Sevens
7's at the Games: Tietjens raises the stakes in the quest for gold
180,000 tickets were sold for the two days of Sevens action at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Beaten finalists New Z...
Insight & analysis
Articles
Deep dives on the modern game from The Rugby Site's contributors and coaches.
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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Mindset
Mindset of Champions 3: Leigh Halfpenny
The third episode of the ‘The Mindset of Champions’ features British Lion, Welsh international, and IRB Player of the...
News & Opinions
German lessons from the 'other' World Cup
Germany showed at the FIFA World Cup that they are the world’s best football team. Graham Jenkins looks at what RWC c...
Breakdown
Breaking down the Brumbies' breakdown tactics
ACT Brumbies’ Director of Rugby, Laurie Fisher’s influence over the last three seasons has been clear in the Brumbies...
News & Opinions
Top coaches travel far and wide to learn from other sports
Good coaches never stop learning, and the off-season gives a coach good opportunities to take on fresh thinking from ...
Mindset
Mindset of Champions 2: Richie McCaw
The second episode of the ‘The Mindset of Champions’ features New Zealand’s World Cup-winning captain Richie McCaw. H...
News & Opinions
Will money talk in Super Rugby expansion debate?
Singapore or Japan? Graham Jenkins tries to predict which country will be chosen as the first Asian Super Rugby franc...
News & Opinions
Rugby in English schools: still an elitist sport
Will English rugby ever shake its elitist reputation? Should the RFU do more to increase playing opportunities at sta...
Mindset
Mindset of Champions 1: Dan Carter
Dan Carter: all-time leading scorer in international rugby, and one of the greatest ever fly-halfs. Check out this sn...
Leadership & Management
Giselle Mather, the first female Premiership Rugby Coach?
Breaking rugby’s glass ceiling: Graham Jenkins profiles the woman who might just be the Premiership’s first female coach
Attack
All Blacks give England a lesson in set-piece attack (part 2)
Set-piece attack offers teams a wonderful chance to create try-scoring chances. Murray Kinsella continues his analysi...
Attack
All Blacks give England a lesson in set-piece attack (part 1)
Set-piece attack offers teams a wonderful chance to create try-scoring chances. Murray Kinsella looks closely at the ...
