Archive For The “Patterns of Play” Category

The State of Play at the Start of 2015

By | March 3, 2015

It is going to be interesting to see how the game develops during 2015 with the RWC coming at the end of the year. While we might live in the hope that teams playing to a point of difference that will give them a head start will stimulate our interest, history does not do this. […]

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Comments Based On Current Practice – Sevens and Fifteens

By | March 3, 2014

SEVENS BASED ON THE SEVENS WORLD SERIES ATTACK Gaining Possession Kick offs: Both the 10.01metre kick off with sufficient height to allow chasers to contest the ball and the long kick off into the corner is being used. The long kick off requires a 6 defender chase line as anything less can concede an overlap […]

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The Freedom of Being the Underdog

By | November 26, 2013

Having been unable to see most of the All Black’s games on the European Tour I showed my patriotism by getting up to watch the Irish test early on Sunday morning. We all know what happened and how it happened. The Irish got stuck in and were 19-0 up before the All Blacks were able […]

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