Rugby: Ruck clear-out work

• Groups of 3 
• Sausage 
• Ball

1 player lines up opposite a standing sausage, wrestles it to the floor, landing chest ontop of the bag. 

A 2nd play holding a ball puts the ball down on the right side of the sausage as if it was an attacker placing it. 

The first play wrestling the sausage, bouncers up and competes for the ball (remeber to release) 

The 3rd player once the ball has been placed tries to clear the player competing for the ball.

4 blue players must try and defend with shields two gates from the attacking red team.

The ball carrying player must meet the defending players and then go to ground and place the ball. Once this has been done the attacking side must form bind together and ruck the shields out of the way - to 'come through the gate'.

The final red player to come through collects the ball and runs anti-clockwise to the next gate and the next set of defenders to repeat the drill.

The two original defenders must now move to defend the other side of the grid.

• Players split into pairs and line up in as many lines as you require

• Balls should be set out 2 yards in front of the player at the front of the line

• The first player holds a tackle bag side on and falls flat to the floor with the bag, just behind the ball

• The player gets into the rucking position over the ball and drives out over the ball for five yards.

• Groups of 2
• Bags
• Balls
• Contact conditioning 

1. Body height clear out work

In there groups, do contact hits on each shoulder. Stand 2m apart and take turns doing hits against bag

2. Crocodile role

One player lies on top of a tackle sausage (long way round), the group of 4 take turns swapping roles of being tackled and tackler. Focus is the crocodile role.

3. Clear out.

One player stands over the top of tackle bag competing for the ball. Other player arrives from 2m away to clear out the player, to prevent the threat of stealing the ball.

3. Bounce and compete

Players lay either side of the a ball. When whistle goes, both players bounce off the floor, one competes for the ball while the other focuses on clear out or crocodile role.

Do 3 sets of 2mins. Repetitive drill.