Breakdown - Clear out - HS and A with Warren Gatland
The ball has been placed in the tackle, now secure it. This series looks at the key techniques to clearing the threat and securing possession.
Part 1. Breakdown Clear out Analysis 1:17 Member content
Are your rugby performances suffering from poor breakdowns and ineffective clearouts. Committing too many players to the breakdown and still have slow ball? Hamish explains why this is happening and how to fix it!
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Part 2. Dominate the Clear Out 7:44 Member content
Your ball carrier has successfully taken the ball into contact (from last week’s video), now The Rugby Site founder, Brendon Ratcliffe shows how to dominate the clear out.
Play videoPart 3. Body position breakdown drill 8:00 Member content
This is a drill that the great George Smith does regularly after training to work on his body position at the breakdown. World Cup winning and England coach Eddie Jones focuses on making sure you keep your chest low as you go forward over the breakdown and then cleaning the threat out quickly.
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Part 4. Clearing the Ruck 6:32 Member content
Warren explains the how and why of the key elements of the clear out.
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Part 5. Clear Out competition 10:52 Member content
Jase Ryan, assistant coach of the Crusaders (current super rugby champions), and Front Row Club founder, brings ‘Momma’ and ‘Poppa’ to contest the breakdown at his recent Norcal clinics at Golden Gate RC, San Francisco.
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Part 6. Approach to the Clear out 6:13 Member content
Watch Ex Queensland Reds Nick Stiles explain how to approach the breakdown to clean out effectivel using key elements.
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Part 7. Clear Out Drills 9:29 Member content
Ex Chiefs and now Glasgow Warriors coach Dave Rennie always coaches his teams to be really aggressive in the cleanout.
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Part 8. Practice Plan - Clean Out 4:22 Free video
Ex Rugby Site Manager and Otago coach Ben Herring has put together a session plan for coaches to develop new players defensive skills in a fun and safe environment.
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Warren Gatland
Ex Wales and British and Irish Lions Head Coach| Course | Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 |
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| Duration | 54:29 |
| Topics | Breakdown Youth Coaching |
| Applicable to | Coaches |
| Languages | English |
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Course reviews
Carter Croft EnglandSome really good ideas, well presented.
Mark McAlley New ZealandLoved the vid. Really clear vivid images that players will remember in the heat of the battle
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