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All Blacks give England a lesson in set-piece attack (part 1)

Set-piece attack offers teams a wonderful chance to create try-scoring chances. Murray Kinsella looks closely at the All Blacks’ devastating lineout attacks.

Le Roux, the complete fullback?

Springbok fullback Willie le Roux dominated last weekend’s Test against Wales, Murray Kinsella examines the aspects of play that contributed to his superb performance.

The Perfect Offload

Glasgow Warriors both benefited and cost themselves by using the offload in the RaboDirect Pro12 Final against Leinster, Murray Kinsella analyses the use of the offload in the final.

Attack from Scrums

Murray Kinsella analyses the attacking opportunity from scrums in the defensive third of the pitch and how Super 15 teams have executed their chances in recent games.

Coming Soon: Gregor Townsend - Offload and continuity

Glasgow Warriors coach Gregor Townsend’s latest course covers offload skills and continuity in attack.

Lessons from the All Black counter-attack

Swift counter-attacking can be an extremely effective means of scoring tries. Murray Kinsella takes a look at how making the right attacking decision based on the defensive spread, can prove to be crucial.

Spin Doctors of Union should learn from Pass Masters of League

The spin pass has become the default for union backs. Players such as George Ford and Kyle Eastmond show that a grounding in rugby league often creates a more effective passer

Coming soon - Mike Friday: Attacking drills & game analysis for 7s rugby

Mike Friday and the Kenya 7s team work on the fundamentals of attack – plays, depth, realignment and self-analysis.

Coming Soon - Eric Rush: 7s Attack

You’ve seen Mike Friday’s approach to attacking play in 7s, now here’s how the legendary All Black goes about scoring tries.

Coming Soon - Mike Friday: 7s Attack Patterns

Watch the preview to Mike Friday’s latest video module ‘7s Attack Patterns’