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Rugby: Pick and Place

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Players form a single file, pick up a ball, run a few meters and then places the ball down before heading towards the next ball.

The balls are placed at random in the grid area.

The second player starts out when the first player has placed down the first ball, and so on.

Players rejoins the end of the line after placing down the last ball.

COACHING POINTS

Balls should be placed firmly down with two hands.

Balls must not be dropped or roll on the ground.

Players should practise placing the ball down on both the left and right sides.

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Hit and Spin:

Two players with shields stand facing the runners on opposite sides of a grid. On the command, the players run into the shield and spins to their right before joining the back of the group on the left hand side. The practice keeps repeating.

On GO, each ball carrier drives into the contact pad and spins out, past the defender before passing the ball to the next player in the other group.

Ball Presentation

Ball presentation drill:

The ball carrier and one support player runs towards the other group and, at the middle the ball carrier goes to ground and presents the ball. The support player straddles the player on the ground, picks up the ball and runs on to the next group, passing the ball to them

Ball Presentation

1 vs 1 Ball Retention:

The ball carrier walks up to the defender and turns away to present the ball to their own team.

The defender should try to turn the ball carrier and keep him facing away from support.

Ball Presentation

Wrestle the ball:

In pairs, in a 5 x 5 m grid

Pupils roll the ball to their partner who gathers it up. The first pupil runs and tries to take the ball from their partner.

Change after the ball is successfully defended or wrestled away.

Ball Presentation

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