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Injury Prevention

Prepare bodies for contact with progressive, rugby-specific movements.

Skill Integration

Combine warm-up with handling, footwork, and decision-making.

Contact Prep

Build up to contact gradually with appropriate progressions.

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This category focuses on dynamic warm-up activities that prepare players for rugby training.These activities help prevent injuries while integrating core rugby skills.Perfect for starting any training session, essential before contact work.Ideal for coaches who want safe, efficient warm-ups that prepare players properly.

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Whistle passing warm up game

2 players work together and stand opposite one another facing each other. They pass a ball between them as they stand about 3m apart The coach indicates which direction the players must move in, this forces the 2 to communicate as one player can see the coach and the other can not. On the whistle the player with ball in hand must try and beat his opponent.

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Whole Group Handling

Simple quick hands down the line. Players line up in fours. A coach or player feeds the ball in and players must hold their depth and use quick hands along the line.

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Wrestling off the floor | Contact Conditioning Circuit Exercise 1

This is the first exercise in a series of three that can be put together to form a contact conditioning circuit. Alternatively, this would be a great exercise to include as part of a warm up. Your players should work in pairs. One player lays with his back on the ground and the other lays across him facing down. The player with his back on the ground has to work really hard to get back to his feet against the resistance of his partner. This exercise will develop your players core strength and ability to manipulate the body in order to get back to their feet. This drill is simulating aspects of the game such as having to roll away after making a tackle.

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