Breakdown
Leech for the Line
‘Leeching’ or ‘latching’ is the act of a support player connecting with the ball carrier to generate more go-forward ...
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...
Latest posts
The secret to success in Sevens
Mike Friday on the comparison between 7s and XVs rugby and how Team GB can make an impact on the 2016 Olympics.
News & Opinions
Should coaches help crown the world's best player?
The process of awarding talent at the end of a competition is driven by opinion and is never perfect. Graham Jenkins ...
News & Opinions
The cash or country conundrum
Toby Flood will miss out on this year’s 6 nations due to his decision to move to France. Graham Jenkins tackles the c...
Attack
Coming Soon - Eric Rush: 7s Attack
You’ve seen Mike Friday’s approach to attacking play in 7s, now here’s how the legendary All Black goes about scoring...
News & Opinions
Is longevity the secret to success?
Should Warren Gatland see out his new contract, he would become the longest serving head coach of all time. Does this...
Attack
Coming Soon - Mike Friday: 7s Attack Patterns
Watch the preview to Mike Friday’s latest video module ‘7s Attack Patterns’
News & Opinions
End of year awards
Graham Jenkins selects the people and players of 2013 who deserve recognition
News & Opinions
2013 Team of the Year
New Zealand swept all before them this year but how many All Blacks make Graham Jenkins’ Team of the Year?
Breakdown
Coming Soon - Warren Gatland: Clear out (Removing the Threat)
Warren Gatland, gives a 25min session on how to remove the opposition threat at the breakdown. This includes clear ou...
News & Opinions
Congratulations to Warren Gatland & Leigh Halfpenny
Warren Gatland named ‘Coach of the Year’ and Leigh Halfpenny finished 2nd at the Sports Personality of the Year awards
Defence
Coming Soon - Eric Rush: 7s Defence
Eric Rush demonstrates how to build a defensive structure for 7s, from scratch.
