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Wales have the mental steel to beat England
Shane Williams says that Wales will dig out a rare Twickenham victory by exploiting England’s lack of a genuine opens...
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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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Gatland tells Wales to hit and run
Paul Rees looks at Wales’s history against England at Twickenham and believes they will run from anywhere if they spo...
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My position on the England job
Wayne Smith sets the record straight on his interest in the England job.
Set Piece
Richie McCaw: Set Piece Running Lines Trailer
Watch one of the worlds best openside flankers, Richie McCaw, show you how to get from set piece to the breakdown as ...
News & Opinions
The Blue Bulls don’t look pretty in pink
Mark Reason looks at the Bulls new pink jersey design and wonders if he is on a yellow submarine lost in the sixties.
Conditioning
How I beat the pain to play in the World Cup final
Richie McCaw talks about the injury he picked up in World Cup year and shares his inside thoughts on how best to mana...
Attack
England’s robotic players need to think for themselves
Brian Ashton explores the different attitude of teams towards attacking the defence and thinks that England will have...
Leadership & Management
Richie McCaw: Dont forget your strengths...
The worlds best openside flanker Richie McCaw explains why it is important for rugby players to spend time focusing o...
News & Opinions
Dull England ploughs on through the snow
Paul Rees watches lucky England plod to victory despite creating very little except a midfield full of cumbersome for...
Conditioning
Please, please read the IRB’s guide to concussion - it could save your life
Mark Reason says that the IRB has its head in the right place as it launches a new initiative to tackle concussion
News & Opinions
Robinson and Kidney may soon be looking for a new job
Paul Rees wonders if defeat at the weekend would mean the end for a couple of Six Nations coaches… Is history about t...
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Ireland's front row holds the key to victory
Graham Henry believes that Ireland can overturn history in Paris.
