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Attack articles

Attack
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 thei...

Nick Bishop
26 days ago · 0 comments
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How Union Bordeaux-Bègles overturned the odds in the Champions Cup final

Leinster finished ahead in territory and possession, set more rucks and made more carries than their opponents UBB bu...

Nick Bishop
about 1 month ago · 0 comments
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Are the All Blacks primed for revival under Dave Rennie?

The All Blacks lost some of their quintessential identity in the Razor era, as Nick Bishop details, but with Dave Ren...

Nick Bishop
about 2 months ago · 0 comments
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How to attack the red zone – the Ireland way

Ireland maybe in transition but when push came to shove in the red zone, as Nick Bishop details, they were still the ...

Nick Bishop
3 months ago · 0 comments
Attack
Six Nations explosion! What has happened in the northern hemisphere?

Analyst Nick Bishop explains what and how this year’s Six Nations rugby steadily and surprising, moved ahead of its ...

Nick Bishop
4 months ago · 0 comments
Attack
Successful Multi-phase Rugby Alive and Well

Using Scotland’s outstanding French 6N performance, Nick details how the tactical use of the kicking game works in th...

Nick Bishop
4 months ago · 0 comments
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How to put a twist in the tale of your attacking play from 9

Rugby is following faithfully in American Football’s footsteps, and it has generated its own versions of ‘misdirectio...

Nick Bishop
5 months ago · 0 comments
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Upwardly mobile or treading water? Are Razor’s All Blacks still on trend?

Has Scott Robertson’s All Black’s abandoned Sir Wayne Smith’s highly successful ‘counter attack’ principles? Nick Bis...

Nick Bishop
8 months ago · 0 comments
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What the new ‘escort’ rules mean for aerial contestables

The new rules for ‘escort runners’ has created an unintended consequence and a far more open and less structured sit...

Nick Bishop
over 1 year ago · 0 comments
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How to use the new scrum guidelines to free your attacking #9

Nick Bishop outlines how new rules for the defending 9 at the scrum have created more 8/9 attack options.

Nick Bishop
over 1 year ago · 0 comments