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My maul

My maul

Mauling could be a very powerful weapon for you this season and you don’t have to be a big side to use it. Here’s a simple tactic – set u...
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Latch and smash

Latch and smash

Here is an easy-to-coach contact technique that will help break through defensive lines. It is especially good if you have a smaller team...
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Finishing first

Finishing first

Scoring tries is too often a given skill. This session makes a virtue of good body positions. It creates a hard session which the players...
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Quick bind, quick set

Quick bind, quick set

Give your players the mental and physical edge at scrums by being the first to be ready to scrummage. Make them set themselves quickly an...
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Counter ruck

Counter ruck

Disrupt teams that do not put enough players into the ruck by counter rucking at the right moments. The first skill is to know how to cou...
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Pick and go options

Pick and go options

Don’t let your team waste quick ball at rucks because they have taken the wrong decision. Forwards have to decide whether to “keep on goi...
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Speed post

Speed post

Your team need a range of tactics to improve the presentation of the ball at the point of contact. One method, which should not be confus...
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Pass out, pass in

Pass out, pass in

Passing moves the ball to a player in a better position. Passes can also be used to manipulate the defence. A wide pass followed by a sho...
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Rugby Coach Weekly Issue 187

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  • Winning wet lineouts
  • Exploiting space
  • Scanning and attacking
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    Bump, pop, rip

    Bump, pop, rip

    Keep your players balanced and stable in the contact situation by getting them to “bump, pop, rip”. The “bump” is a controlled drive into ...
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    Burst and pop

    Burst and pop

    This session concentrates on attacking the space behind the defence. The players will work on bursting through the gaps and then popping ...
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    The big step

    The big step

    If the ball carrier can be powerful in the contact area, then they can offload or maintain possession more effectively. Less experienced ...
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    Get it back

    Get it back

    Being aggressive in the tackle and presenting the ball well will create quicker ball at the ruck. This session focuses on how your players ...
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    Fitness and handling skills

    Fitness and handling skills

    If your team are struggling for fitness, then running them up and down the pitch is one way of improving their conditioning. A better way ...
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    Steady speed defence

    Steady speed defence

    Defensive organisation is a core unit skill. From second phase, players need to understand their defensive roles and, more importantly, ...
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    The speculator

    The speculator

    This session concentrates on players kicking a ball ahead on the ground. They have to control it, gather it and score, as they might when ...
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    Fending off

    Fending off

    The fend is controversially illegal up to certain age groups. It is an important attacking weapon though, which can be utilised to beat a ...
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    The 300

    The 300

    A determined few can stop many an attack. This session involves the whole squad and works on a big overload in attack. There are lots of ...
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    Pirates

    Pirates

    This session is fun, easy to set up and works your players’ footwork and conditioning. The players will be jumping and side stepping around ...
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    Drop and gather

    Drop and gather

    The ball spends more time on the ground in games than we train for. Players drop the ball or pass it poorly and there can be a lot of ...
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    Catch me if you can

    Catch me if you can

    Play a game of six versus six and give the attacking team two balls. Strategically the attack should split themselves into two groups as ...
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    Tripods

    Tripods

    The most simple support system has one player either side of the ball carrier. This tripod formation means that the ball carrier can turn ...
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    Ruck, ruck, ruck

    Ruck, ruck, ruck

    Get rucking. This session will make your players ruck more than they will in a game, so they will be more than match ready. They will have ...
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    Ruck, support and pass

    Ruck, support and pass

    Winning the ruck is one thing. Timing runs from the back of the ruck is even harder. Here is a core session that works on players taking ...
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    Power passing

    Power passing

    Passing out of contact can devastate an opposition defence. The receiver can often get behind the defensive line and the ball is kept ...

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