Rucking and Mauling

It's important rugby players realise that once they are on the pitch, the number on their shirt is not important. They all have to tackle, they all have to ruck and they all have to maul. In fact, they all have to do the hard work needed to retain the ball and hold out the opposition.

Coaching tips for more effective rucking - Use these five tips to spruce up your players' rucking skills and techniques to ensure quicker ball.

Tips and tactics to disrupt a maul - The maul is a potent attacking weapon. It saps the defence's energy and spirit, while giving attackers space and scoring opportunities. See the following tips for what can and can't be done.

Secrets of the maul - Understanding the complex maul laws is the key to avoiding penalties being awarded against you.

Improvised warm up drills - Rugby training drills to pull out of the coaching toolkit when your plans have gone awry.

Six tips to winning quicker ruck ball - Quick ball means a chance to run at a less organised defence. But if your team simply can't produce the sort of ball your scrum half needs, here are some rugby coaching tips to cure the problem.

Rocket ball rugby drill for contact - This rugby drill is ideal for training players to drive through contact situations

Five ways to create a controlled, aggressive team - How to look to the example of the All Blacks to play a controlled, aggressive rugby game.

How to Play with a Small Pack - Strategies you can use to deal with the challenges of having a small set of forwards, to play the most exciting rugby in the league.

Mauling with the ELVs - The ELVs (experimental law variations) are experimental no more. One of the laws causing most controversy concerns the maul.

Encouraging Young Players to Be Confident in Contact - It is vital we get younger players confident to take and make contact.

How to make decisions at the ruck situation - Decision making at the ruck situation causes rugby coaches the most headaches. Here are some soothing solutions.

Clearing and Parking - A great way to retain possession in contact.

Support Play to Speed Up Your Attacks - Paul Tyler looks at helping your support players make the best decision depending on what is in front of them.

Le Crunch to Compete for Turnover Ball - The breakdown contest is a key part of the game. Getting your players to adopt the right stance to win these contests is crucial.

Quick Ruck Ball - The five golden rules of winning quick ruck ball.

Quick Ruck Scan - Train players to make better, quicker decisions at the ruck.

Ruck Fit - How the "crunch" can increase your players' work rate.

Forward Charge - Defence as an attacking weapon at the ruck by Colin Ireland.

How to Coach a Spread Defence - A spread defence fills the pitch laterally. Its objective is to prevent the opposition from going around the defensive line.

Dealing with the Ruck Poacher - This article is on coaching players to clean out defenders at the ruck more effectively, both to secure the ball and to make it available more quickly.

Ruck Dos and Dont's - The basic ruck laws that every player simply has to know.

Pre-Match Warm-Up for Rucks and Mauls - This warm-up requires one defender with a rucking pad and a group of five attacking players.

Box drills to build close game skills - Boxes are one of the most simple and effective training tools to develop your close game skills. They are excellent for developing short passing skills, close contact skills, rucking technique and support play.The following box drill is a great way to start to build all these skills.

Wrestling skills for a warm up drill - It is widely recognised that there are a number of training benefits to be gained from using wrestling drills with rugby players. Use the following tips and drills to integrate one-on-one combat in your training sessions.

Competitive rugby rucking game - This 3-away game is an ultra competitive game, that creates situations where a slow ruck needs to be followed by a quick ruck and fast hands.

Rugby drill to recycle the ball working in small groups - Keeping the ball alive is one of the principles of rugby and although we may like our teams to pass before contact, the reality is they are frequently going to have to ruck. In the modern game, better teams employ groups of players known as "pods" to work together to support and clear the tackle contest.

Rugby drills to boost core ruck skills - The following rugby drills aim to improve your players' ability to drive out opponents from the ruck. The objective is to secure quicker, better quality ball for your scrum half.

Ruck tackle turning drills - "Pick and go," the act of a forward scooping up the ball at the back of ruck and attacking the nearest defender, is becoming more common. In return, defences are becoming more sophisticated in dealing with this type of manoeuvre. Use these drills and coaching tips to advance your players' skills.

Rugby drill to help players be lethal at the ruck - If your team wins quick ruck ball, there is very little time to weigh up the options, make a decision, then execute the correct one. If players delay too long, the defence will have re-organised and the opportunity will have gone. Use the following rugby drill session to give your team three set options and the triggers to look for when decision making.

Ruck through the phases with patterns of play - This rugby training drill session is designed to develop your team's play through the phases and improve your players' footwork. It's such a straight forward session to set up that you will be using it time and again.

Rugby drill session to get players rucking from unusual situations - This rugby drill session is all about improving your players' rucking from unusual situations. The body positions they take up are vital.

Rugby drills for cleaning out rucks - With more than 100 rucks in a rugby game, your team needs to be able to secure quick ball or disrupt the opposition ball using strength and aggression - but it requires good technique.

Rugby drills to boost ruck defensive skills - If your players have problems defending at the ruck, you may need to create some "guard dogs" to prevent the attacking team either gaining ground or getting quick ball. Better "guard dogs" will frequently win you turnover ball too. Use these ruby drills to boost ruck defensive skills.

Rugby fitness drill for forwards - You need strong, powerful players to maul, ruck and scrummage effectively. Use these rugby coaching tips to get your forwards into shape to stand up the pressures of the modern game.

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