Attack
Why the cross-kick is a quick fix for attacking width
The cross-kick (or kick-pass) is a low-risk way of moving the ball from one side of the field to the other in one mov...
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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
Kicking
How to take your kicking game on an upward spiral
At the level of individual technique, some ‘amateur’ techniques which still give added value have been prematurely di...
Attack
How to look for the transition zones on attack
Against a defence which is still well-organized, one of the most reliable methods of attack is to seek out the so-cal...
Kicking
Can the new trial kicking laws add value to the game?
The pith of the new trial laws is to reduce the impact of defensive line-speed and the number of bodies in the defens...
Breakdown
Will ‘the new breakdown’ encourage the return of the counter-ruck?
Following on from his previous article, Nick details if these articles of rugby law are respected, alongside the requ...
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Breakdown
Is the breakdown really a ruck anymore?
World Rugby is still wrestling with the issue of what happens, and what should by law happen after a tackle takes pla...
Attack
When is the tip-on pass most effective?
The art of attacking is the art of creating and utilizing space. Pushing the ball ever wider to find the space is the...
Kicking
Where is the sweet spot for the box kick?
In most instances the touchline is usually the defence’s best friend’. However, as Nick Bishop points out there are ...
Breakdown
Why you have to go long in order to get wide
Before the start of the ground-breaking Super Rugby Aotearoa competition in 2020, a host of stringent new breakdown p...
Attack
Red Zone Kicking adds to No 9 Role
The new breakdown laws have resulted in more kicking especially from the No 9. This week Analyst Nick Bishop looks a...
