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Attack articles

Attack
How to find the pressure points with the midfield kicking game

The kicking game is employed in between the two 10m lines for attack purposes. However, as Nick Bishop explains, it o...

Nick Bishop
about 4 years ago · 0 comments
Attack
How to run same-way attack with angled cleanouts

It is always nice when circumstances come together to make theory absolutely limpid, and crystal clear in practice. ...

Nick Bishop
over 4 years ago · 0 comments
Attack
How to find scenarios to make the 50/22 work

The 50/22 kick is beginning to grow in value as the different scenarios in which it can be an Attack option are recog...

Nick Bishop
over 4 years ago · 0 comments
Attack
Why rugby news travels fast in the global game

A prop in the back field returning kicks in Australia Super rugby one week and in then the 6 Nations the next! Nick ...

Nick Bishop
over 4 years ago · 0 comments
Attack
Anatomy of a try: how kicking duels create countering chances

Why is defence and the kicking game so important? Analyst Nick Bishop explains why and how its lead to constructing ...

Nick Bishop
over 4 years ago · 0 comments
Attack
How to make a same-way attack really work

The most basic version of attacking in the professional era is the so-called ‘same-way’ or ‘around the corner’ attack...

Nick Bishop
over 4 years ago · 0 comments
Attack
How to locate and exploit the low-energy defender

Nick Bishop depicts how Teams like to use multi-phase attack to exploit the low-energy defender.

Nick Bishop
over 4 years ago · 0 comments
Attack
How to take the short-cut to success off first receiver

The flat or short ball to the ‘forward’, and the ball out of the back door to another back-line distributor, which is...

Nick Bishop
over 4 years ago · 0 comments
Attack
Is the full-back position about to get up-sized? Part 1

Kicking ability out of hand and off the tee is this week’s focus in the 1st of 2 articles, as Analyst Nick Bishop loo...

Nick Bishop
over 4 years ago · 0 comments
Attack
Why the modern maverick 10 must be able to multi-task

Since the introduction of the new guidelines at the tackle area in June 2020 and the production of increasingly quick...

Nick Bishop
almost 5 years ago · 0 comments