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Rugby: Attack from Turnover

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2 Teams
Ball
Tackle Bags

3 Tackle bags are in a break down formation. With one player from the other team opposite them.

The tackle bag team is lined up as if they are about to attack.

The non tackle bag team must line up as if they are defending.

The ball is rolled in the player with no tackle bag on the opposite team must get the ball away from the break down as quickly as possible with the tackle bags putting lots of pressure on.

The non takcle bag team then must re-align as quickly as possible aiming to score from the turn over ball.

COACHING POINTS

Try to complete 2 passes on the turn over ball - get away from break down as quickly as possible.
Oppotunites are outwide - so try get the ball to wider channels.
Urgency to re-align.
lots of communication.

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Breakdown Touch Game:

Set up an area for a normal game of touch, with teams split evenly
Play goes as normal, but when there is a touch, the ball carrier goes to ground and presents the ball
The player that made the touch then gets to the floor in a press up position, as does a second attacker
When both are down, they contest at the breakdown
Play carries on with the same team that were in possession

Match Related

Creating the Overlap With a Loop:

This drill is designed to work on the loop; on of the simplest and most effective ways to create your own overlap/space out wide
Start with three attackers and three defenders using tackle bags in front of them.
Attacker 1 passes to attacker 2 and begins to loop around.
Player 1 should then receive the ball back and his next aim is to fix the third defender.
Attacker three should make his way out to the edge where the space has been created.
Attacker 1 then passes to attacker 3 who has space to get around the defence.
Using this drill will develop your players handling under pressure and their attacking vision and ability to create space

Passing

8 vs 3 Game:

8 players are lined up just outside the 22 metre line, with 3 defenders starting under the posts with the ball.

One of the defenders kicks the ball towards the 22 metre line. Once they the attackers have caught the ball they have to try and score a try without being tagged/ tackled by the defence.

Allow the attacking team 5 minutes to score as many tries as they can, before changing attack and defence around.

Match Related

Capture and Escape - Evasion and Tackling Game:

Set up a wide pitch, with cones on the half way line plus an extra box on two opposite corners. These corner boxes are the prisons for tackled/tagged players.

The aim of the game is for players to run into the opposing team's area and grab a ball to bring back into their ball area in their half.

However, if a player is tackled/tagged while in the other team's half they must go and stand in the prison square.

Players can be released from prison by being tagged by a team-mate. Once released they must walk around the outside of the pitch back to their own half before rejoining the game.

Tackling

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