News & Opinions
Why Warren Gatland will not be the next All Blacks coach
You could be forgiven for thinking there was no winner in the British & Irish Lions’ recent showdown with New Zea...
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Deep dives on the modern game from The Rugby Site's contributors and coaches.
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 Bishop explores how ...
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 current defensive syst...
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Set Piece
Why the Lions series confounded expectation
The recent series between the New Zealand All Blacks and the British & Irish Lions was one which confounded expec...
News & Opinions
What is the currency of the British & Irish Lions after New Zealand 2017?
The simple answer to the question in the title of the article is $69 million NZ dollars. That is the monetary amount ...
News & Opinions
No winner but World Rugby still loses
The British & Irish Lions’ tour of New Zealand came to an enthralling and painfully frustrating conclusion at Ede...
News & Opinions
How the All Blacks sidestepped the Lions rush defence in the first Test
One of the great questions in the build-up to the Test series between New Zealand and the British & Irish Lions w...
Attack
Integrating the forwards into phase attack
Why are teams from New Zealand the best in the world at integrating their forwards into attacks as they develop throu...
Leadership & Management
Sarries focused on the journey - not the destination
Crowned Kings of Europe once again last month with a hard-fought 28-17 victory over French rivals Clermont Auvergne, ...
Attack
How to use the ‘double pump’ to unlock the Press defence
Leading analyst, Nick Bishop looks at the use of the pump-fake or double pump as another method of dislocating the Pr...
Leadership & Management
Talent Is Not Enough - Aviva Premiership Review
You don’t have to be a genius to predict future performance by using previous performance. However, Gainline Analytic...
News & Opinions
Lions racing against time to beat the All Blacks
As daunting the prospect of facing the world’s best side on their own patch, the most formidable challenge facing the...
Attack
Unlocking the Press defence (part 2) – using the kick-pass
In Nick’s most recent article, he looked at the chip kick and this week discusses how Beauden Barrett uses the kick-p...
News & Opinions
New learning and a way to unlock the Press defence
One of the biggest challenges for both sides during the up-coming Lions tour to NZ will be how to find ways to break ...
