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Attack articles

Attack
Why a counter-intuitive kick can be the red zone panacea

Using last weekend’s France vs Wales 6 Nations match Nick Bishop illustrates why it is important to open the mind and...

Nick Bishop
over 1 year ago · 0 comments
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How to work a modern pod system with LQB

Modern pod systems have been transformed by the new breakdown guidelines. Nick Bishop looks what effects they are hav...

Nick Bishop
over 1 year ago · 0 comments
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Why more access to the high ball makes for a better game of rugby

Removing the ‘glove defence’ results in a much cleaner and quicker development of the play, as evidenced by Nick Bish...

Nick Bishop
over 1 year ago · 0 comments
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How to shuffle the deck close to the goal-line

Analyst Nick Bishop illustrates how the ‘use it or lose it’ mindset now applied (under the new law), to “The ball is ...

Nick Bishop
over 1 year ago · 0 comments
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How to exploit the ELV on defensive scrum-halves [from scrum] – part 2

Nick follows on from his earlier article on how the scrum has now became a favourite weapon of attack and the short-s...

Nick Bishop
almost 2 years ago · 0 comments
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How to exploit the ELV on defensive scrum-halves

Nick Bishop evaluates the possible effect of the new ELV – shielding of the attacking scrum-half from interference at...

Nick Bishop
almost 2 years ago · 0 comments
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How to work the latest gadget play in short-range attack

One of the latest trial laws insists that it will no longer be possible to choose a scrum from a free-kick. Nick Bish...

Nick Bishop
about 2 years ago · 0 comments
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How England upset Ireland’s Grand Slam plans at Twickenham

Nick Bishop details the key ingredient that led to England’s upset 6N win over 6 to 1 favourite and Grand Slam-elect ...

Nick Bishop
over 2 years ago · 0 comments
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How to attack wide – the Toulouse way!

The best attacking teams in the current era never take the apparent space they are offered on the edge without checki...

Nick Bishop
over 2 years ago · 0 comments
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How to create early attacking options from the “21”

If your charges can learn to run one play exceptionally well, you will force opponents to adjust to it – and that wil...

Nick Bishop
over 2 years ago · 0 comments