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The rugby tournament survival guide

by Dan Cottrell in Rugby coaching, Team Management

Tournaments are great fun, but also hard work. If you want your players to make the most of the day, you need to sweat the detail on their behalf, be organised and be ready. Here’s our survival guide.

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