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Springboks - Welcome to Wellington
A couple of snippets from the official welcome and capping of one of the serious contenders of The Rugby World Cup. A...
Insight & analysis
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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Defence
Defence
An insight into different defensive patterns – what works for the All Blacks may not be the answer for junior clubs.
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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: Growing back row injur...
News & Opinions
The Haka
In a week or so I am to be instructed in the ways of the haka. In the event that this proves to be an Orwellian exper...
Attack
Wayne Smith: Decision Making on Attack Trailer
A sneak peak of Wayne Smith’s latest video to be released on Friday. Wayne demonstrates a simple model to assist in g...
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Reason's Round-Up
Our resident journo’s weekly round up of news from around the rugby world, this week featuring: A very odd week indee...
Conditioning
Fitness
It took me a couple of days to recover after our win over Australia at Eden Park. It was a hard physical test match –...
News & Opinions
JG's Round-Up
Our undercover man’s weekly round up of news from around the rugby world, this week featuring: Springboks Captain Fan...
News & Opinions
Reason's Round-Up
Our resident journo’s weekly round up of news from around the rugby world, this week featuring: Johnson’s decisions, ...
News & Opinions
Pitch Size Matters
Can someone please tell me why there is a maximum pitch size but no minimum size. In recent years both the Osprey and...
News & Opinions
Reason’s Round-Up
Our resident journo’s weekly round up of news from around the rugby world, this week featuring: Shane William’s belie...
Leadership & Management
The Four Basics
In this short video by All Black Captain Richie McCaw he describes the four simple things he thinks he needs to do we...
