Breakdown
Schmidt breaks it down for Ireland
After Ireland’s impressive Six Nations victory, Murray Kinsella looks at one area where they excelled, the breakdown....
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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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Leadership & Management
Coming soon - Graham Henry 'Constant Improvement'
Graham Henry tackles the question, how do you constantly improve?
News & Opinions
Is O'Driscoll set for coaching future?
World class players don’t always make world class coaches but Graham Jenkins writes that Brian O’Driscoll has all the...
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The Rugby Site welcomes Rhino Rugby and Powa Products to the team
We are excited to announce a new partnership with world leading technical equipment supplier Rhino Rugby and its sist...
News & Opinions
In search of the perfect pass
The Hurricanes delivered a lesson in how to execute the right pass at the right time against the Cheetahs in Super Ru...
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Six Nations Summary
Graham Jenkins takes summarises what was a fantstic Six Nations Championship.
Attack
Lessons from the All Black counter-attack
Swift counter-attacking can be an extremely effective means of scoring tries. Murray Kinsella takes a look at how mak...
Wayne Smith's coaching story
Wayne Smith is widely respected as one of the greatest minds in rugby. Listen to his story…
Breakdown
Coming Soon: Body position at the breakdown with Eddie Jones
In this module Eddie Jones works with Junior Japan on the body position of the 2nd player to the breakdown. The focus...
News & Opinions
Confidence can carry England home
England showed maturity and no little swagger in beating Wales at Twickenham and securing the triple crown. Graham Je...
A Super Super Season Lies Ahead
Chiefs coach, Wayne Smith looks ahead to what looks set to be an outstanding Super Rugby season & assesses each o...
News & Opinions
Red rag to an English Bulldog
Hallers is confident that providing England can keep their heads, they will exact revenge on Gatland’s Wales this wee...
