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Want to teach your players attacking rugby?

We have got attacking skills resource for all levels of the from some of the world's best attack coaches to help including Wayne Smith, Joe Schmidt, Gregor Townsend, Dave Ellis and others.

  • Build an effective attack strategy like the best attacking teams in the world.
  • Understand different strategies and why they are effective.
  • Develop effective individual and team attacking skills and tactics
  • Different modified games to develop attacking skills

Plus we have categorised them by playing level to make it easier for you to find:

  • Y – youth
  • HS – high school
  • A – adult
  • All – suitable for all levels

Brian Ashton: Game Based Team Attack Trailer

“I’m a great believer that you gain and improve game understanding by actually playing games.” In this video Brian Ashton takes you through a variety of game specific activities.

Shane Williams: Side Stepping & Attack Skills Trailer

Shane Williams breaks the sidestep down, taking you through his skill checklist and showing you how the ball carrier and support runners can manipulate defenders and defensive lines to beat and unlock them. Watch and learn direct from one of the best attacking players the game of rugby has ever seen.

Wayne Smith: Counter Attack Trailer

Counter attack dominates try scoring in the modern game, it needs to be coached. In this video I will help you grow your players understanding of how to counter attack off kick receipts. What players should look for and how best to exploit the chasing defensive line.

England slow ball and slow thinking is learned at a young age

Do England’s young players spend too much time on fitness and skills and not enough time just finding out how to play the game of rugby?

Andy Ellis was a huge part in our World Cup win

Wayne Smith looks at the huge influence the half back has on a modern rugby team and how the emphasis changes from country to country.

England’s robotic players need to think for themselves

Brian Ashton explores the different attitude of teams towards attacking the defence and thinks that England will have to sharpen up if they are to beat Wales

England bravehearts must invade the enemy

Graham Henry explains how England must change their approach at the tackle if a generation of skillful backs is to prosper.

Linkage between the scrumhalf & flyhalf

Whilst attack off 9 is very important these days the linkage between 9 and 10 is equally as important.

Dan Carter: Decision Making in Attack Trailer

A preview of Dan Carters latest video on Decision Making in Attack.

Wayne Smith: Decision Making on Attack Trailer

A sneak peak of Wayne Smith’s latest video to be released on Friday. Wayne demonstrates a simple model to assist in guiding your players to attack the space provided by the opposition defence.