Leadership & Management
Ennis Rugby Club producing Red Diamonds
How did 3 of 6 academy players come from Ennis Rugby club, in Co Clare, Ireland, not exactly a traditional powerhouse...
Insight & analysis
Articles
Deep dives on the modern game from The Rugby Site's contributors and coaches.
Attack
How the All Blacks are becoming a typical Dave Rennie team on exit counters
Current New Zealand supremo Dave Rennie has brought the same principles to the running of the All Blacks that he espoused in the Waikato ...
Set Piece
Is the new maul law working out as intended?
A minor, apparently trivial change can trigger an unforeseen set of consequences within the same system, and a major chain reaction furth...
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Defence
Why does defence look so different in the modern era?
Why is there a need to keep pace in the observation, and explanation of the game of Rugby? Many of the understanding...
Breakdown
Why Rugby is creeping into the grey area at ruck and maul
Professional coaches spend an awful lot of time looking for loopholes, or grey areas within the rugby lawbook which t...
Position specific
Who won the joust of styles at number 9 in Paris? – Part 2
In Part 2 of how the different No 9 styles can work in harmony with the new breakdown guidelines, Nick Bishop examine...
Position specific
Who won the joust of styles at number 9 in Paris? – Part 1
Nick Bishop examines the mechanics of how the different No 9 styles can work in harmony with the new breakdown guidel...
Attack
How to take the short-cut to success off first receiver
The flat or short ball to the ‘forward’, and the ball out of the back door to another back-line distributor, which is...
Position specific
Is the full-back position about to get upsized? Part 2
In part 2 of this series, with the pre-dominance of kicking, Nick considers the movement towards full-backs who offer...
Attack
Is the full-back position about to get up-sized? Part 1
Kicking ability out of hand and off the tee is this week’s focus in the 1st of 2 articles, as Analyst Nick Bishop loo...
News & Opinions
How to swing for the fences: goal-kicking and the golf game
How are the golf swing and goal kick connected? Analyst Nick Bishop looks at the effect top golf and kicking coach D...
TRS Español
La razon por la que el contra-ruck esta ganando valor en defensa
En el Rugby Championship 2021, el contraruck tuvo un resurgimiento inesperado siendo el cambio de leyes un desfibrila...
Attack
Why the modern maverick 10 must be able to multi-task
Since the introduction of the new guidelines at the tackle area in June 2020 and the production of increasingly quick...
Breakdown
Why the counter-ruck is gaining currency on defence
In the recently-concluded Rugby Championship, the counter-ruck responded positively to the jolt given by the law-maki...
