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Rugby: Maul Rip in a circle

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DESCRIPTION

This is good for upper body strength.

5 or 6 defenders, 1 ball, 2 attackers

Defenders must stand in a circle about 2 metres apart to keep contact away from injuring anybody unnecessarily. The ball carrier works into a defender who must wrap around and keep hold of the ball, the support attacker must rip the ball from his partner and move onto a different defender for the process to repeat. The 2 attackers are given a time limit to work as hard as possible.

COACHING POINTS

Ball carrier should stay tall when going into contact with defender as well as keeping the ball as far away from the defender as possible. This would be on the hip furthest away from the defender.

Support must use a rip and roll technique to be more effective at getting the ball away from the defender.

If the ball carrier is holding the ball in/on his left shoulder/hip the support runner should use the same shoulder to lead in and rip with, and is the same if it is on the right.

PROGRESSION

Defenders can spread out further, tackle the ball carrier or bring to ground and then contest for the ball whereby the support runner should clear out the defender.

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Driving Maul:

3 attackers against two defenders with contact pads.

Ball carrier takes ball into contact turning before hitting pads and presenting the ball.
Next two players bind on either side and drive the maul to the end of the grid to score.

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Speed Maul - Hands on!:

Set up lines of defenders with pads aligned laterally across your working area. You can either have 1 line so the attacking players work once and in 1 direction or you can have a series of defensive lines so they attackers work continuously off both shoulders.

Rotate defensive units.Work in attacking groups of 5 with 1 ball per group. The attacking groups start at point X.

On the command, Player 1 carries the ball towards defender A. Just before or as the Player 1 makes contact with the tackle shield, Player 2 gets ‘hands-on’ the ball, moving it away from the defender.

Both players then make contact powerfully with the defender (particularly Player 1 and get some go-forward (1 or 2 driving paces) before releasing to the acting half-back when feeds to Players 4 and 5 who repeat into defender B.

Players 1 and Player 2 then loop behind and receive pass from player 3 before engaging defender C.

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Tag Maul Game:

Groups of 10.

5 v 5 Match.

Players start the game and after each touch the touched player must simulate a MAUL by turning and setting up the ball. Allow 1 player to drive in on the ball.

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