Scrummaging Preparation with Greg Smith

Greg delivers an expert scrum preparation session at club training with a group of players at Fraser Tech, Hamilton (NZ). A familiar scenario for teams at all levels — players arriving from work or school, with limited time and numbers. Working within these constraints, and without scrum equipment, Greg calling on many years of high level scrum coaching experience, focuses on preparing players to be contact-ready, technically sound, and confident.

Part 1. Scrummaging Warm Up   13:00 Member content

Bear crawl, Gecko walk and turning heads

In this first video, Greg introduces key warm-up movements to prepare players for scrum contact.

The session focuses on building effective body position, movement patterns and contact readiness for the scrum and breakdown, applicable across all levels.

Greg Smith

_{Greg Smith is a former Waikato and Chiefs hooker turned international coach who has led the Black Ferns and Manu Samoa. Known for his expertise in forward play and contact skills, he has also worked within New Zealand Rugby’s high-performance programmes.}

Course	Part 1
Duration	13:00
Topics	Set Piece Conditioning
Applicable to	Coaches   Players
Languages	English
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