Rugby: 3 v 2 Reverse Drill

Drill to practice overlap situations.

Set up a grid roughly 10m x 10m, with another grid roughly 5m x 5m adjacent to it (see diagram - red cones and green cones).

In the bigger grid have two defenders (red) and in the smaller grid have one defender (red).

Three attackers (blue) attack the 2 defenders in the first grid. Once they have completed the 3 v 2 situation the player with the ball and one other support player run around the cone and attack the one defender in the smaller grid.

Swap the attack and defence after 3-5 repetitions.

PROGRESSION:

The ball starts on the opposite side to practice passing in both directions.

A coach/other player feeds the ball to the three attackers so the drill can start in any position. The coach/other player can kick or roll the ball to the attack to start the drill.

• 4 sausages 
• 4 Bags 

• The sausages and bags are lined up alternately in a line.
• 8 defenders start lined up outside of the tackle grid.
• Whistle goes, the tacklers must shuffle across as a team (in a line) to line up opposite a bag or sausage before making a hit. 

• This is a backs moves passing exercise, aimed at drawing and fixing up a defender, to give a supporting teammate more space and take the defender out of the play
• 3 attackers line up along one side of the area, 2 defenders stand next to each other on the short side next to the coach
• On GO, the defenders run into position and the coach passes to the first attacker
• The attacker runs with the ball towards the first defender before passing sideways to their teammate
• That player then runs at the second defender and before contact passes across to the spare attacker to run to the other end of the area.

• This is a 4 v 3 overload drill in favour of the attackers
• The area is set out, with four attackers spread out across the back line, three defenders 5 yards in front them, and another row of three defenders 5 yards behind them
• On GO, the coach passes to the first attacking player, and the ball travels along the line to eventually reach the end player
• That player is then first to reach the next line of defenders, and the ball is passed back along the line and the original attacker should receive the ball in space to 'score a try'.