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¿Esto también es respeto, Pablo?
Cómo cambian las cosas en tan poco tiempo. Hace una semana, Diego Armando Maradona estaba con vida, y Pablo Matera era universalmente admirado por su juego y su liderazgo frente a un equipo neozelandés que les había faltado el respeto a Los Pumas. Volvemos a hoy, y al ex Puma “Chapa” Branca diciendo en directo…
Front row scrum details – Grips (Part 2)
At Prop Idol we continue our work on the details of scrummaging at the top (or any) level which often get overlooked. We are going to finish what we started, and like our arrival at a ruck after a line break, it is better late than never. Today, we get a grip on matters, in…
Ball handling forwards
Yesssss, it’s another opinion piece on Joe Marler and his incident with Alun Wyn Jones in last weekend’s game between England and Wales. Much has been made of this incident, which took place in the early minutes of the first half during England’s win. Depending on whose opinion you read, it was either the funniest…
Front row scrum details (Part 1)
In this new Prop Idol series, we will be looking at several details which may go unnoticed by the casual observer, but are crucial in the front row of a top class scrum. Today’s piece is about binds. Just in case, binding is the means by which players grab each other, thereby “binding” themselves into…
Aces High… Part 2
Welcome to Part Two of this two part series on lineout basics, where we are looking at the ways teams try to win the ball in attacking situations. As we have seen in part one, teams generally either try to win the ball on the ground or in the air. Seeing as we have already…
Aces High… Part 1
The lineout has been described as aerial chess, which seems apt to describe a high risk battle for posession at up to 11ft/3.30m from the ground. When it goes smoothly, it is a well oiled machine, capable of delivering a great platform to attack from or turnover ball for the same purpose. So, how do…
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