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England's growing belief will have All Blacks on high alert
This England side just refuses to accept defeat. Leading writer Graham Jenkins considers whether England’s growing u...
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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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How to use ‘gadgets’ at the lineout
The closer to set-piece a weakness can be pin-pointed, the more likely it is to result in a score. That score could b...
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6 Nations 2017 – The Broader Picture
Ben Darwin from GAIN LINE Analytics gives his view on the prospects of the 2017 6 Nations tournament. What the underl...
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Farrell is a captain in everything but name
England flyhalf, Colin Farrell appears to have taken another step forward in his game development under Eddie Jones. ...
Breakdown
How to make yourself an effective ‘jackal’
It is hard to do without a number of specialists in defensive contact in the modern game. With the number of breakdow...
Leadership & Management
Game-planning for natural weaknesses
Sir Graham Henry suggests that a plan can start with the identification of what he calls ‘natural weaknesses’ in the ...
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The prospect of the Six Nations never fails to lift the gloom
The prospect of the Six Nations never fails to lift the gloom that can descend as quickly as the sun at this time of ...
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Reviewing the Autumn International - Part 2
Looking at each team in isolation does not give a true reflection on their realistic performance, only a perception o...
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Coaches must lead quest to change collision culture
A spate of dismissals have hogged the headlines in recent weeks, and often divided opinion, with referees determined ...
Leadership & Management
Why the Celts are rising again in the European Champions Cup
It appeared to be all over for the Celtic Nations when the Heineken Cup morphed into the European Champions Cup in Oc...
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Perception versus reality regarding Wales’ performance during the Autumn Internationals
Looking at each team in isolation does not give a true reflection on their realistic performance, only a perception o...
Leadership & Management
Why England are reaching a winning consensus
Dwight D. Eisenhower once defined leadership as “the art of getting someone to do something you want done because he ...
