If Ben Foden is fit in time for the Rugby World Cup, and selected, it won’t so much be a miracle as the blessed result of some tortuous rehabilitation for…
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Mini rugby video: How to jack-knife roll
Learn how to avoid conceding a cheap turnover
Rugby World fitness: scrummage like Dan Cole
DAN COLE is regarded as one of the best scrummagers of his generation, with the Leicester Tigers and England tighthead prop considered a must-have starter for his national side. He’s…
Mini rugby video: How to do post moves
This is a great set play, with plenty of variations, that mini rugby players can try out in matches
Rugby World fitness: get over the ball like Richie McCaw
Any openside flanker would want to emulate New Zealand great Richie McCaw at the breakdown, with the Kiwi able to get to a tackled opponent and have all the physiological…
Mini rugby video: How to punt kick
Okay, you’re not going to be able to kick the ball as far as Dan Carter or Mike Brown straightaway, but the punt is the first kicking style that mini…
Foods to help you recover from injury
Sports nutritionist Matt Lovell gives his advice to eating well while you’re sidelined
Mini rugby video: How to catch a high ball
THIS YEAR’S RBS 6 Nations has shown how important a skill catching a high ball is. Ireland‘s half-backs Johnny Sexton and Conor Murray sent a series of high balls to…
Improve your core strength
A STRONG core is essential for both backs and forwards in rugby, so make sure you dedicate enough time to it in the gym. There are all sorts of exercises…
Rugby World fitness: throw passes as far as Conor Murray
BANG. The pass is gone. It’s gone a long way, too. Because the top scrum-halves in world rugby can get that ball moving at pace when the pressure is on,…