Tackling
How to chop down the attack – the Shaun Edwards way
Defence coach Shaun Edwards has been around the game of Rugby Union for a long time. He has a history of teaching a ...
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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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Attack
Why have the top teams stopped kicking for goal?
It may just be the end of an era. The days of the penalty goal as the primary means of scoring in Rugby may be coming...
Breakdown
Decisions favouring the Tackler
Following on from last week’s article, Nick takes a look at the different set of refereeing priorities which emerged ...
Breakdown
Why the English Premiership is ahead of the game
It is not often that you can say, with confidence, that the UK is leading the world in rugby innovation. It is happe...
Attack
How to use late movement on attack close to the ruck
While a great deal of time is spent, and rightly so, on improving the speed of ball delivery from a ruck, it is just ...
Defence
What is the best defence at lineouts?
There are always plenty of ongoing debates on lineout defence. Analyst Nick Bishop considers the rationale for each d...
Attack
Is there a Renaissance in French rugby
On and off the field, French rugby appears to be in a Renaissance with 2 teams contesting the 2021 Champions cup fina...
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...
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...
