Breakdown
Why are the ‘new’ rules creating problems at cleanout in Super Rugby Aotearoa
There are no new rules at the breakdown, however there have been some significant changes of emphasis, and some tight...
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Nick Bishop
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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
Breakdown
How to use decision-making in contact to help your attack
Steven Luatua has become one of the most outstanding technicians in contact work at the ruck in the English Premiersh...
Set Piece
How to beat a bigger team at lineout – part 2
Against the All Blacks in last year’s RWC semi final England only lost two of 20 throws, for a very respectable 90% w...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
TRS Español
Desde Twickenham: Los pormenores estratégicos del uso del pie en zona de ataque rival utilizados por Inglaterra
Desde que Eddie Jones asumió como head coach a principios del 2016 el equipo de Inglaterra ha disfrutado de los benef...
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...
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...
