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Is the full-back position about to get up-sized? Part 1Kicking ability out of hand and off the tee is this week’s focus in the 1st of 2 articles, as Analyst Nick Bishop looks at ways in which the full-back spot is looking towards a considerable upsizing in the professional game.
How to swing for the fences: goal-kicking and the golf gameHow are the golf swing and goal kick connected? Analyst Nick Bishop looks at the effect top golf and kicking coach Dave Alred has had in the crossover between the golf swing and goal-kick in rugby.
La razon por la que el contra-ruck esta ganando valor en defensaEn el Rugby Championship 2021, el contraruck tuvo un resurgimiento inesperado siendo el cambio de leyes un desfibrilador para el mismo.
Entonces, ¿cuáles son los KPI para el éxito de un counter-ruck? El analista Nick Bishop detalla en el análisis de esta semana.
Why the modern maverick 10 must be able to multi-taskSince the introduction of the new guidelines at the tackle area in June 2020 and the production of increasingly quick ball from the ruck, the No 10 has found him or herself fulfilling a much greater variety of roles than before. Analyst Nick Bishop looks at what roles the No 10s are doing in the game.
Why the counter-ruck is gaining currency on defenceIn the recently-concluded Rugby Championship, the counter-ruck responded positively to the jolt given by the law-making defibrillator, and made something of a comeback from the dead! So what are the KPI’s for the success of a counter-ruck? Analyst Nick Bishop details in this week’s analysis.
Why kicking for the posts has taken on a new meaningThe new rules around goal-line dropouts may already have some subtle, but far-reaching effects as Nick Bishop details in this week’s analysis.
Cómo cambio el ataque de los All Blacks desde 2019?En la copa del mundo 2019, los All Blacks utilizaron el mismo sistema de ataque que no funciono vs Inglaterra en la semi final. El analista de video Nick Bishop nos muestra que cambio desde entonces, cuan efectivo fue y por que…
How has the All Blacks attack changed since 2019?At the 2019 RWC the All Blacks ran the same attack and came unstuck against England in the semi final. analyst Nick Bishop looks at what has changed in their attack since then, how effective it’s been and why?
How to create breathing space for the lineout driveBy holding the receiver in the air for as long as possible, the receiving team forces the kick-chase either to mistime the challenge, or back off from it entirely and allow an easy receipt. Nick Bishop investigates if the same principle was at work during the lineouts in the recent Rugby Championship match between Australia and the world champions South Africa.
Is the game your team plays all what it seems?Do you know how many phases of play your team does for each sequence of play? How many sequences of play occur in a game? What factors usually decide the outcome of your game? We investigate how you find this information and why it differs from professional rugby to community level rugby.
Is the goal-line drop-out more important than the 50/22?Restarting the game from underneath your own posts makes a huge territorial difference, compared to a drop-out from your own 22 metre line. Analyst Nick Bishop details the outcomes of goal line dropouts in the recent All Blacks v Wallabies test match.
Analizando la defensa “Rush”Uno de los problemas mas dificiles en el Rugby moderno es la defensa Rush o Rush defence.
El analista de video Nick Bishop analiza como el ataque con un wing en un extremo puede ser exitoso.
