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Players develop passing, support play, and begin to understand team structure in small-sided games.
U10 players are ready to understand the game more deeply. They can grasp simple team structures, learn to support the ball carrier, and begin to understand why we pass backwards. Contact is still avoided — tag or touch rugby remains the format.
Tag rugby or touch rugby festivals. Small-sided (5v5 or 6v6). Scores are kept but results are not the focus.
Drills & Session Plans
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Support Running Circuit
Players practise running support lines after the ball carrier, developing the habit of always being available.
Width in Attack — 4v2
Four attackers use the full width of the pitch against two defenders to learn how to create and exploit space.
Defensive Line Organisation
Players learn to defend as a line, communicating and moving together to reduce attacking space.
Rugby Australia 8-Week Plan — Week 3: Running Lines
From Rugby Australia's official 8-week U10 training programme on Slocoach: a session focused on running effective lines in attack.
WRU Tag Rugby Workbook — Evasion Skills
From the Welsh Rugby Union's official Tag Rugby Workbook: a session dedicated to evasion skills and change of direction.
Leinster Two-Pass Touch — Coaching Through the Game
From Leinster Rugby's 'Coaching Through the Game' series: a structured touch rugby game that develops passing, support, and decision-making.
BokSmart — Evasive Running Fundamentals
South Africa Rugby's BokSmart programme on evasive running: the foundational techniques for beating defenders in open play.
More drills coming soon. Resources are continuously updated based on FFR, World Rugby, and RFU publications.