Attack
Successful Multi-phase Rugby Alive and Well
Using Scotland’s outstanding French 6N performance, Nick details how the tactical use of the kicking game works in th...
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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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Kicking
Are the current kick-chase rules sustainable?
The high ball contest was going to be cleaner, more straightforwardly man on man contest, and everyone else had to ge...
Attack
How to put a twist in the tale of your attacking play from 9
Rugby is following faithfully in American Football’s footsteps, and it has generated its own versions of ‘misdirectio...
Breakdown
How to make hay in the grey area at the defensive breakdown
To say that Leinster are playing closer to the line at the breakdown in recent times is an understatement. Leading an...
Attack
Upwardly mobile or treading water? Are Razor’s All Blacks still on trend?
Has Scott Robertson’s All Black’s abandoned Sir Wayne Smith’s highly successful ‘counter attack’ principles? Nick Bis...
Leadership & Management
What is the best solution to an eight-man bench?
How to get best use out of an eight-man bench? Nick Bishop looks at how teams are balancing their bench to suit their...
Breakdown
What defines the impact and effectiveness of a Jackaler/Pilferer?
In this week’s analysis, analyst Nick Bishop breaks down the key metrics that define an effective jackaler/pilferer, ...
Attack
What the new ‘escort’ rules mean for aerial contestables
The new rules for ‘escort runners’ has created an unintended consequence and a far more open and less structured sit...
Attack
How to use the new scrum guidelines to free your attacking #9
Nick Bishop outlines how new rules for the defending 9 at the scrum have created more 8/9 attack options.
Set Piece
How to make a point with your 5m driving maul
A positive ‘red zone number’ relies on an effective 5m lineout drive. Nick Bishop explains what it takes to execute o...
Breakdown
How to implement the ‘double jackal’ on D
Nick Bishop details how under the 2020 breakdown guidelines the ‘double jackal’ has become an important antidote to t...
Attack
Why a counter-intuitive kick can be the red zone panacea
Using last weekend’s France vs Wales 6 Nations match Nick Bishop illustrates why it is important to open the mind and...
