Beginner to intermediate rugby – Co-ed, grade 6 to 8
Scope:
From ball handling in pairs to 7 on 7
touch rugby with scrums, line-outs and kicks.
CONTENT ANALYSIS
Principle |
Tactical
Problem |
On-the-ball
skill |
Off-the-ball
Movement |
Keep Possession |
How to pass and move with ball? |
Variety of one and two hand passes |
Run to support Ball pick up. |
Score
and Keep Possession Get Possession |
How to work as a pair to score on opponents’ goal? How to work as a team to score on opponents? |
Passing to target Two-hand side passes. Two-hand touch tackle. Short quick passes. Long pass. |
Support Cover channels Marking a player Base between plays |
Invasion and stop Invade Keep Possession whilst invading as a team. Get possession whilst preventing territory being invaded. |
How do you invade when you have to pass the ball backwards? How do you defend try zone as a team? |
Side-pass Long & short Scissors Fakes Spin pass |
Support runs from deep. Loop to support. Marking ball handler. Adjust to ball play and team - spread Cover channels to try line |
Scoring by invading and supporting ball handler. Stop scoring by guarding line, marking players and pressurizing ball handler. |
How do you attack as a team? How do you defend as a team? How do you attack area behind opponents’? How do you set-up as a team to guard territory? |
Kicking Lofted Grubber Chicken-scratch Scrum Ball put-in Line-out Throw in Jumping |
Cover area behind team. Guarding try line. Pressurize ball handler and mark support players. |
Next would be more advanced kicking. 3 person scrum. Working towards 15 on 15 rugby with 8 person (forwards) scrum and 7 backs. Tackling, mauls, rucks would follow as contact added to the game – single gender. |