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Wayne Smith: Back Moves TrailerIn this video we will build an understanding of what players should be looking for in attack, how to give really good feedback to the playmaker or director of the backline and create really effective back attack and moves.
Sonny Bill WilliamsAt times it’s difficult to be sure what Sonny Bill Williams wants from his career. At only 26 he has already done a lot but it’s not clear where his heart is. As soon as one contract is signed speculation starts about what’s next. Rugby league, union and boxing have benefitted from his involvement and all want more from the SBW brand. Everyone seems to have a view about Sonny and what he offers but why are people reluctant to acknowledge his extraordinary talent?
It is time to blow the whistle on BrycePlayers get dropped after a sequence of bad games, but Bryce Lawrence carries on like a man who would have to fail a drug test before losing his job as a top ref.
Rugby's core valuesRugby people have always prided themselves in how the game is played and its supporters behave. The modern game is different from the amateur era and it is time to question whether the behavior of rugby crowds has deteriorated and if supporters realise or even care.
England will never challenge the world without an attacking midfieldSimon Halliday hopes that England’s revival under Stuart Lancaster is not a massive illusion created by the poverty of the opposition, outrageous luck, a spot of nationalism and good PR.
Lancaster impressed but the Chiefs is where the heart isWayne Smith explains the reason why he chose the Chiefs over England.
Rugby players must learn to jump before they can walkMark Reason examines how influential the restart was at the weekend’s Super 15 and reckons the influence of Aussie Rules has been big in New Zealand rugby.
Lancaster's short lived honeymoonStuart Lancaster’s honeymoon at Twickenham was short lived. Following his appointment on March 29th he has shown his inexperience and naivety in failing to secure the services of both Andy Farrell and Wayne Smith. Once might have been unlucky, twice raises some serious questions.
Win: Sam Warburton's Running Lines from Set PieceBe in to win an advanced copy of Sam Warburton’s new video Running Lines from Set Piece.
My best years are only just beginningRichie McCaw comes back from injury in Week Ten of the Super 15, more excited than ever and still in search of the perfect game.
Battle of the CoachesIn the strange world of European rugby two Irish coaches try to outwit each other in the first Heineken Cup semi, whilst two New Zealanders butt heads in the second semi.
Ulster and Clermont to meet in the Heineken finalForget the occasion, forget the opposition, clear heads are needed in the semi-final of a major cup competition says Brian Ashton.
