This article appeared in The Australian:
“LOTE TUQIRI’s well-intentioned actions in rolling Matt Giteau on his side after he was knocked out in last weekend’s Waratahs-Western Force match could have caused Giteau to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
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That is a worst-case and even alarmist scenario. But so widespread was the media’s […]

To continue our discussion about backline play, I’d like to touch on alignment.
The common mistake a lot of backlines make – particularly at schoolboy level – is to align their depth incorrectly.
Of course, how close to the gainline your players stand should again depend on where you want to strike. If you intent to send […]

I guess a logical place to start sharing some coaching ideas should involve the flyhalf.
Despite the many changing trends in rugby over the last decade, one thing remains constant – the flyhalf is a game dictator and his training should empower him to make game breaking decisions.
The biggest indicator of a poorly trained side is […]