Anatomy of a Try – Ben Ransom vs Sale December 2014
Dec18

Anatomy of a Try – Ben Ransom vs Sale December 2014

View image | gettyimages.com We've been a way for a few weeks, providing Wallabies analysis for the excellent Green and Gold Rugby, but what better way to come back than to look at a superb try from the last round of European Rugby, specifically Ben Ransom’s superb team effort. Rugby at its best is a simple game, and when played properly a well timed pass or a good line hit at pace from deep is impossible to defend....

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Anatomy of a Try – Nick Cummins vs Australia November 2014
Nov04

Anatomy of a Try – Nick Cummins vs Australia November 2014

#458236394 / gettyimages.com The Wallabies vs Barbarians game was always going to be a game that could have gone either way – dire or great. Thankfully this was an occasion were both teams took the Barbarians ethos to heart and slung it about. How much we read into the Australian team from this is still to be determined, it was far from test match Rugby, but two Australian players that stood out for me on the day were...

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Attack Analysis –  Bath Rugby
Sep27

Attack Analysis – Bath Rugby

As mentioned in the Kyle Eastmond, Analysis of a Try article, Bath have always been an attractive side to watch, but since Mike Ford took over steering the ship I really feel they have taken this to another level. George Ford, seems to have been the missing link for Bath, and it’s interesting to see how much he has pushed on since leaving Leicester.  He brings a flat gain line game with ball in hand and assured...

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The Anatomy of a Try – Kyle Eastmond vs Leicester September 2014
Sep23

The Anatomy of a Try – Kyle Eastmond vs Leicester September 2014

Bath have long been an attractive team to watch, but over the last couple of seasons their attacking philosophy has really taken things to a new level and on Saturday they literally destroyed Leicester, inflicting a rare 45-0, 5 try humiliation as they set about playing attacking Rugby from everywhere on the park. We'll take a look at their attacking shape later in the week but for now we'll focus on...

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The Anatomy of a Try – Katherine Merchant vs Samoa August 2014
Aug03

The Anatomy of a Try – Katherine Merchant vs Samoa August 2014

The IRB Women's Rugby World Cup is currently underway and the first round of games saw two big wins for the Black Ferns of New Zealand who beat Kazakhstan 79-5, and England who put Samoa away in a 65-3, 10 try rout, though it was a score line that belied the hard work put in by Samoa in this compelling game. You can follow the world cup here: Women's Rugby World Cup where their is daily news and videos, including...

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