Rugby: Steps to Success

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Author: Tony Biscombe

ISBN-10: 0736081739

ISBN-13: 9780736081733

Category: Rugby

This book provides all the fundamentals, position-specific techniques and key tactics needed to be a winner in rugby union competition. Authors from England's Rugby Football Union provide the expert instruction and special insights to get an edge on the opponent. Loaded with 74 drills and 176 illustrations, Rugby: Steps to Success is the sport's perfect learning and practice tool. Step by step, players will develop and refine basic individual skills, and then will move on to execute...

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Rugby: Steps to Success is a comprehensive guide that contains progressive instruction for optimal learning of individual skills and team tactics. Clear, detailed descriptions with accompanying full-colour photographs and illustrations will help you improve your footwork, passing, tackling and general all-round team play.

ForewordPrefaceThe Steps to Success StaircaseThe Game of Rugby Union1Step 1Ball Handling: Maintaining Possession Starts Here8Step 2Passing and Receiving: Gaining the Attacking Edge17Step 3Footwork: Beating Your Opponent35Step 4Tackling: Attack Without Possession45Step 5Kicking: Achieving an Advantage52Step 6Contact: Controlling Continuity66Step 7The Front Five: The Providers79Step 8The Middle Five: The Users99Step 9The Back Five: The Finishers123Step 10Mini-Units: Attacking in Small Groups136Step 11Tactics and Strategies: Understanding the Game141Rating Your Progress151Glossary154About the Authors159