Kicking
How to use the kicking game against 14 men
Why use the kicking game against 14 men? It is easy to see ‘run’ rather than ‘kick’ when your opponent loses a playe...
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About Nick Bishop
Nick has worked as a rugby analyst and advisor to Graham Henry (1999-2002), Mike Ruddock (2004-2006) and latterly Stuart Lancaster (2011-2015). He also worked on the 2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia and produced his first rugby book with Graham Henry at the end of the tour. Since then, three more rugby books have followed, all of which of have either been nominated for, or won national sports book awards. The latest is a biography of Phil Larder, the first top Rugby League coach to successfully transfer over to Union. It is entitled “The Iron Curtain”. Nick has also written or contributed to four other books on literature and psychology.
“He is currently writing articles for The Roar and The Rugby Site, and working as a strategy consultant to Stuart Lancaster and the Leinster coaching staff for their European matches.”
Nick Bishop's latest articles
Set Piece
How the first Test against Ireland challenge the rules of scrummaging
Nick Bishop provides insight into how the The All Blacks got away with some scrum laws infringements in their 1st Iri...
Kicking
How to use the left-footed kicking game to your advantage
A good left boot could help stretch the backfield defence to both corners of the field. The recent tour match between...
Attack
How to find the pressure points with the midfield kicking game
The kicking game is employed in between the two 10m lines for attack purposes. However, as Nick Bishop explains, it o...
Tackling
How to set the tackle trap
Nick Bishop highlights in this week’s analysis how by setting ‘tackle traps’ the attacking side can help the referee ...
Set Piece
Does New Zealand need a true lineout number 8 in the Kieran Read mould?
The previously unbeaten Blues lost a total of ten of their own throws to the lineout in their Super Rugby Pacific 202...
Set Piece
How to use the attacking lineout drive to split the defence
The maul remains one of the most contentious issues in rugby. Nick Bishop looks at the latest contentious development...
Breakdown
How to double up at the defensive breakdown
Win more of the collisions between attacker and defender and go forward in the tackle, and you will probably win the ...
Conditioning
Why a scrum-half has to be the fittest man on the team
The modern scrum-half not only has to be the fittest man on the paddock in terms of aerobic endurance, he also has to...
Breakdown
How far can you clean out ahead of the ruck?
What is considered too far for support players clearing out? A ‘reasonable’ distance with ‘advantages’ as Nick Bishop...
