Rugby: Game To Coach Depth

• 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

• Set up as a standard game of touch rugby, with two teams. The playing area should be wide and not too long.
• Every touch tackle the defenders must link up by standing side by side, being able to touch the hand of the player next to them.
• The tackler must go and hit a tackle tube after the touch is made, before re-entering the game.
• The attacking team cannot start the next phase of play until the defending team have all linked up.
• Once the acting scrum half's hands are on the ball, the defence can unlink, and play continues.

• Two teams
• Attacking and defensive focus
• Normal game of touch rugby, however whenever the defender touches an attacker, they must run back to their own try line and stay out the game until the play breaks down
• Attacking team look to identify the space created from defensive drop out
• Working on defensive communication and work rate

2 groups of 2 players start on set cones about 15m apart. The 2 players are situated one in behind the other, the same goes for the second set of 2 players.

1. Once the player with the ball starts to run, the supporter goes wide and straightens onto a gate of cones.
2. As soon as he passes the ball the second supporter can start to move out to his designated gate.

Ensure that the players hide behind one another!