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Attack articles

Attack
How the exit kicking strategy has moved infield in the modern game

Analyst Nick Bishop looks at how teams are implementing a more sophisticated exit strategy, one which does not involv...

Nick Bishop
about 6 years ago · 0 comments
Attack
How to create depth at attacking rucks

Depth and ‘Verticality’ principles hold true in contact situations after a tackle has been made as Analyst Nick Bisho...

Nick Bishop
about 6 years ago · 0 comments
Attack
How the 1-4-4-4-1 can translate to professional level

A lot of these principles of 1-4-4-4-1 make sense in the modern game. Can the principles behind it translate to the ...

Nick Bishop
over 6 years ago · 0 comments
Attack
‘Bending the line’ with the blind-side wing & two lines of attack

Analyst Nick Bishop builds on Dave Ellis a simple back door ‘bending the line’ option to a decision-tree with multipl...

Nick Bishop
over 6 years ago · 0 comments
Attack
How to create forward-thinking innovation in your set-piece attack

At the start of the 2019 6N tournament Jones predicted the emergence of a ‘new breed of player’ in the evolution of t...

Nick Bishop
over 6 years ago · 0 comments
Attack
Bending the Line

‘Bending the line’ in an attack. Analyst Dave Ellis has been intrigued by the term and what it means to an Attack. He...

Dave Ellis
over 6 years ago · 0 comments
Attack
Space - the final frontier

Finding space on the field – all 6969 sqm of space and that is not including the in goal, is a challenge for most rug...

Dave Ellis
over 6 years ago · 0 comments
Attack
Inside England’s red zone kicking game from Twickenham

England have reaped the benefits of probably the best attacking kicking game in the world since Eddie Jones took over...

Nick Bishop
over 6 years ago · 0 comments
Attack
How to fake the kick and make the metres on exits

Typically, exit strategy involves the use of the kick, because the boot is the easiest way to move the ball upfield a...

Nick Bishop
over 6 years ago · 0 comments
Attack
The one-two-punch: how to break down a red zone defence

Defences often become more resistant in the red zone because they no longer have to defend the depth of the field, th...

Nick Bishop
over 6 years ago · 0 comments