Attack
How has the All Blacks attack changed since 2019?
At the 2019 RWC the All Blacks ran the same attack and came unstuck against England in the semi final. analyst Nick B...
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Set Piece
‘Skrum, skrum, skrum’ part 2 – what the Boks want to do and how to stop it
RGR series has been rugby’s has been a massive clash of styles. None more so at scrum time. The penalty problem at the scrum has been hig...
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 expertly illustrates a sp...
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Set Piece
How to create breathing space for the lineout drive
By holding the receiver in the air for as long as possible, the receiving team forces the kick-chase either to mistim...
Coaches Corner
Is the game your team plays all what it seems?
Do you know how many phases of play your team does for each sequence of play? How many sequences of play occur in a ...
Coaches Corner
Is the goal-line drop-out more important than the 50/22?
Restarting the game from underneath your own posts makes a huge territorial difference, compared to a drop-out from y...
Defence
Analizando la defensa “Rush”
Uno de los problemas mas dificiles en el Rugby moderno es la defensa Rush o Rush defence. El analista de video Nick ...
Attack
How to chase the high kick – the Springbok way
Analyst Nick Bishop spots some Springbox innovation in the Lions series of games where the pattern of play was both c...
Attack
Getting around the 'Rush' Defence
One the most difficult problems for coaches to solve in the modern game is the rush defence. Analyst Nick Bishop loo...
Set Piece
How to get the ball away from the scrum quicksand
What is the best way to avoid the scrum penalty/reset quicksand, and create usable attacking ball? Analyst Nick Bish...
Attack
How to make the pick-and-go really ‘go’
The pick-and-go is often neglected, at least in field positions outside the opposition 22. Analyst Nick Bishop takes...
Attack
Is it better to play Rugby without the ball?
The early evidence is that Test rugby is proving to be stubbornly resistant to the 2020 law changes, which were desig...
Tackling
How to chop down the attack – the Shaun Edwards way
Defence coach Shaun Edwards has been around the game of Rugby Union for a long time. He has a history of teaching a ...
Attack
Why have the top teams stopped kicking for goal?
It may just be the end of an era. The days of the penalty goal as the primary means of scoring in Rugby may be coming...
