Defence
The best defence wins matches
Develop defensive skills and tactics from set piece through to general play for all levels of the game from some of the world's best defensive coaches including Al Rogers, Nathan Grey, Sir Graham Henry, Ben Herring, Brendan Ratcliffe, Rodny So'ioalo and many others
.Understand how to create a successful defence system or individual player defence roles in different situations.
Plus we have categorised them by playing level to make it easier for you to find:
- Y – youth
- HS – high school
- A – adult
- All – suitable for all levels
Defence
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Catch and Pass
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Tackling
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Defence
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Coaches Corner
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Player Programme
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Defence resources
The use of the “spare man” in the backline has been debated since the dawn of the professional era. Using France’s cu...
The ‘Dupont’ law tweaks have already had a concrete impact on the value of the kick return, one which totally belies ...
Nick Bishop provides some insights on the effect the new ‘5 second use it at the ruck’ rule will have on the game.
Whatever the pattern of defence, every player needs to be on the same page in terms of their attitudes and adjustment...
Has the the Rush defence puzzle been truly solved? Nick Bishop details the evidence from the recent RWC final.
Can a Kiwi attack handle an all-out Test-level rush defence? In Part 1 of the 2 part analysis, Nick Bishop explains h...
Using some recent examples from Super Rugby Pacific 2023 Nick Bishop explains just why the more passive forms of defe...
How can the defence return from ‘chaos’ back to ‘structure’, and the odds shift in the defence’s favour from an attac...
One of the focuses of the professional game on defence is to ‘spy’ on the opposing half-back and minimise their influ...
World Cups are won and lost on small but significant tactical nuances as England’s Red Roses experienced in the Women...