of the ball carrier and then react as the ball is passed, so they stay connected. MORE
Drift defence training with less than 10
in Defence
Here’s how you can create a better awareness of drift defence, even if you don’t have a large number of players available at training. MORE
Quick Coach: Footwork chase
in Footwork and evasion, Small-sided games
A ball carrier races into the channel and then turns to beat a chasing defender to the end of the channel MORE
Quick Coach: Two pass race
in Passing & Handling, Small-sided games
Lines of three players pass the ball quickly to the end player who races to a line in front of them to be the winner of the groups. MORE
Any line touch rugby
Create a fatiguing decision-making exercise for your players. In this 4 v 2 game, the players have 90 seconds to score as many tries as possible but can choose which line to attack each time. MORE
Quick Coach: Wrestlemania
in Contact, Defence, Rugby drills, Small-sided games
Two players wrestle with the ball until they go over one of the lines. Then it’s battle to win the ball on the ground. MORE
Quick Coach: Fend and pass
in Contact, Footwork and evasion, Rugby drills, Small-sided games
The ball carrier uses a strong fend to create space and time to pass the ball to their supporting player while the defender aims to disrupt. They then turn the corner and repeat MORE
