Video library

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Browse our video library below, with the most recent videos shown first.

Attack

Want to teach your players attacking rugby?

We have got attacking skills resource for all levels of the from some of the world's best attack coaches to help including Wayne Smith, Joe Schmidt, Gregor Townsend, Dave Ellis and others.

Build an effective attack strategy like the best attacking teams in the world.
Understand different strategies and why they are effective.
Develop effective individual and team attacking skills and tactics
Different modified games to develop attacking skills

Plus we have categorised them by playing level to make it easier for you to find:

Y – youth
HS – high school
A – adult
All – suitable for all levels

Catch and Pass

CATCH videos from some of the world's best catch and pass skills coaches including Wayne Smith, Joe Schmidt, Wesley Clarke, Brendan Ratcliffe, Mils Muliaina and Dave Ellis and others and PASS them onto your players.

Gain an understanding on all aspects of one of the game's fundamental skills. Content available for all levels of the game.

Plus we have categorised them by playing level to make it easier for you to find:

Y – youth
HS – high school
A – adult
All – suitable for all levels

Tackling

Tackling is 90% technique and 10% application.

Tackle the wide range of safe tackling videos we have tailored for all levels of the game.

From introducing juniors to safe tackling to advanced technical and tactical points including tackle tracking.

Watch in-depth videos from some of the game's best tacklers and coaches including Sir Wayne Smith, Sir Graham Henry, Richie McCaw, Aaron Jones, Al Rogers, Courtney Lawes and others.

Plus we have categorised them by playing level to make it easier for you to find:

Y – youth
HS – high school
A – adult
All – suitable for all levels

Breakdown

Win the Breakdown - win the game - Warren Gatland

Develop breakdown skills and tactics to help your players win the breakdown contest from some of the world's best coaches and players including Dave Rennie, Richie McCaw, Sam Warburton, George Smith, Warren Gatland, Sir Graham Henry and Eddie Jones, Ben Herring and many others.

Plus we have categorised them by playing level to make it easier for you to find:

Y – youth
HS – high school
A – adult
All – suitable for all levels

Set Piece

An effective set piece guarantees possession.

Watch some of the world's best set piece coaches and players including Mike Cron, Jase Ryan, Greg Feek, Richard Pryor, Victor Matfield, Bismarck de Plussis, Ross Filipo Geoff Parling and others to create effective and safe set pieces for all levels of the game including lineouts, scrums, kick offs, exits, and mauls.

Plus we have categorised them by playing level to make it easier for you to find:

Y – youth
HS – high school
A – adult
All – suitable for all levels

Defence

The best defence wins matches

Develop defensive skills and tactics from set piece through to general play for all levels of the game from some of the world's best defensive coaches including Sir Graham Henry, Ben Herring, Brendan Ratcliffe, Rodny So'ioalo and many others

Understand how to create a successful defence system or individual player defence roles in different situations.

Plus we have categorised them by playing level to make it easier for you to find:

Y – youth
HS – high school
A – adult
All – suitable for all levels

Kicking

Kicking in all forms is playing an increasing role in the game.

We have it covered for you with kicking skills and tactics videos for all types of kicking at all levels of the game from some of the game's most successful kickers including Dan Carter, Leigh Halfpenny, Valentin Cruz, Bryce Shearer, Hamish Webb and others.

Plus we have categorised them by playing level to make it easier for you to find:

Y – youth
HS – high school
A – adult
All – suitable for all levels

Sevens

Develop your rugby sevens coaching from some of the worlds best coaches and former players including Clarke Laidlaw, Mike Friday, Chris Brown, Scott Waldrom and others.

Covering all aspects of the sevens game including passing, attack, defence and conditioning.

Plus we have categorised them by playing level to make it easier for you to find:

Y – youth
HS – high school
A – adult
All – suitable for all levels

Youth Coaching

New to coaching or coaching youth or new players?

Don't worry we have a library of wide ranging content on all aspects of the game, from some of the game's best coaches and players, to help you deliver a great experience for you and your players.

Ideal for coaching players from U7s to U18s.

Click on the content by age grade link to find recommended videos to use for your team's age grade.

Plus each age grade has key focus and skills benchmarks as guidelines for your players' development.

Remember for young players it is about the enjoyment, safety and helping them learn the right techniques.

Player Programme

Improve your game and gain understanding on everything from techniques to tactics and mental approach to the game.

Get insights from from of the world's best players in their position including Richie McCaw, Dan Carter, Conrad Smith, Piri Weepu, Leigh Halfpenny, Bismarck du Plessis, Victor Matfield and many others.

