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An effective set piece guarantees possession.

Watch some of the world's best set piece coaches and players including Mike Cron, Jase Ryan, Greg Feek, Richard Pryor, Victor Matfield, Bismarck de Plussis, Ross Filipo Geoff Parling and others to create effective and safe set pieces for all levels of the game including lineouts, scrums, kick offs, exits, and mauls.

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Set Piece articles

Set Piece
How to build the lineout drive on your own terms

Using England’s successful Red Roses lineout Nick Bishop details 2 key features to building an effective lineout drive.

Nick Bishop
almost 4 years ago · 0 comments
Set Piece
How ‘Turnaround Tyrel’ learned his tall tight-head trade at scrum-time

Nick Bishop highlights the value of the transference of knowledge between coach and a senior player to a less experie...

Nick Bishop
almost 4 years ago · 0 comments
Set Piece
How to use the ‘15 metre plus’ lineout throw to create attacking success

The Springboks recently discovered some interesting nuances of the lineout law. Nick Bishop details how they rapidly ...

Nick Bishop
almost 4 years ago · 0 comments
Set Piece
What is the theory behind restarts up the middle?

Why did Australia and South Africa buck the trend and restart up the middle rather than to the corners in their recen...

Nick Bishop
almost 4 years ago · 0 comments
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...

Nick Bishop
about 4 years ago · 0 comments
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...

Nick Bishop
about 4 years ago · 0 comments
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...

Nick Bishop
about 4 years ago · 0 comments
Set Piece
How to shave the odds by narrowing the gap at lineout time

Lineout defence is becoming ever more important in the modern game, as the lineout becomes the by far the major weapo...

Nick Bishop
over 4 years ago · 0 comments
Set Piece
Why the modern lineout peel is back to front

The times they are a-changing, and peels from the lineout are no longer confined to the open-side of the field. Nick ...

Nick Bishop
over 4 years ago · 0 comments
Set Piece
How to create breathing space for the lineout drive

By holding the receiver in the air for as long as possible, the receiving team forces the kick-chase either to mistim...

Nick Bishop
almost 5 years ago · 0 comments