Attack
How to use ‘lightning quick ball’ at the Lineout Drive
The principles of LQB and KBA don’t have to be confined to the skills of offloading and quick ruck ball production in...
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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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Leadership & Management
How to organize the roles of your forwards on attack
Nick Bishop examines the value to a team of coaching with ‘clarity of purpose’ highlighting the All Blacks 2nd half o...
Defence
How to ‘spy’ on the number 9 at ruck and set-piece
One of the focuses of the professional game on defence is to ‘spy’ on the opposing half-back and minimise their influ...
Attack
How to work around a dominant maul defender on attack
The ability to establish a dominant maul defender is key for the defence, and as Nick Bishops details it is equally v...
Attack
How the Professor’s good teachings influenced the All Blacks at Twickenham
Deliberately or not, there was a transmission of essential I.P from the Black Ferns RWC coach Wayne Smith ‘the Profes...
Defence
How Red Card defence spoiled the Red Rose party at Eden Park
World Cups are won and lost on small but significant tactical nuances as England’s Red Roses experienced in the Women...
Breakdown
Why it’s hard to overestimate the value of a hard YACKER
Nick Bishop explains What is a rugby YACKA and the important role they play in a team’s attack.
Defence
Targeting the key attacker in backline defence
The importance of excellent backline defence was on show in the titanic contest between England and France at the Wom...
Set Piece
How to build the lineout drive on your own terms
Using England’s successful Red Roses lineout Nick Bishop details 2 key features to building an effective lineout drive.
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Attack
The absolute clarity about the ‘where’ and ‘how’ of the attack
Wayne Smith’s highly successful, and exciting, ‘where’ and ‘how’ attack clarity was very much in evidence during the ...
Set Piece
How ‘Turnaround Tyrel’ learned his tall tight-head trade at scrum-time
Nick Bishop highlights the value of the transference of knowledge between coach and a senior player to a less experie...
Analysis
Defending a Midfield Scrum
Defence alignment is a ‘common’ mistake in community rugby. Made even more difficult for the defensive team from a mi...
