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The Best in the World
It’s always interesting to select a World XV heading into a World Cup and then see how much it might have changed by ...
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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News & Opinions
Reason’s Round-Up
Our resident journo’s weekly round up of news from around the rugby world, this week featuring: USA looses key World ...
News & Opinions
What's bugging Wayne Smith?
Laws that promote negative play make a lot of coaches want to throw rugby’s rulemakers under the deck of a scrummage ...
Leadership & Management
Alignment
Language changes over time and one of the new buzz words in the All Blacks coaching set-up is ‘alignment’. Once upon ...
News & Opinions
The Red Rose in Black?
You have probably heard that the RFU have announced that England’s ‘away strip’ for the Rugby World Cup will be ‘all ...
Leadership & Management
Leadership
There is no point in trying to be a captain if you are not worth your place in the side. Maybe once a century, someon...
News & Opinions
Where did the All Blacks go so horribly wrong?
24 years and counting – that is how long it is since the world’s greatest rugby side has won the World Cup. Surely th...
Attack
The Perfect Tens
I have played against some pretty good 10’s over the years. Half of them even seem to go to my old school, Boys High ...
News & Opinions
Welcome Victor & Bismarck
We are pleased to announce that Victor Matfield and Bismarck du Plessis have joined The Rugby Site team.?Victor and B...
Defence
Seven
I break down playing seven into four key components: tackling, clearing rucks, putting pressure on ball carriers and ...
Attack
The Art of Ten
People out there think that I have one of the lowest heartbeats in rugby. I often get asked how I have so much time o...
Attack
Catching the Moment
Ask the people down your local club what they think the most important skill for a fly-half or midfield back is. I re...