Plus we have categorised them by playing level to make it easier for you to find:

Y – youth
HS – high school
A – adult
All – suitable for all levels

Officiating

Referees are as important to playing the game as the coaches and players.

There are many Laws to the game of rugby, and they are continually evolving. What laws are important and how are they officiated?

Get an official's insights into the main law interpretations from some of the world's leading match officials including Chris Pollock and Paddy O'Brien.

Ideal for match officials, coaches and players to learn about the laws of the game and how they are officiated.

Session Plans

Looking for inspiration or just want to access a plan for your practice session?

Let us help.

This section provides practice plans for different aspects of the game and for different levels of the game.

Plus we have categorised them by playing level to make it easier for you to find:

Y – youth
HS – high school
A – adult
All – suitable for all levels

Position specific

Looking for specific player position videos for your player position?

Everything from hooker to fullback is located here from some of the best players to ever play in their position.

Plus we have categorised them by playing level to make it easier for you to find:

Y – youth
HS – high school
A – adult
All – suitable for all levels

Warm Up

Proper match day warm up is important at all levels of rugby.

How do you prepare your team on game day?

These videos are about how to best prepare your players for the game safely at all levels and age groups.

Plus we have categorised them by playing level to make it easier for you to find:

Y – youth
HS – high school
A – adult
All – suitable for all levels

Conditioning

Get fit to play rugby not get fit playing rugby

Conditoning is important for all players to minimise injuries and maximise enjoyment.

We have content to condition players in all positions and age groups, from some of the best S&C trainers.

Plus we have categorised them by playing level to make it easier for you to find:

Y – youth
HS – high school
A – adult
All – suitable for all levels

Coaches Corner

In the Coaches Corner you will find the uncategorised videos for coaches about general off field rugby topics.

Interviews

Watch our interviews with leading coaches and players from all over the world.

Find out about latest trends on the game or how coaches and players have progressed to their current level.

Leadership & Management

Build your coach leadership and management within your team environment with resources from some of the world's best coaches and players.

for more detailed Coach Leadership resources - CALM Coach Leadership, click on the following link

CALM

Mindset

A line-up of the world’s greatest rugby players and coaches share their personal stories and philosophies in ‘The Mindset of Champions’.

A new series of videos, exclusive to The Rugby Site subscribers with an honesty and openness that you won’t get in a press conference or post-match interview.

News & Opinions

Topical articles and commentary on rugby events around the world.

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VIDEOS con subtítulos en Español.

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Analysis

Match Analysis is becoming an important part of rugby.

In this section we produced examples of analysis of different parts of local rugby matches for you to review.

We can help improve your coaching and team performance even more. Get your game analysed by The Rugby Site's team of expert analysts! Click on the following link to sign up Sign up via our Match Content Review page.

Women's Rugby

Content solely for developing women's rugby! At all levels

We feature a number for coaches from around the world both female and male, 15s, 7s with on and off the field content.

Plus we have categorised them by playing level to make it easier for you to find:

Y – youth
HS – high school
A – adult
All – suitable for all levels

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Competenze, esercitazioni e piani di sessioni per aiutarti a diventare un coach migliore.

The Rugby Site fornisce contenuti ad allenatori e giocatori di tutto il mondo da oltre 10 anni!

Concentrandosi sempre sul perché e sul come, oltre a mantenerlo reale dentro e fuori dal campo.

Ottieni approfondimenti, consigli e articoli dai migliori allenatori e giocatori internazionali di rugby del mondo.

Sono disponibili contenuti per tutti i livelli e formati del gioco.

È tutto qui: pronto per l'accesso ad allenatori e giocatori di tutti i livelli, 7s 15s maschile, femminile, giovanile e junior. Accedi oggi stesso alla più grande risorsa online internazionale di formazione sul rugby.

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Compétences, exercices et plans de session pour vous aider à devenir un meilleur coach.

The Rugby Site fournit du contenu aux entraîneurs et aux joueurs du monde entier depuis plus de 10 ans ! En se concentrant toujours sur le pourquoi et le comment, tout en restant authentique sur et hors du terrain.

Obtenez des informations, des conseils et des articles des meilleurs entraîneurs et joueurs de rugby internationaux du monde. Des contenus sont disponibles pour tous les niveaux et formats de jeu.

Tout est là : prêt à être consulté par des entraîneurs et des joueurs de tous niveaux, en version masculine, féminine, jeunesse et junior en 7s et 15s. Accédez dès aujourd'hui à la plus grande ressource en ligne internationale de formation au rugby.

TRS Georgian

The content in this section contains Georgian translated coach video resources.