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Touch Tag Sevens

Mini, touch, TAG and Sevens are all great ways to introduce new and young players to rugby. But we mustn’t forget that touch and TAG rugby are particularly good variations also to use in training with experienced players. Check out these drills and games to help you make the most of touch, tag and sevens in your training.

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Disrupt opponents with an 'attack dog'

Disrupt opponents with an 'attack dog'

Sevens defenders must judge when to cut off the attack’s options and ’go get’ the space. JAMIE BARNWELL, of MLR team FreeJacks, puts this...
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Bounce attack game

Bounce attack game

This warm-up game helps attackers and defenders weigh up options quickly. It is ideal for sevens training. By JAMIE BARNWELL, Cayman Isla...
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How touch rugby can teach better defence

How touch rugby can teach better defence

Making tackles more akin to the full-contact game is possible in touch rugby, writes IAN DIDDAMS, as he outlines some rules that can impr...
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Touch: official FIT rules

Touch: official FIT rules

SAMMIE PHILLIPS, head of elite coaching for England Touch, outlines key laws set by the Federation of International Touch (FIT) that can ...
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TAG rugby tactics that actually make sense

TAG rugby tactics that actually make sense

TAG rugby is aimed at younger players who are new to the game. For that reason, there’s no point in teaching tactics...or is there? Here ...
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Adapting tag sessions into full rugby sessions

Adapting tag sessions into full rugby sessions

We have plenty of tag resources on this site, and I’m keen to ensure they can easily be upgraded into full sessions. Perhaps they won’t b...
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Game: Don't get tagged!

Game: Don't get tagged!

Use this quick-to-set-up game, including an easy-to-adapt playground element, with rewards and forfeits thrown in.

This is a gam...
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Sevens: Pass and follow into the pocket

Sevens: Pass and follow into the pocket

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    My favourite games for sevens training, former England captain, Michaela Staniford

    My favourite games for sevens training, former England captain, Michaela Staniford

    We use lots of games and game-related scenarios in training to develop our conditioning, skills and tactics. Here are my favourites when we ...
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    VIDEO: Tag defending as a team

    VIDEO: Tag defending as a team

    Help tag players understand how to work together to make a tag tackle. It also helps the ball carrier develop their evasive skills to break ...
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    Tackle and alignment circuit

    Tackle and alignment circuit

    There’s a vast amount of space to defend in sevens – and mistakes are magnified because a missed tackle frequently costs a try. So work on ...
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    The THREE myths of sevens

    The THREE myths of sevens

    For most of us, the sevens season is short and it’s easy to forget lessons of previous years. This thrilling game requires a different ...
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    Attacking a drift defence

    Attacking a drift defence

    Most sevens defences use a drift system, where the defenders move out with every pass. To negate this, fix the defence with good alignment, ...
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    Touch rugby to develop realigning and support

    Touch rugby to develop realigning and support

    Use this development game of touch rugby to improve support and realignment.
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    U7 U8 Mini Tag Rugby Refereeing and Game Coaching

    U7 U8 Mini Tag Rugby Refereeing and Game Coaching

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    Minis rugby: Teach your players how to score a tag try

    Minis rugby: Teach your players how to score a tag try

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    U7-U8 Make a Tag tackle

    U7-U8 Make a Tag tackle

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    Touch rugby drill to vary training

    Touch rugby drill to vary training

    Paul Tyler recently assessed an U10 coach. The coach used touch rugby during the rugby training drill session in an innovative way. This ...
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    Get the full benefits from playing touch rugby

    Get the full benefits from playing touch rugby

    You can use touch rugby to improve passing and running defence organisation. But the attack skills ...
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    Touch rugby game to develop realigning and support

    Touch rugby game to develop realigning and support

    Use this development game of touch rugby to improve support and realignment. By Mark C...
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    No mistake touch rugby

    No mistake touch rugby

    This is a no-tackle rugby game requiring constant movement and is a great rugby skills and ...
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    All Black touch rugby

    All Black touch rugby

    The All Black team of a few years ago play a game of continuous touch rugby with two tacklers going on the ground after the tackle, and the ...
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    Touch rugby basics

    Touch rugby basics

    Rugby coaching tips looking at ...
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    Set up your rugby sevens defence

    Set up your rugby sevens defence

    Colin Hillman, former Welsh Sevens coach, has rugby coaching tips to help you set up your sevens defence.

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