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Attack the weak point

Attack the weak point

Line breaks occur because there is a mismatch, a deception or a defensive error. This activity helps your players identify these situations.
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Wet-weather rugby: How to thrive in rain

Wet-weather rugby: How to thrive in rain

Tips for succeeding when conditions are at their worst.
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The research to help shape youth training

The research to help shape youth training

Understanding technical, tactical and physical trends can support development.
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Back peel at lineouts

Back peel at lineouts

A long throw is risky but can pay off if you are able to attack the space behind. By STEVE MOORE, former Wales international lock and sen...
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Making your 10 bring players into the game

Making your 10 bring players into the game

Former Harlequins coach and Wales fly-half PAUL TURNER on the 10’s vital role in ball distribution and creating a range of threats to kee...
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The 1-3-3-1 attacking framework

The 1-3-3-1 attacking framework

RICHARD WHIFFIN on implementing a structure to improve attacking options.
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Can you just wing it?

Can you just wing it?

Is it time to revise the idea that teams must ’earn the right to go wide’? Do not muddle your thinking about putting width on your game.
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Nine in the front line

Nine in the front line

Make your scrum-half part of your active ruck defence, especially if they are one of your best tacklers.
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Rugby Coach Weekly Issue 157

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    Cover all the bases

    Cover all the bases

    Develop your players’ drift-defence techniques by building up their line speed, communication and changes of angle when outnumbered.
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    The shift maul drive

    The shift maul drive

    This is an effective solution against a good maul defence - make sure the set up and basics are right. By GRAHAM SMITH, ex-England women’s ...
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    Do you need a plan to see out a game?

    Do you need a plan to see out a game?

    Your team is one score ahead in the last 10 minutes. Should you have a strategy to close it out? Or do more of the same? DAN COTTRELL ...
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    Stopping flair teams

    Stopping flair teams

    Prevent sides that like attacking with the ball in hand, offloading, and taking on defenders 1v1 from controlling games. By former Fiji ...
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    The buzzword buster

    The buzzword buster

    Understand creativity, decision-making and off-the-ball.
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    Using a 2-4-2 system

    Using a 2-4-2 system

    By JOSH BARLOW, rugby head coach & programme manager at the Henley College
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    Back row defence activities

    Back row defence activities

    Develop your back row’s defensive options from a normal or wheeled scrum.
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    Unit training for forwards

    Unit training for forwards

    Develop your forwards with this full session which explores set-piece techniques.
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    Scanning attack session: Play, review, practice, play

    Scanning attack session: Play, review, practice, play

    Use this session to allow players to play with their heads-up in attack, so not only do they identify the space, they can then execute the ...
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    Ruck and run

    Ruck and run

    Develop the players’ ability to clear threats effectively and then recycle themselves back into the game to continue to ruck. 
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    Midfield cutting edge

    Midfield cutting edge

    Overcomplicating attacking play can lead to mistakes, players unclear about their roles and teams forgetting the key principles of rugby – ...
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    Attack the ruck session

    Attack the ruck session

    Any practical module on a coaching course requires excellent preparation. Here is a session plan to deal with “developing technique at the ...
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    Essentials for using attacking pods

    Essentials for using attacking pods

    Organise your pack into small groups to provide more support in later phases.
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    9 to 6 scrum defence

    9 to 6 scrum defence

    With defences and attacks set 5 metres back from the scrum, you need a cohesive defensive strategy between your back row and scrum-half.
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    Power defence on the try line

    Power defence on the try line

    The “must-have” defensive system for your own try line.
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    Attack space inside

    Attack space inside

    If a ball carrier can draw a defender and pass, they preserve some space for the next player, writes Leicester Tigers junior academy coach T...

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