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The Heineken Cup barometer
The Heineken Cup is not a reliable barometer when it comes to the Six Nations, which may be why France are the favour...
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Articles
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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6 Nations Anticipation...
With the quarter finalists having been decided for the Heineken Cup,the European focus can now shift to the 6 Nations...
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Connacht's Heroes
Connacht’s win over Harlequins in the Heineken Cup is probably the most famous in the history of the Irish province....
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Wales v Ireland
Wales, like England, have opted for a dash of youth in their Six Nations squad. Six uncapped players in their 35 incl...
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England’s club owners launch another ruinous takeover bid
Mark Reason despairs at the English clubs’ latest attempt to hijack the season in order to fund their daft wage bills.
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Lions 2013
Lions CEO John Feehan has confirmed that the coach for the 2013 tour to Australia will be announced after the 6N’s. I...
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England needs a great leader to compete at the next World Cup
Mark Reason likes the start that Stuart Lancaster has made as England coach, but wonders if there is a captain out th...
Kicking
Wayne’s World - Kicking
New Zealand’s Rugby World Cup assistant coach Wayne Smith talks KICKING.
Attack
Linkage between the scrumhalf & flyhalf
Whilst attack off 9 is very important these days the linkage between 9 and 10 is equally as important.
Set Piece
Band of Brothers
Brendon Ratcliffe wants to know if your forwards are hard enough to survive the ordeal that he put his Northampton pa...
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JG's Round-Up
Our undercover man’s weekly round up of news from around the rugby world, this week featuring: the Quins size of hear...
Set Piece
The Mana of The Scrummage
Brendon Ratcliffe, the Rugby Site’s professor of the dark arts, stumbles out into the sunlight in order to talk about...
