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The England Lion has Awoken
England finally showed us what all the hype surrounding this young side has been about. Fearless, tenacious and skill...
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Skrum, skrum, skrum: what is the future of the scrum after RGR 3? – part one
Refereeing culture and background clearly make a huge difference to the officiating of the scrum As Nick Bishop expertly illustrates a sp...
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Will All Black smarts outperform Springbok brawn in the RGR series?
There is more at work in this series than just a contest between the two best teams in the world, it is a battle for the future of the ga...
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England Rugby is stuck in a Honey Trap
November has proved to be the most disappointing month for England rugby supporters, but we shouldn’t really be surpr...
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Are NZ rotating or spinning?
What a curious team Father Ted, aka Graham Henry, has picked for the opening match against Tonga. It all makes some s...
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Set Piece
Skrum, skrum, skrum: what is the future of the scrum after RGR 3? – part one
Refereeing culture and background clearly make a huge difference to the officiating of the scrum As Nick Bishop exper...
Analysis
Will All Black smarts outperform Springbok brawn in the RGR series?
There is more at work in this series than just a contest between the two best teams in the world, it is a battle for ...
Attack
Attack, Attack and More Attack
The notion of the contest is becoming more difficult for the defensive side to manage in all areas of the game. Nick ...
Defence
How the repeat involvement theory is stacking up for number 9’s
The use of the “spare man” in the backline has been debated since the dawn of the professional era. Using France’s cu...
Attack
Why you don’t always need a 10 out of 10 – the vertical axis attack off scrum-half
With two of the world’s best attacking players wearing the No. 9 and No. 10 jerseys, how should France structure thei...
Attack
How Union Bordeaux-Bègles overturned the odds in the Champions Cup final
Leinster finished ahead in territory and possession, set more rucks and made more carries than their opponents UBB bu...
Attack
Are the All Blacks primed for revival under Dave Rennie?
The All Blacks lost some of their quintessential identity in the Razor era, as Nick Bishop details, but with Dave Ren...
Attack
How to attack the red zone – the Ireland way
Ireland maybe in transition but when push came to shove in the red zone, as Nick Bishop details, they were still the ...
Attack
Six Nations explosion! What has happened in the northern hemisphere?
Analyst Nick Bishop explains what and how this year’s Six Nations rugby steadily and surprising, moved ahead of its ...
Attack
Successful Multi-phase Rugby Alive and Well
Using Scotland’s outstanding French 6N performance, Nick details how the tactical use of the kicking game works in th...
Kicking
Are the current kick-chase rules sustainable?
The high ball contest was going to be cleaner, more straightforwardly man on man contest, and everyone else had to ge...
Attack
How to put a twist in the tale of your attacking play from 9
Rugby is following faithfully in American Football’s footsteps, and it has generated its own versions of ‘misdirectio...
