EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FROM QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS RUGBY COACHES
in Contact, Rucking & Mauling, Rugby coaching, Rugby drills
Here’s how you can mix up your training session when you are working with the forwards to ensure they concentrate on the rucking techniques they are most likely to use. MORE
in Rucking & Mauling, Rugby drills
A lot of rugby is a race – who’s first to the ball. In this activity, it’s who’s first to the ruck and then who’s first to be in a strong position to win or retain the ball. MORE
in Rucking & Mauling, Rugby coaching videos
Use this activity to work on rucking with lots of action and players not knowing who they might be up against in the tackle contest. 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 Practice plans, Rucking & Mauling
Build the maul from good individual body positions into a collective force rumbling forward. Each player needs to understand their roles in the maul and this session gives the players different situations to work on their mauling. This session follows on from Session 149 “Maul it”. MORE
in Rucking & Mauling, Rugby drills, U10+
See how well individuals react under pressure at the ruck with this decision-making activity and progression. It isolates ball presentation and 1 v 1 ruck skills. It’s intensive, so only needs to last ten minutes. MORE
in Contact, Rucking & Mauling, Rugby coaching videos, Rugby drills
Not all rucks form when a team is going forward. Sometimes, you have to regroup to win the next ruck which is behind the play. This activity recreates these scenarios by first ensuring that the players reload for the next ruck quickly and effectively. This is an ideal warm-up activity for all the players. ... MORE
in Practice plans, Rucking & Mauling
Use this technique to create dynamic mini mauls. The ball carrier attacks a defender, turns just before the contact, and moves the ball to a support player. If he can, the support player must twist away, or he can drive the ball carrier forward in a mini maul. MORE
in Contact, Rucking & Mauling, Rugby drills, Scrums & Lineouts
If your season isn’t progressing at the pace you wanted, then go back to some core skills to reboot, refresh and move forward. Here’s two back-to-basics ways to do it… MORE
in Practice plans, Rucking & Mauling, Scrums & Lineouts
Not every lineout take is clean and your players will have to learn how to recover the ball (or chase through onto opposition ball). There are lots of complementary skills in this session such as ground work, rucking, body positions, communication. MORE
