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How the repeat involvement theory is stacking up for number 9’s
The use of the “spare man” in the backline has been debated since the dawn of the professional era. Using France’s current defensive syst...
Why you don’t always need a 10 out of 10 – the vertical axis attack off scrum-half
With two of the world’s best attacking players wearing the No. 9 and No. 10 jerseys, how should France structure their attack? Nick Bisho...
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The use of the “spare man” in the backline has been debated since the dawn of the professional era. Using France’s cu...
With two of the world’s best attacking players wearing the No. 9 and No. 10 jerseys, how should France structure thei...
Leinster finished ahead in territory and possession, set more rucks and made more carries than their opponents UBB bu...
The All Blacks lost some of their quintessential identity in the Razor era, as Nick Bishop details, but with Dave Ren...
Ireland maybe in transition but when push came to shove in the red zone, as Nick Bishop details, they were still the ...
Analyst Nick Bishop explains what and how this year’s Six Nations rugby steadily and surprising, moved ahead of its ...
Using Scotland’s outstanding French 6N performance, Nick details how the tactical use of the kicking game works in th...
The high ball contest was going to be cleaner, more straightforwardly man on man contest, and everyone else had to ge...
Rugby is following faithfully in American Football’s footsteps, and it has generated its own versions of ‘misdirectio...
To say that Leinster are playing closer to the line at the breakdown in recent times is an understatement. Leading an...
Has Scott Robertson’s All Black’s abandoned Sir Wayne Smith’s highly successful ‘counter attack’ principles? Nick Bis...
How to get best use out of an eight-man bench? Nick Bishop looks at how teams are balancing their bench to suit their...