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Win the Breakdown - win the game - Warren Gatland
Develop breakdown skills and tactics to help your players win the breakdown contest from some of the world's best coaches and players including Dave Rennie, Richie McCaw, Sam Warburton, George Smith, Warren Gatland, Sir Graham Henry and Eddie Jones, Ben Herring and many others.
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
Breaking down the Brumbies' breakdown tacticsACT Brumbies’ Director of Rugby, Laurie Fisher’s influence over the last three seasons has been clear in the Brumbies’ breakdown work, where the Australians excelled last weekend against the Chiefs. Murray Kinsella shows how Fisher’s influence contributed to the Brumbies’ success.
Schmidt breaks it down for IrelandAfter Ireland’s impressive Six Nations victory, Murray Kinsella looks at one area where they excelled, the breakdown. Here’s Murray analyses what Joe Schmidt has asked his men to do at the ruck.
Coming Soon: Body position at the breakdown with Eddie JonesIn this module Eddie Jones works with Junior Japan on the body position of the 2nd player to the breakdown. The focus in this course is either securing the space or the ball, ensuring players stay on their feet.
Leech for the Line‘Leeching’ or ‘latching’ is the act of a support player connecting with the ball carrier to generate more go-forward into contact. Murray Kinsella highlights some examples and key things to consider.
Coming Soon - Warren Gatland: Clear out (Removing the Threat)Warren Gatland, gives a 25min session on how to remove the opposition threat at the breakdown. This includes clear out technique and progressive drills to improve your chance of winning those all important collisions.
Coming Soon - Mike Friday: 7s Contact Skills (Tackle breakdown & Clear Out)Mike Friday and the Kenya 7s team go through a session on contact skills at the breakdown
Warren Gatland: Contact Scenarios - TrailerIn this module I’ll look at helping players to take contact on their own terms, buy some time, make sure the ball comes back and control this critical area of the game.
A few points on the new scrum lawsAfter nearly 2 years of trialling the new scrum laws, Joel Jutge’s last minute change of heart is causing some problems already.
OUT NOW! Warren Gatland: Contact AreaWarren Gatland’s first module Contact Area OUT SOON!
Out Tomorrow - Courtney Lawes: Ball Carrying & Clear OutNorthampton & England back row forward, Courtney Lawes delivers his latest module on ball carrying into contact & clear out
