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Rugby: Breakdown Touch Game

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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

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Defensive Touch:

2 Teams.
Half Pitch.

Touch Game with conditions;

Attacker once touched must go down, bounce back up and drive into defender, then perform a long place.

While all defenders retreat 3m and hit the floor and bounce back up again before continuing play.

Warm Up

Continuous break:

Coned area 30 metres by 30 metres with two teams of players on one side Coach kicks the ball is kicked into the the grid.

2 different numbers are called with the 1st number being for the number of attackers and the 2nd the number of defenders

The attackers have to field the ball, turn and counter attack against the defenders

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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

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.

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