Rugby: Passing Accuracy

Good for warm ups and co-ordination, getting used to keeping your body straight on and handling the ball and practicing using your arms to pass the ball rather than the whole body moving.

2 balls, 2 players

Players stand 2 or 3 metres apart facing each other holding a ball on opposite hips (one on right and one on left). Work for 30-40 seconds on pushing the ball and passing from the hips to the other players chest; passes are made at the same time so coordination is key and the pass received must be returned from the same hip it was received.

• The aim of the drill is to develop players speed of pass.

Tell the players the following.....

1. This is simple, just attack from the bottom and top of the grid at pace.
2. There can be two groups in the grid at any one time.
3. Anyone in the line can start with the ball, and the attack should vary between lateral and creative.
4. The ball and attack will be considered alive within the grid, so respond at all times.
5. Players should change places within the attacking line after each attack.
6. The starting position of the ball should change on each attack.
7. Players should avoid contact within the grid.

Great for scrum halves to practice placement of foot and following through with hands.

2 balls, 3 support players, 1 passer

Ted on the ground as if one is feeding from the backhe support players set up a triangle on your given dimensions. The person at the top of the triangle is the feeder for the passer, who will stand one metre from the feeder on the inside of the triangle. The feeder starts with a ball as well as the passer who will start with his ball in the position of a scrum or maul. Once the first pass is made the feeder must immediately place the next ball on the ground for the second pass to go to the next support player. Support players should return the ball immediately to the feeder. Work for a minute and rotate.