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LOGINRoles & 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.
WHY USE IT
Improve your team’s continuity of possession and defence by helping them to think ahead.
set up
A 10m square next to a 30m square.
HOW TO PLAY
ACTIVITY: Set up three ‘rucks’ with cones, with a ball at the back of each, as in the top illustration. Split players into groups of six or seven. Get them to run to the first ruck, with a couple of players rucking over the ball and then passing it out. They then move to the next ruck and do the same thing. Ask them to consider who should be rucking and who should be passing. Count down the release of the ball from each ruck to help them find their positions.
GAME SITUATION: Split into attack and defence, of at least seven-a-side. Put five players from each team in the smaller box. Throw the ball to one team; they have to get to the other end of the box. If they are stopped by a ruck, they have to pass the ball out into the larger box. Play full contact and stop on infringements.
COACHING POINTS
- Perform your primary role, which might be winning the ball or defending the ruck.
- Know what happens next and get into position to make a difference at the earliest possible moment.
- Listen and look as you move from the last situation.
- The attackers ruck over and pass out the ball from each ‘ruck’ situation
- You can delay the pass from the ruck to allow players to get into position
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- Play seven-a-side, with 5v5 inside the small box
- Throw the ball to one team, who attempt to score at the other end of the small box.
- If a ruck forms, then the ball is passed into the larger area
- Play full contact rugby until a try is scored
Dan Cottrell
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