Dubai Sevens 2017: How the Blitz Bokke won the final – Part One
Nov19

Dubai Sevens 2017: How the Blitz Bokke won the final – Part One

The opening round of the HSBC World Series, the Emirates Dubai Sevens is one of the Jewels in the World Series Crown. There are very few occasions you'll see social Rugby played alongside the Elite level of the game. It has a unique flavour that no other tournament around the world manages to emulate.  In last years main event South Africa's Blitz Bokkes took the Dubai Sevens Cup home after a bruising 24-12 win...

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Jordan Rugby Sevens – Part Two
Sep29

Jordan Rugby Sevens – Part Two

In the last article I set out the basic outline of how we intended to approach preparing for the Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy with the Jordan Rugby Sevens team and this time I want to go into the primary areas we focused on during the first month, which were: Fitness Core skills (with the main focus on passing, tackling and decision-making). Improve their rugby knowledge/awareness (using analysis and feedback). Before we could begin...

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Jordan Rugby Sevens – Part One
Sep09

Jordan Rugby Sevens – Part One

At the time of writing, we’re midway through preparing for the Arab Nations Sevens Cup (ANSC). By we, I mean the Jordanian Rugby Sevens National team, who I’ve been coaching since last January. This is, in fact, my second tournament with the squad. As you may have seen I’ve been posting some small clips on social media of the squad doing drills and small games from our training sessions (one of which is on the...

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