Defence
Irish defence and conditioning stun New Zealand
Murray Kinsella begins a look at how the Ireland women’s team pulled off one of the finest results in the history of ...
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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Mindset
Mindset of Champions 4: Dan and Richie's Stories
Our Mindset of Champions series continues with an exclusive look at the lives two of modern rugby’s most influential ...
Sevens
7's at the Games: Tietjens raises the stakes in the quest for gold
180,000 tickets were sold for the two days of Sevens action at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Beaten finalists New Z...
Mindset
Mindset of Champions 3: Leigh Halfpenny
The third episode of the ‘The Mindset of Champions’ features British Lion, Welsh international, and IRB Player of the...
News & Opinions
German lessons from the 'other' World Cup
Germany showed at the FIFA World Cup that they are the world’s best football team. Graham Jenkins looks at what RWC c...
Breakdown
Breaking down the Brumbies' breakdown tactics
ACT Brumbies’ Director of Rugby, Laurie Fisher’s influence over the last three seasons has been clear in the Brumbies...
News & Opinions
Top coaches travel far and wide to learn from other sports
Good coaches never stop learning, and the off-season gives a coach good opportunities to take on fresh thinking from ...
Mindset
Mindset of Champions 2: Richie McCaw
The second episode of the ‘The Mindset of Champions’ features New Zealand’s World Cup-winning captain Richie McCaw. H...
News & Opinions
Will money talk in Super Rugby expansion debate?
Singapore or Japan? Graham Jenkins tries to predict which country will be chosen as the first Asian Super Rugby franc...
News & Opinions
Rugby in English schools: still an elitist sport
Will English rugby ever shake its elitist reputation? Should the RFU do more to increase playing opportunities at sta...
Mindset
Mindset of Champions 1: Dan Carter
Dan Carter: all-time leading scorer in international rugby, and one of the greatest ever fly-halfs. Check out this sn...
Leadership & Management
Giselle Mather, the first female Premiership Rugby Coach?
Breaking rugby’s glass ceiling: Graham Jenkins profiles the woman who might just be the Premiership’s first female coach
