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This season, never hunt around for a fresh rugby drill again, find activities to help you train all the skills your players need in Rugby Coach Weekly.

 

Get proven and easy to use drills for all groups and abilities and to coach all rugby skills with Rugby Coach Weekly. As a coach, it is your job to give your team the skills and technique to be great players.

 

The rugby drills in this section will help you coach your players in the core skills of the game. We’ll tell you what to look out for, how to get the ideas over to your players, and we’ll give you games and exercises to really power-up their skills.

 

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Behind the scenes with: Bath Academy

Behind the scenes with: Bath Academy

RCW editor Dan Cottrell goes to Bath to see how their Academy operation works. In this special, he outlines eight key takeaways for coach...
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Eight-man drift session

Eight-man drift session

You can run an effective drift defence session even with fewer than 10 players. Use this as a warm-up for a larger group work out, too.
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Protect if outnumbered

Protect if outnumbered

Retain possession in a two-man tackle. Support players stop opponents using a choke tackle to hold up the ball carrier and create a maul.
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Quick Coach: Fend and pass

Quick Coach: Fend and pass

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 disr...
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Quick Coach: Wrestlemania

Quick Coach: Wrestlemania

Two players wrestle with the ball until they go over one of the lines – then it’s a battle to win the ball on the ground.
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Bounce out

Bounce out

The main focus is on the support players and the lines they run; but also look for the defenders and attackers to get their heads up.
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Isolate and split

Isolate and split

Create, then take advantage of, 3v2s, by isolating and splitting the two defenders. Chaotic starts mean more decisions for all the players.
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Defend in threes and fours

Defend in threes and fours

Build a defence ethic in this activity. Players will have to cover narrow and wide spaces, improving their tackling and communication.
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Rugby Coach Weekly Issue 204

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Issue 204 out now:
  • Switch plays
  • 2v1 mismatches
  • Getting players through a losing streak
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    Defending the front lineout ball

    Defending the front lineout ball

    Combine speed, accuracy and anticipation to read the opposition’s movements. By Joe Payton, NZ Rugby’s women’s high-performance development ...
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    Attack v defence: 9v6

    Attack v defence: 9v6

    Work on your players’ attacking skills, defence connections and conditioning in this continuous game.
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    Two-plus-one v two

    Two-plus-one v two

    The solution to this problem may turn into a play. The extra attacker arrives from behind the front line and looks to attack different gaps.
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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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    The evasion hot box

    The evasion hot box

    Improves footwork and ability to evade contact. Players will need to use their peripheral vision and their ability to see where defenders ...
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    Drop, gather, attack

    Drop, gather, attack

    Dropped balls or loose kicks mean the ball needs recovering. This session works on the skills and decision-making needed for this situation.
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    Ready, steady, attack

    Ready, steady, attack

    The aim is to get your players in place quickly to attack at pace from the next ruck, in this simple to execute realignment activity.
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    Second touch support

    Second touch support

    The passer is often the closest support player and they can become an extra receiver by changing their running angle. This session helps ...
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    Fielding the high ball

    Fielding the high ball

    The principles of ‘fielding’ include being aware of your support players and then deciding on what to do next. This session builds on those ...
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    Straight lines or angles?

    Straight lines or angles?

    Develop running and passing skills against different defences. Players should run angles at a defensive overload, or straight lines if they ...
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    Emergency sessions

    Emergency sessions

    OLLIE TODD, head of rugby at Box Hill School, outlines three games you can set up if you suddenly find yourself having to run or modify one ...
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    The three primary principles of passing

    The three primary principles of passing

    Hartpury Bucs Women’s 2s head coach JAYNE ISHERWOOD explains the core passing skills that should be in every session. Focus on one ...
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    Wicked warm-ups

    Wicked warm-ups

    Get your session buzzing with these warm-up activities. By using games, chaos and movement, players use the key physical literacy skills in ...
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    'T' for tackling

    'T' for tackling

    Use this full session to build up the right footwork to make strong tackles, both on an individual basis and within a team context.
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    Intense defence

    Intense defence

    As a defence tires, the attack should become more successful. But if a defence starts well, it can find sources of energy to make sure they ...
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    Turnover: One, two - attack!

    Turnover: One, two - attack!

    Builds on the tactic of clearing the ball from the danger area with two passes. The final game adds the key factor of not knowing when the ...

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