Pre match rugby warm up drill for rucks and mauls
This rugby warm-up drill requires one defender with a rucking pad and a group of five attacking players.
The first attacking player goes forward with a ball, driving into the defender and pad.
The drill can then follow these options, with the attacker in turn:
- Turning and feeding the next player who then passes the ball out to the other players.
- Turning to allow the next player to rip and roll off, passing the ball out.
- Turning with the next player binding and feeding a third player, who passes out.
- Going to ground, with the next player clearing and the third player passing the ball out.
- Going to ground, popping the ball and passing it out.
Development
Use two bags and two defenders. Repeat the above drills, but each time the ball carrier must attack the space between the two defenders.
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