Coloured Rucks Drill

Coloured Rucks

Summary
A great little drill for practicing defending rucks and turnovers

Key Factors

 * Pillars
 * Communication
 * Speed of change from attack to defence and vice versa

Equipment Required

 * 4 x (3 x cones of same colour)
 * 6 x cones to mark grid
 * 4 x ball

Personel Required

 * 2 x teams 5 - 8 players

Instructions

 * 1) In grid set out the cones in triangles of the same colour as shown in the diagram to signify rucks
 * 2) Place a ball at the 'pointy' end of each of the rucks - should be 2 for each team
 * 3) The two teams face up
 * 4) The coach calls a colour
 * 5) The teams assemble at pace at the ruck (triangle) of that colour - pillars etc (no player should be within the triangle)
 * 6) The team with the ball at their end take up an attacking formation
 * 7) The other team take up defensive defensive formation
 * 8) The coach calls another colour
 * 9) The teams assemble at pace at the ruck (triangle) of that colour

Progression

 * At any point when the coach blows his whistle the ball at the ruck in play is now live