Breakdown
What the new breakdown rules mean for the defence (part 2)
In the second part of the article, Analyst Nick Bishop looks at what the new emphasis at the tackle area means for th...
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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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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...
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 ...
Position specific
Halfbacks can be big fellas too
In today’s game at every level, getting the ball off the ground and to a target as quickly and accurately as possible...
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...
Attack
Bending the Line
‘Bending the line’ in an attack. Analyst Dave Ellis has been intrigued by the term and what it means to an Attack. He...
Attack
Space - the final frontier
Finding space on the field – all 6969 sqm of space and that is not including the in goal, is a challenge for most rug...
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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...
