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See the list of moves on the right and read on for an outline of the different types of moves in the playbook.

Ruck Moves

Ruck moves get forwards attacking the 10 metres or so around the edge of the ruck or maul. Too frequently, though, they are only used from "slow ball".

Yet they can be used with great effect to attack time and again close to the ruck, to pull in defenders and create gaps, or simply to wind down the clock.

Penalty Moves

With the introduction of more free kicks into the game there is a good case for teams to use more penalty moves, where the ball is tapped and played rather than kicked away.

I have included two simple examples in Rugby Attack!, the pivot particularly being a move that can be easily expanded.

Back Row Moves

Back row moves are advantageous for two key reasons. First, the action happens closer to the gain line. Second, with the opposition pack bound in, they allow your quicker players to exploit the space between the scrum and the backs.

Even weaker scrummaging sides can use back row moves to their advantage, by producing a quick ruck close to the scrum

Tactics to give your
team the edge

Every move in Rugby Attack! is in plain English, comes with a checklist of advantages and disadvantages, and shows you:

• Where on the pitch the play is best executed - in their 22, at a slow ruck, from a lineout or scrum.
  
  
• The types of player it suits - a quick 8, a team that can wheel the scrum, an attack minded 15.
  
  
• How to set up the move - pass early to 10, create a deep offside line, have 14 join the line late.
  
  
• Why the move works - it targets an opponent's weak 13, forces opposition forwards offside, breaks up a drift defence.
  
  
• How to spot and correct common mistakes - start your 15 deeper, make sure the passer turns before contact, have the decoy run closer to defenders.
  
  
• What to think about - techniques to develop, ways to adapt the move and answers to the perennial question of "what do we do next?"
  

Simple, straightforward rules to enable your players to get into the right positions to pass, receive, take contact, break into space and score more tries.

• An A4 PDF document to store on your computer. You can help the environment by saving trees and using less chemical-based ink by only printing out the moves you need for that day.
  
  
  
• An A4 spiral bound printed report for your bookshelf or desk. Spiral bound means you can read it without having to hold the page open like with most bound books.