Rugby coaching drill for Sevens attacking

Objective: Building an attacking pattern for the end of the line.

Spread out four players about 30m from the touchline. Start the ball with the player furthest from the touchline (see top part of picture below).

Get the players to pass the ball down the line. When the ball reaches the end player he turns and passes the ball to one of two players:

i) Either he passes the ball to the player who has just passed him the ball. This player has dropped in behind him (No 3 in the bottom part of the picture below).

ii) Or he passes the ball to the “punch” runner. This player was the last but one to touch the ball, and has run at an angle to receive a short flat pass from the end player (No 2 in the bottom part of the picture below).

If the ball goes to the player behind the end man, it is passed back inside to the first passer (No 1 in the bottom part of the picture below).

This article is from Colin Hillman's Expert Guide to Sevens.