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Decisions after the Tackle 27 Aug 2013 | 07:09 am
Decisions after the Tackle Much of the predictability of the current game is based around the tackle/ruck area where many teams search out the contact in an effort to physically out muscle the opposi...
Adjusting tactics 21 Aug 2013 | 10:07 am
Adjusting tactics mid-game, how to respond to the opposition It is halftime, and your team is getting royally thumped. Everything they do, most of it part of your coaching strategy, isn’t working. ...
Rugby nutrition 21 Aug 2013 | 09:50 am
Rugby nutrition – you are what you eat! In the days of modern rugby science, there are plenty of supplements, pills and shakes that advertise themselves to give the recipient a leading edge over ever...
Same coaches, different teams 12 Aug 2013 | 03:03 am
Same coaches, different teams – will the outcome be the same, or should you change? It is an interesting scenario that we will witness in the coming months with the Wallabies, with the two senior mem...
The need for speed 12 Aug 2013 | 02:53 am
I feel the need, the need for speed - but not without help first It can conquer all but requires a number of factors to fall into place to allow – on attack or defence – a team or individual with spe...
Dropping a player 7 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Dropping a player – there is an art form to this nasty business For a player nothing is worse, for in some cases it may signal the end of their career. When it comes to the highest level, this can b...
Recent hit outs 7 Aug 2013 | 03:47 am
How to work on improving or developing on a recent hit out The All Blacks, winners 3-0 in the Steinlager Series against France, now have an effective template to work off as they work towards The Inv...
Small is OK 6 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Small is Okay It has been a pleasure watching the local Francis Douglas Memorial College 1st XV playing this season to appreciate that big isn’t always better. This is a boy’s school with a medium s...
No trophies 1 Aug 2013 | 02:29 am
Season finishing, but no trophies in sight, how to keep motivated? Well done lads, you did your best - a common line in coaching that is one of the underlying tenets of rugby and sport. Sometimes it...
How to be immovable at the breakdown 1 Aug 2013 | 02:02 am
How to be immovable at the breakdown – and how to move It could be the one defining moment that suggests a team is going to win, not a try nor a tackle, but when a player on their feet, stands bridge...
