Tackle, turnover, attack

WHY USE IT

By driving into tackle tubes, the attackers are disorientated momentarily. They then have to recover to play what is in front of them.

set up

Four tackle tubes, a ball, some cones, a 20m box.

HOW TO PLAY

ACTIVITY: Place a ball on one of the tackle tubes and position a defender by each tube. A line of attackers comes forward to tackle the tubes. As soon as they make contact with the tubes, the defenders run to a cone and then back into the game. The player holding the tube with the ball stands out. Playing either full-contact or touch rugby, the attackers recover the ball and aim to score at the far end. 

NOTE: If you don’t have access to tackle tubes, you can use players holding ruck pads or wearing tackle suits.

DEVELOPMENT: Introduce more players on to each team. Add a player coming from deep on each team and then players wider out as well. Vary where the defenders come from to defend the counter attack. 

COACHING POINTS

• The tacklers get up quickly after hitting the tackle bags and secure the ball.
• Clear and accurate communication between the counter-attacking players.
• Support players getting deep, attacking at pace and giving the ball carrier different options.