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What do we want from our number 7?
Richie McCaw embodies what is considered to be today’s ‘perfect 7’. But with ever changing laws and increasing physic...
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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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England and the Premiership can seize the day
The arrival of the All Blacks in November will be the ultimate test for England’s young talent.
Breakdown
A few points on the new scrum laws
After nearly 2 years of trialling the new scrum laws, Joel Jutge’s last minute change of heart is causing some proble...
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Blanco and Biarritz staring into the void
With their ageing stars and inability to invest in the squad, Biarritz look to be swimming against the tide to avoid ...
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The 'chop tackle' as perfected by Dan Lydiate
What exactly makes Lydiate such a good defender? The fact that Paul O’Connell admitted to asking the 25-year-old to d...
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Draw and pass Part 2 with video analysis
As part 1 of the article argued, committing defenders with the draw and pass is a low-risk, high-reward play compared...
Fatigue may tell on South Africa’s overseas based players
Wayne Smith assesses the progress of South Africa and New Zealand ahead of this weekend’s match in Auckland
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Australia’s three major test failures
The reason that even some Aussies are giving Argentina a chance in Perth is the current failings of their team at thr...
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Is Total Rugby a Dream or an Achievable Goal?
Watching the first four rounds of the Top 14 in France, I have been continually frustrated by the number of try-scori...
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Draw and pass
the old adage that attacking rugby starts with a “draw and pass” is seemingly no longer the ubiquitous cornerstone of...
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The sad passing of Cliff Morgan
The sad passing of Cliff Morgan is worthy of comment, as he was not just one of the greatest fly-halves the game has ...
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Why a good kick-off can be the difference between winning and losing
Murray Kinsella looks at how the All Blacks effective ‘restart strategy’ frequently gives them the ability to change ...
