Leadership & Management
How the All Blacks made the ‘twins’ click at Eden Park
What is this ‘it’, the magic ingredient on a professional rugby field? Analyst Nick Bishop takes a look at ‘whether ...
Insight & analysis
Articles
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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Defence
How to set up your short-side defence – the All Black way
Defence of the short-side demands a keen sense of anticipation and vocal communication skills in the defenders allott...
Coaches Corner
Coaching to inspire in your own orbit
As the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing, writer Graham Jenkins reflects on how coache...
Defence
Why defence does not begin or end with a line-break
One of the main measures of the effectiveness of your defence, was simply to count the number of times the opposition...
Attack
How to use ‘joined-up thinking’ in your game-plan
How do you find a clear plan of action on a rugby field? Analyst Nick Bishop in his latest article outlines the ‘thi...
News & Opinions
Innovate or die? Rugby's continued quest to stay relevant.
The pressure on English rugby, and the game in general, to adapt and ensure the long-term success of the sport is evi...
Tackling
Is it time for Ardie Savea to start for the All Blacks?
Will the All Black selectors follow Wales coach Warren Gatland’s very successful approach and field 2 No 7s in the lo...
Set Piece
How to mix backs and forwards at the set-piece!
Backs can help the forwards in the tasks that used to belong solely to the pack – but only if they understand what th...
Coaches Corner
Coaches should embrace ‘half game rule’ challenge
From the start of next season, all match day squad players at every level of youth, junior and minis rugby, from ages...
Attack
How to find mismatches against the single-line defence
Arguably the biggest change in Rugby’s professional era occurred when the game started to import defensive coaches fr...
News & Opinions
Is it time the Six Nations packed down behind the Nations Championship concept?
World Rugby’s plan for a ground-breaking annual Nations Championship uniting both hemispheres appeared to have little...
Leadership & Management
How Warren Gatland won the preparation war in Cardiff
Warren Gatland’s knowledge of the game in the UK and Ireland is anything but one-sided. He has coached in Ireland, W...
