U9 rugby tackling drills
9 tackle drills a U9 squad is allowed to do, each with the set up, the coaching points and what it looks like from the touchline when it is going wrong.
Free to read with no account. They work at a pitch with no signal too.
What U9 is allowed here
U9 is the first grade the RFU allows tackling work at, so this is where it starts. Nothing below that grade sees any of these, in the app or on this site. What U9 rugby allows is the rest of it.
The drills
Under each one is what it looks like when that drill is going wrong.
- Down and up 6 min · 6+ players · 10 x 10 m Landing flat on the front or straight onto the back
- Shoulder to shield 7 min · 6 to 20 players · 10 x 10 m The head going into the shield rather than past it
- Jog and place 6 min · 6+ players · 15 m channel Landing chest first with the arms underneath
- Back to back wrestle 6 min · 6 to 20 players · 10 x 10 m One of them up on their feet driving down at the other
- Cheek to cheek 12 min · 6 to 20 players · 10 x 10 m Head going in front of the carrier rather than past their hip
- Long placement 10 min · 6 to 18 players · 10 x 15 m Landing chest first with both arms trapped underneath
- Tackle and get up 10 min · 6 to 18 players · 10 x 10 m Pushing up off their front, which takes about three seconds
- Side on tackle 11 min · 6 to 20 players · 10 x 10 m Aiming at where the carrier is instead of where they are going
- Track them down 10 min · 6 to 20 players · 10 x 10 m The tackler running at the carrier's back and arriving behind them
What else U9 can work on
The same at other grades
Every U9 drill is the whole grade rather than one theme. Rugby drills by age group is all six grades.