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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...
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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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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...
Set Piece
How to attack the short zones from restarts
Like the Receiving team, the Attacking team can also take advantage of the kick-off ‘hang time’ as Nick Bishop highli...
Set Piece
How to cure the blight of scrum penalties in modern Rugby
Why have today’s scrums resulted in more penalties and less usable ball than in amateur rugby days. And it is not due...
Attack
How to expose the ‘spare man’ in defence
Locating the spare defender is the short-hand for deciding the direction of attack on the next play. In this week’s ...
Set Piece
How to create breathing space on restarts
The concept of hang-time can be used as a strategy by both the kicking and the receiving team on restarts as Nick Bis...
Set Piece
Identifying weaknesses from restarts
Restarts are one of the biggest momentum-changers in the game of Rugby. In the recent Tri-Nations series in the game...
Tackling
Why tackling has become high stakes
The hold-up tackle is still very much on the cutting edge of team’s defences. Analyst Nick Bishop looks at how it has...
