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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 Bishop explores how ...
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 current defensive syst...
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Ball playing tight forwards are the ones creating space in which their backs can flourish. Analyst Nick Bishop detail...
‘Tactical Periodization’ is becoming a popular phrase in the sporting vocabulary. What is it? How is being effectivel...
The times they are a-changing, and peels from the lineout are no longer confined to the open-side of the field. Nick ...
Nick Bishop depicts how Teams like to use multi-phase attack to exploit the low-energy defender.
Nick Bishop highlights the attacking value of distributors who can offer superior quality with their left-to-right pa...
If the ball goes forward off, it is a knock-on and a scrum to the opposition, right? Well not always the case as Anal...
The new ruck guidelines have accelerated the blurring of boundaries between ball-winners and ball-users, contact ‘gru...
How did 3 of 6 academy players come from Ennis Rugby club, in Co Clare, Ireland, not exactly a traditional powerhouse...
Why is there a need to keep pace in the observation, and explanation of the game of Rugby? Many of the understanding...
Professional coaches spend an awful lot of time looking for loopholes, or grey areas within the rugby lawbook which t...
In Part 2 of how the different No 9 styles can work in harmony with the new breakdown guidelines, Nick Bishop examine...
Nick Bishop examines the mechanics of how the different No 9 styles can work in harmony with the new breakdown guidel...
