Rugby plays and drills
Rugby plays, drills and lineouts, animated on a real pitch. Free plays animate right here and open in the editor; Pro unlocks the rest.
Backs Move 14
Backline patterns and shapes — loops, switches, out-the-backs and blindside strikes, animated phase by phase so you can see the running lines and the passing channels.
- Backs Move 9 Loop A loop (wrap) where the scrum-half goes around the first receiver to…
- Backs Move Out The Back x2 A strike move with two out the back plays. The ball goes from 9-12 wh…
- Backs Move Pro 1-3-2-2 Attack Phase attack from a 1-3-2-2 forward shape, recreated from Northampton…
- Backs Move Pro 10 Loop A loop (wrap) between 10 and 12 to create the extra man. 10 passes fl…
- Backs Move Pro 10-12-Blindside Inside A backline strike springing the blindside wing on an inside line. 10…
- Backs Move Pro 10-12-Wing A backline strike finishing with a miss-pass to the wing. 10 advances…
- Backs Move Pro 12-10-13 A lineout strike. 9 throws a long pass missing 10 to put 12 onto the…
- Backs Move Pro 12-10-Blindside Inside A scrum strike that springs the blindside wing on an inside line. 9 t…
- Backs Move Pro 12-10-Blindside Outside A scrum strike that creates an extra man out wide. 9 throws a long pa…
- Backs Move Pro Blocker - Pull Back Blocker play by 12, creating option for either 13 on tunnel ball or 1…
- Backs Move Pro Blocker - Tunnel Blocker play by 12, creating option for either 13 on tunnel ball or 1…
- Backs Move Pro Dummy Switch A 10-12-13 midfield strike. 10 runs up and turns as if to switch with…
- Backs Move Pro Dummy Switch Out the Back A single-pass strike off a dummy switch. 10 advances running slightly…
- Backs Move Pro Slice A backline strike built on a slice (unders) line. 10 passes flat to 1…
Lineout 6
Lineout plays and set-piece strikes — peels, dummy mauls and multi-phase launches, drawn on a real pitch and played back step by step.
- Lineout Pro Dummy Maul Lineout Strike Dummy maul play for close range line outs
- Lineout Pro Dummy Maul Lineout Strike 2 Dummy maul play for close range line outs. As used in Bath vs Northam…
- Lineout Pro Front Peel Lineout front peel, as scored by Exeter against Saracens R18 2025/26…
- Lineout Pro Lineout 3 Phase Strike George Martin's try for England vs South Africa in 2026. Three phase…
- Lineout Pro Short Lineout Pod A three-player lineout that takes the rest of the forwards out of the…
- Lineout Pro Tail Peel A seven-man lineout where the ball is thrown straight down the line o…
Drill 12
Training-ground drills for handling, support lines and decision-making, with every player animated so your squad can see the shape before they run it.
- Drill Pro 2v1 Draw and Pass The simplest decision in rugby: two attackers against one defender in…
- Drill Pro 3v2 Overlap Three attackers against two defenders in a 15 m channel. The carrier…
- Drill Pro Auckland Grid I Training drill - straight run and pop pass
- Drill Pro Auckland Grid II Training drill - straight run and pass left
- Drill Pro Blitz Defence Line speed: four defenders sprint up together the moment the ball is…
- Drill Pro Bronco The Bronco fitness test: a continuous shuttle run out to 20m, 40m and…
- Drill Pro Drift Defence Four defenders against five attackers in a 25 m channel, so the attac…
- Drill Pro Loop Drill A three-player handling drill for the loop (wrap). 10 passes to 12, t…
- Drill Pro Offload Lanes A continuous offload drill down a 10 m channel. The carrier runs at a…
- Drill Pro Overload Square A conditioning game for defending outnumbered. Three defenders stand…
- Drill Pro Round The Corner A rucking and support drill for forwards. Two pods of three carry int…
- Drill Pro Switch Drill Two attackers against one defender to practise the switch (scissors).…
Kicking 4
Kicking plays — crossfield kicks and kick-chase patterns, showing the chase line and the space behind the defence the kick is aiming at.
- Kicking Crossfield DA Opening try scored by England vs Fiji in 2026. In the match the ball…
- Kicking Pro Back Three Pendulum How a back three covers the backfield as the ball moves across the pi…
- Kicking Pro Blocker Kick & Chase Blocker pattern, miss pass to put winger in space with a kick chase.
- Kicking Pro Kick Chase Line Teaches a kick chase that stays onside and arrives as one line. The k…