T1 rugby restarts with lineouts and scrums
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can restart play with a lineout and a scrum.
Key learning points
- Move: standing in a straight line and timing your jump helps to catch the ball cleanly during a line-out.
- Move: binding onto the outside shoulder without interlocking heads maintains the legal scrum positioning.
- Think: scrums and lineouts are uncontested therefore the team throwing the ball in should maintain possession.
- Feel: working closely in structured restarts builds a sense of trust and teamwork within your group.
- Connect: clear, confident communication helps coordinate movement in the lineout and timing in the scrum.
Keywords
Line out - how play is restarted when the ball goes into touch
Scrum - how play is restarted after a stoppage caused by a minor infringement (forward pass or knock-on)
Uncontested - both teams take part in the restart but they do not compete for the ball through physical contact
Common misconception
Pupils think a scrum and line out in T1 rugby are contested and they push to get the ball.
T1 rugby is a non contact game therefore the scrum and lineouts are both uncontested. They are used to draw players into an area to create space on the pitch following a restart.
Teacher tip
Even though scrums and lineouts are uncontested as a rule in T1 rugby, there is local flexibility within the rules. For example, if both teams agree then lineouts can include a 1v1 contest, as long as there is no lifting and jumps land where they take off.
Equipment
20+ rugby balls,4 sets of 7 bibs and 30+ cones
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.How many tags are allowed before the attacking team must score a try in T1 Rugby?
Q2.At a breakdown, what shape should the 3 defenders make?
Q3.Where is a player if they are in front of the back foot of the defender at a breakdown?
Q4.How should defenders move back into the line after a tag?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.How many people from 1 team are involved in the scrum?
Q2.What is the name of the position that rolls the ball into the scrum?
Q3.When is a lineout used to restart play?
Q4.What type of restart is used in T1 rugby for scrums and lineouts?
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