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Energy and endeavour trumps experience
A young England side showed that they are capable of grinding it out when it really matters. They did so and the Six ...
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Will All Black smarts outperform Springbok brawn in the RGR series?
There is more at work in this series than just a contest between the two best teams in the world, it is a battle for the future of the ga...
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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 ...
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Why a tight forward needs more than one string to his (or her) bow!
One of the main thrusts in the professional era has been to up skill the tight forwards so that they can become attac...
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Why couldn't the ABs defend the short-side?
Ireland had no difficulty in creating and exploiting short-sides against New Zealand throughout the entire series. Ni...
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Analysis
Will All Black smarts outperform Springbok brawn in the RGR series?
There is more at work in this series than just a contest between the two best teams in the world, it is a battle for ...
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 ...
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 cu...
Attack
Why you don’t always need a 10 out of 10 – the vertical axis attack off scrum-half
With two of the world’s best attacking players wearing the No. 9 and No. 10 jerseys, how should France structure thei...
Attack
How Union Bordeaux-Bègles overturned the odds in the Champions Cup final
Leinster finished ahead in territory and possession, set more rucks and made more carries than their opponents UBB bu...
Attack
Are the All Blacks primed for revival under Dave Rennie?
The All Blacks lost some of their quintessential identity in the Razor era, as Nick Bishop details, but with Dave Ren...
Attack
How to attack the red zone – the Ireland way
Ireland maybe in transition but when push came to shove in the red zone, as Nick Bishop details, they were still the ...
Attack
Six Nations explosion! What has happened in the northern hemisphere?
Analyst Nick Bishop explains what and how this year’s Six Nations rugby steadily and surprising, moved ahead of its ...
Attack
Successful Multi-phase Rugby Alive and Well
Using Scotland’s outstanding French 6N performance, Nick details how the tactical use of the kicking game works in th...
Kicking
Are the current kick-chase rules sustainable?
The high ball contest was going to be cleaner, more straightforwardly man on man contest, and everyone else had to ge...
Attack
How to put a twist in the tale of your attacking play from 9
Rugby is following faithfully in American Football’s footsteps, and it has generated its own versions of ‘misdirectio...
Breakdown
How to make hay in the grey area at the defensive breakdown
To say that Leinster are playing closer to the line at the breakdown in recent times is an understatement. Leading an...
