Rugby: Tackler Clear Out Game Play

Contest for every ball and cause a turnover with this session by focussing on both defensive and attacking breakdowns. Work on the jackal and bounce in defence and attack at break down with the smash and crocodile roll.

• Groups of 3+ 
• Bag 
• Sausage

2 player starts on his chest infront of the sausage, another player lines up opposite.

When whistle is blown, the first player makes a chop tackle on the bag and rolls out the way. 

The second defender then then spider carwls over the sausage and clears the incoming bag holder. 

• Ball 
• Tackle Suits 

Players around the outside pass the ball around with eachtoher until coach blows his whistle. 

Whoever has ball in hand then attacks the defender in the middle. 

The two players closest (1,2) become the clear out players with the attacking player with the ball. 

The 3rd layer on the outside becomes the Jackler, after the player in the middle has made a low chop tackle. 

• 2 on 2 tackling and clear out game.
• Players line up in two lines, adjacent to the coned gameplay area.
• The coach stands opposite the two lines with the ball and passes to the front player of either team.
• The front two players of each team run round the back of their cones and the ball carrier takes the ball into contact.
• The two secondary players then ruck over and attempt to clear each other out.
• One team comes away with the ball.

• Repetitive drill aimed at improving the clear out of a defender at the ruck
• Players are split into groups of three, two attackers and a defender. The defender wears a padded bib/vest
• The ball carrying attacker moves towards the defender who makes a passive tackle causing the attacker to go to ground and present the ball as if in a ruck in a match
• The defender then attempts to ruck over and jackal the ball
• The second attacker then comes in and attempts to clear out the defender.