Ask RCW: How do I stop my forwards from being lazy at rucks?

Rugby Coach Weekly

English - August 28, 2023 15:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MB
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Dan chats with Gary Townsend, the Bristol Bears Junior Academy manager about a question from Will Jones, an U15s coach from Cardiff.

He asks: The backs are doing the forwards' work when it comes to the breakdown. Plenty of forwards are way too lazy and not bothering to clear out and secure the ball. Do you have any good drills we could use to get them switched back onto this?

We cover:

What do the forwards want to doDo we need to have position-specific rolesHow to use decision-rich training, both drills and gamesEncouraging players to ruck, and also encouraging the ball carrier to be active at the ruckChanging habits by manipulating the drill

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