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Rucking & Mauling

Rucking drills help develop the most effective and safest ruck techniques. Mauling drills achieve the same.

In this range of activities, you will see ruck drills and maul drills mixed in with ruck and maul scenarios.

 

Also, we have rucking games where players can be put into more dynamic, ruck decision making situations.

In addition, look out for our ruck and maul warm ups too.

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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 t...
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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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    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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    Roles & responsibilities

    Roles & responsibilities

    Make sure your players focus on their jobs. They must know what to do once the set piece has finished or a ruck has been won or lost.
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    Contact confidence: touch-tackle-ruck

    Contact confidence: touch-tackle-ruck

    Introduce players of mixed ability to contact by building up the skills through games and questioning. By experienced grassroots coach ANDY ...
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    Ruck, ruck, ruck

    Ruck, ruck, ruck

    If your team can concentrate for 20 continuous phases, it will mean that your normal multi-phase rugby will be much easier to execute.
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    Quick ruck ball: Create a mindset and system

    Quick ruck ball: Create a mindset and system

    The elite teams all have defined player roles at the ruck. ARU L3 coach JONO FARRELL provides a guide to allow you to develop skills ...
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    Win the last yards

    Win the last yards

    It is easy to place the ball if the ball carrier has forward momentum. Use this activity to develop better leg drive in contact.
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    Win back maul ball

    Win back maul ball

    A player holding the ball tightly in a maul is in a strong, but defensive, position. Ripping it away needs strength, but also good ...
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    Close the ruck gate

    Close the ruck gate

    Perfect the three-player ruck to win quick ball and keep more of your attackers on their feet. It comes from good execution of clear roles.
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    Scrap, scrap, scrap!

    Scrap, scrap, scrap!

    Help players discover ways to retain possession in contact or find ways to rip the ball away from the opposition with the new tackle height ...
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    Understand the four key roles at the ruck

    Understand the four key roles at the ruck

    Clarity of responsibilities can help win the ball quickly, writes COLIN IRELAND.
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    Super-square rucks

    Super-square rucks

    If players can arrive at the ruck low and very square, they will clear obstructions in an efficient way. It is much less messy and produces ...
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    Maul solid central

    Maul solid central

    Not all mauls are set up from lineouts. Sometimes, a player stays on their feet through first contact and is held up, choosing either to ...

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