Attack
How to use the ‘double pump’ to unlock the Press defence
Leading analyst, Nick Bishop looks at the use of the pump-fake or double pump as another method of dislocating the Pr...
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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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Leadership & Management
Talent Is Not Enough - Aviva Premiership Review
You don’t have to be a genius to predict future performance by using previous performance. However, Gainline Analytic...
News & Opinions
Lions racing against time to beat the All Blacks
As daunting the prospect of facing the world’s best side on their own patch, the most formidable challenge facing the...
Attack
Unlocking the Press defence (part 2) – using the kick-pass
In Nick’s most recent article, he looked at the chip kick and this week discusses how Beauden Barrett uses the kick-p...
News & Opinions
New learning and a way to unlock the Press defence
One of the biggest challenges for both sides during the up-coming Lions tour to NZ will be how to find ways to break ...
Mindset
Psychology and the small moments of performance
Most successful rugby teams at professional level are those who emphasize ‘doing the next job’ and passing beyond fai...
News & Opinions
Is the sport really putting players first?
World Rugby and the rugby union’s key stakeholders announced the latest long-term calendar for the game with great fa...
News & Opinions
Have England lost their majority vote on the Lions trip to New Zealand?
Leading analyst Nick Bishop discusses what a difference one week makes. Had the British & Irish Lions squad to Ne...
News & Opinions
Should England get excited by a defeat?
Such a high-profile failure to perform and complete a clean sweep may well be cause for muted celebration. Rugby wri...
News & Opinions
There is no substitute for hard work
England have successfully clinched the 6 nations and equalled the All Black’s 18 match winning streak. Graham Jenkins...
Breakdown
Ruck or no ruck - that is the question
The recent Six Nations match between England and Italy raised a huge question about the refereeing of contact situati...
News & Opinions
How to attack ‘heads-up’ from scrum
What is heads-up rugby in attack? Leading rugby analyst, Nick Bishop explains this in detail in his latest article.
