Defence
England vs. New Zealand – what a difference a week makes!
Only seven short days separated the All Blacks’ attacking success against a rush defence versus Ireland and their fai...
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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
The influence of an offload game
As Offloads are having a growing influence in beating strong defence setups, in his latest article, Analyst Dave Elli...
Attack
How the All Blacks are looking to beat the rush in Japan
All Blacks Attack coach Ian Foster had a point to prove against an Andy Farrell coached defence, and to his credit, h...
Attack
How to cross the finishing line in the modern game
This week Analyst Nick Bishop explores how the notion of the corner-flag no longer being ‘in touch’ has opened up the...
Tackling
Missed tackles and their impact
Good tackle technique varies based on the physical attributes of the tackler, position on the field, carrying style o...
Catch and Pass
How Japan are finding an edge at the World Cup
Japan use the full width of the field on attack more consistently than any other side in the tournament. Analyst Nick...
Catch and Pass
How accurate skill execution can break down defences
As teams look to develop their decision making abilities they sometimes neglect the importance of skill execution. Th...
Set Piece
Angling for an advantage: scrum & maul at England vs. USA
In round two of the World Cup group match between England and USA, the American tight forwards outweighed their Engli...
Kicking
Kicking - Using the box kick
There is plenty to consider to ensure the success of the Box Kick as an attacking strategy as Ellis-Rugby’s Dave Elli...
Kicking
Kicking and what Role it Plays
As widely predicted, the RWC kicked off at the weekend and kicking played a key role for many teams both in their att...
Attack
All Black tournament preparation for the Boks
Preparation for opposing teams on a one-off basis is relatively easy. The process of preparing for teams you play reg...
News & Opinions
Can Japan shock the world again?
Countries have finalised their RWC squads and now finalise their preparations for the tournament. Writer Graham Jenki...
