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Rucking

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Hammer time for continuity

Hammer time for continuity

Attack and defence are best practised together and in a game. This ensures that the practice covers more than one skill and the competiti...
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Learn how to play at pace from the ruck

Learn how to play at pace from the ruck

Use a quick recycling game to stress defences, win the breakdown with three players and attack with width. By ex-England Women’s coach GR...
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Rugby Coach Weekly Issue 196

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Rugby Coach Weekly Issue 196
Issue 196 out now:
  • Changing up 3v2s
  • Defending the front
  • Structuring effective sessions
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    Quick ball placement

    Quick ball placement

    Allows for quick rucks and chances to attack when the defence is at its most vulnerable. Use this to build up the essential skills.
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    Ball control out of contact

    Ball control out of contact

    This practice develops players’ handling skills by forcing them to manipulate the ball with one hand in and around the contact area.
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    Winning the support race

    Winning the support race

    Get over the ball first and there is a chance to prevent turnover of the ball, or win it. This looks at attack and defence support options.
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    3v3 chop and turnover

    3v3 chop and turnover

    Use this game to develop good defensive line speed, with the aim of getting the ball carrier to ground quickly and regaining the ball.
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    Scramble rucks

    Scramble rucks

    Even if your players run predictable lines, there are still going to be occasions when they need to support the tackled player when they ...
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    Ruck: take the space

    Ruck: take the space

    Players arriving at the ruck are far better off going over the ball and beyond it, rather than just stopping at the ball. This works on ...
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    Skill zone and game zone core-skill blast

    Skill zone and game zone core-skill blast

    This one-hour session works on skills, using a blend of practice and scaffolding, and guided discovery, and can be part of a longer session.
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    Win rucks with 1 player

    Win rucks with 1 player

    Doing so is a great way to maximise numbers, post-contact. In open spaces, it is a top skill to develop to retain quick ball and play again.
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    Hack and plunder

    Hack and plunder

    This session thrives on the unusual directions a rugby ball takes when it rolls along the ground and how the players react to it.
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    Zig-zagging

    Zig-zagging

    Work from left to right, and back a number of times up a channel, aiming to keep possession and go forward at the same time.
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    Busy bees

    Busy bees

    Avoiding contact isn’t always possible. Retain possession at the ruck, and after it, by keeping the ball carrier active in the tackle.
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    Skill MOTs: enhancing attacks via 'ABC' skills

    Skill MOTs: enhancing attacks via 'ABC' skills

    Create good habits with a focused programme which reinforces the core skills. By KRIS STAFFORD, rugby development officer at Leeds Beckett U...
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    Thunder rucking

    Thunder rucking

    Once they identify that it is their role, players need to ‘thunder’ into the ruck, powerfully and quickly – any delays in that can mean ...
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    Better heights

    Better heights

    Use a flagpole to help players find the best height to arrive at the contact area. The lower they arrive, the easier it is for them to win ...
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    Counter rucking

    Counter rucking

    This fairly simple, but highly effective, activity will make your players much more aware of how and when to counter-ruck.
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    Exit 22

    Exit 22

    Practise exit strategies from your 22m area. You may need to form a couple of rucks to ‘flatten’ the defence before your kickers are in ...

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