Defence
How to cover the break on defence, and bring ‘chaos’ back to ‘structure’
How can the defence return from ‘chaos’ back to ‘structure’, and the odds shift in the defence’s favour from an attac...
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Deep dives on the modern game from The Rugby Site's contributors and coaches.
Set Piece
Skrum, skrum, skrum: what is the future of the scrum after RGR 3? – part one
Refereeing culture and background clearly make a huge difference to the officiating of the scrum As Nick Bishop expertly illustrates a sp...
Analysis
Will All Black smarts outperform Springbok brawn in the RGR series?
There is more at work in this series than just a contest between the two best teams in the world, it is a battle for the future of the ga...
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Breakdown
How to get a second bite at the cherry at the breakdown
The recent changes in officiating guidelines at the breakdown outlawed a second move on the deck, and reduced the opt...
Set Piece
The Lineout Drive - Beauty or Beast
Is the lineout drive a ‘blight’ on the game or one of the most fruitful areas for set-piece attack in modern praxis. ...
Attack
How to get into shape on attack and use your ‘spares’ – the modern way!
The speed of modern ruck ball has now increased to a point where formations have had to become more flexible to maint...
Attack
How to run the “I” formation and mask your intentions on attack
Nick Bishop details how Italy has extended the ‘I’ attack formation to great effect in their recent international mat...
Attack
How to turn a profit from off-the-ball work on kick returns
It takes a lot of hard work to create a platform to unlock a good opposing kicking game, and the chase which backs it...
Tackling
Why rugby has yet to find consistency in contact height
Nick Bishop investigates why consistently refereeing a tackle height is proving challenging for match officials.
Kicking
How to split the middle with your kicking game
In open play as well as from formal restarts, the kick straight up the middle is becoming an increasingly viable opti...
Attack
How to move the point of contact close to the goal-line
If you play it safe, it can often lead to the sporting syndrome of ‘tightening up’ psychologically. Typically, sports...
Attack
How to use ‘lightning quick ball’ at the Lineout Drive
The principles of LQB and KBA don’t have to be confined to the skills of offloading and quick ruck ball production in...
Leadership & Management
How to organize the roles of your forwards on attack
Nick Bishop examines the value to a team of coaching with ‘clarity of purpose’ highlighting the All Blacks 2nd half o...
Defence
How to ‘spy’ on the number 9 at ruck and set-piece
One of the focuses of the professional game on defence is to ‘spy’ on the opposing half-back and minimise their influ...
