Guides

Rugby coaching & training guides

Practical, no-fluff guides on coaching, strength, conditioning and game-day prep, written with the coaches and players who do it at the top of the game. This is the thinking behind what we build inside the app.

Rugby IQ

Rugby Positions Explained: All 15, By the Pros Who Play Them

All 15 positions and their numbers, what each role really does, and the training behind it, explained through the internationals who play them.

11 min read

Drills & Skills

Rugby Kicking: Technique, Types of Kick and Drills

Goal-kicking routine, ball strike, and every kick in the game, punt, spiral, box, grubber, drop, with drills and a free tracker to measure it.

8 min read

Pro Insights

How Professional Rugby Players Train: Inside the Week

The real weekly structure behind an international player: gym, conditioning, speed, skills and recovery, from the players and staff who live it.

10 min read

Strength & Conditioning

Rugby Fitness Drills: Conditioning That Looks Like the Game

Repeat-sprint sets, conditioning games and engine sessions that transfer to the last ten minutes, plus how to test whether they're working.

8 min read

Coaching

How to Coach Rugby Union: A Practical Guide

Session structure, season planning, coaching styles and mixed-ability groups, the practical craft of running a team, not just drills.

9 min read

Drills & Skills

Rugby Skills: The Core Skills Every Player Needs

Catch-pass, tackling, evasion, breakdown, kicking and the decision-making that ties them together, and how to actually improve each one.

9 min read

Drills & Skills

Fun Rugby Games for Kids and Junior Training

Warm-up, evasion, handling and small-sided games that keep juniors moving and laughing while quietly building the skills that matter.

7 min read

Rugby IQ

Rugby Training Apps: What to Look For

The features that separate a real rugby development system from a workout PDF in an app wrapper, and the questions to ask before you subscribe.

7 min read

Drills & Skills

Rugby Passing Drills: 12 Drills From Warm-Up to Match Speed

From two-line handling warm-ups to catch-pass under real defensive pressure, the passing drills elite teams use, and the coaching points that make them stick.

8 min read

Drills & Skills

How to Tackle in Rugby: Technique, Steps and Drills

The tackle broken into coachable steps: tracking, foot placement, body height, shoulder contact and finish, plus safe progressions from walk-through to live.

8 min read

Drills & Skills

Rugby Drills: How to Pick and Run Drills That Transfer

Drills organised by skill and session slot, and the session-design rules that decide whether a drill transfers to the game or just fills time.

9 min read

Strength & Conditioning

Rugby Gym Program: Position-Specific Strength Training

The lifts every rugby player needs, a weekly split that survives the season, and how the gym week changes for the front row, back row and outside backs.

9 min read

Strength & Conditioning

Rugby Training Program: How to Structure Your Week

Where gym, conditioning, speed and skills fit around a Saturday match, with weekly templates for in-season, off-season and pre-season.

8 min read

Strength & Conditioning

Rugby Pre-Season Training: The Complete Guide

Periodised strength, conditioning, speed and contact prep, plus a sample training week, so you arrive at round one fitter, faster and harder to put down.

9 min read