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Wily Jones yet to put a foot wrong
England rugby revival in the past 12 months has been Lazarus-like and leading writer Graham Jenkins looks at Eddie Jo...
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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 ...
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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Fine margins at No.7 – the two halves of Sam Cane in the 3rd Test
The margins between winning and losing Test matches are very fine, and nowhere is this axiom truer than in the action...
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How did Eddie Jones unlock Wales?
Eddie Jones is coaching England against Australia but leading rugby analyst Nick Bishop shows how his Attack off 9 mo...
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How does England combat the Wallabies' 1-3-3-1 attack shape
On the eve of England’s 2nd test in Melbourne, Murray Kinsella look’s at how England need to shut down the Wallabies’...
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What's Eddies Secret
What is the secret to Eddie Jones’ coaching success? The Rugby Site’s Ben Herring investigates in this week’s article.
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Lessons from Eden Park - Conrad Smith
Leading rugby analyst, Nick Bishop explains how the use of basic hands and the miss-pass, (as shown in the 2nd module...
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Does success no longer guarantee job security?
A premiership final 12 months ago and now out of job, Graham Jenkins looks at whether Mike Ford’s sacking at Bath is ...
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Creating the space for pace
We take an indepth look at the first of Perry Bakers four tries against NZ to unlock the fantastic team play that lea...
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Contesting your own High Ball
High balls and contesting them is an increasing part of the modern game. This week leading writer Nick Bishop, looks ...
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Crusaders holding their shape 2-4-2
Leading rugby writer, Murray Kinsella takes an indepth look at this season’s development of the Crusaders long standi...
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Great Britain drop the ball in quest for Olympics glory
Graham Jenkins looks at the challenge ahead for Team GB 7s coach Simon Amor as he prepares his team for the Rio Olymp...
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Counter attack from Practice to Execution
TRS welcomes English writer Nick Bishop’s first article, which provides an excellent analysis of how one of the tries...
