Rugby drills
Rugby match fitness drills
Rugby match fitness drills copy the work and rest of a real game: ball-in-play passages, repeated sprint and contact efforts, and small-sided games that keep players running hard. They condition players for rugby, not just for running.
- Drills
- 8
- Time each
- 15 to 35 minutes
- Group
- Conditioning
All 8 match fitness drills
- Ball-in-Play Passage RunsTrain the exact work and rest shape of a real ball-in-play passage, on your own with a ball.
- RHIE Bout CircuitReplicate the repeated high-intensity effort bouts that decide matches, solo and with no contact kit.
- Tackle Bag RHIE ProtocolTrain repeated sprint-and-collide efforts, which is what separates rugby conditioning from running fitness.
- Rugby Contact CircuitCondition the wrestle, drive and get-up qualities that no amount of running will build.
- Four v Four Conditioning GameReach high running intensity and near-maximum speed inside a game, which full-sided rugby never does.
- Two-Touch Transition GameDrive top-speed and high-speed running exposure by forcing constant turnovers and transitions.
- Seven v Four Overload GameMaximise acceleration and deceleration load, which is the demand that outnumbers sprinting in every position.
- Worst-Case Passage BlockPrepare for the longest, hardest passages of a match rather than the comfortable average.