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Super 14

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Friday, March 19:
Blues v Brumbies (06.35)
Bulls v H'canes (17.10)

Saturday, March 20:
Crusaders v Lions (04.30)
H'landers v Sharks (06.35)
Force v Waratahs (11.10)
Stormers v Cheetah (15.05)

Six Nations

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Saturday, March 20:
Wales v Italy (14.30)
Ireland v Scotland (17.00)
France v England (19.45)

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Super 14

Sunday, March 14:
Reds 50-10 Force

Saturday, March 13:
Brumbies 24-22 Sharks
Bulls 50-35 Highlanders
Stormers 37-13 H'canes

Friday, March 12:
Chiefs 19-26 Crusaders
Waratahs 73-12 Lions

Six Nations

Sunday, March 14:
France 46-20 Italy

Saturday, March 13:
Ireland 27-12 Wales
Scotland 15-15 England

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Newsletter
Coaching Blog - by Gary Gold
Video blog - Origins of tries

In his latest video blog, Springbok assistant coach Gary Gold discusses, after Week Two of the 2010 Super 14, the origin of the 82 tries scored to date.
Some Super Rugby figures

Greetings rugbyiq.com friends, after the overwhelming responses to last week's video blog, our next one is well underway and will hopefully be available later in the week. In the meantime, I didn't want to lose the opportunity to share some very interesting facts [...]
Video blog - Gary analyses Brüssow

n this fantastic www.rugbyiq.com video blog, assistant Springbok coach Gary Gold analyses the techniques - with the use of Sportscode - of how Heinrich Brüssow [...]
Rugby's 'Big Four'

Greetings rugbyiq.com readers! This week I got to read about four areas in the game that the referees have apparently been instructed to police particularly vigilantly during the course of the upcoming Super 14.
Using life's lessons in coaching

Hello, rugbyiq.com friends! In our final blog of 2009, I asked all you up-and-coming coaches - and players - for some input into the coaching plan, called 'Proportional Coaching', that I was looking to devise. Subsequent to that, I [...]
Conditioning Blog - by Greg Commins & Steve McIntyre
Types of training and where they fit in the training plan

Last week I explained a bit about how to divide up your training year. Each phase will have a change in training emphasis and application. As previously mentioned the type of training changes as you enter into the different phases of the year.
Dividing Up Your Rugby Year

It may seem obvious to many of you that the way you train varies according to the time of the season. However I am constantly finding players who come to me for advice that hardly even know [...]
Speed Endurance Training for Rugby

A rugby player does not need to only accelerate and move in multiple directions rapidly, they should also have the ability to repeat rapid movements with minimal loss of speed.
It just keeps getting faster!

There is no doubt, after watching the first two rounds of the Super 14, that the pace of the game has increased and the speed at which everything takes place, especially the breakdown is significantly faster. The players themselves are commenting that this is the fastest they have ever experienced the game being played at.
Increase your training knowledge

If you are a player you rely on correct training to prepare yourself to play rugby. So the more you know, and the more you understand about training, the more effective your training will be and the better prepared you will become.
Medical Blog - by Clint Readhead & Dion O'Cuinneagain
Fatigued or not?

The press is awash with stories and opinions on whether the end of year tour was one-step too many for the 2009 Springboks. The opinions are divided on whether the Springboks are mentally fatigued, physically fatigued or both.
Side stitch

Dr. Lewis Maharam, writing in Runner's World, says that side stitches are likely to be caused by the pumping action of the legs putting pressure on the diaphragm from below, while rapid breathing expands the lungs and puts pressure on the diaphragm from above. This 'dual pinching' effect [...]
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)

Ever felt stiff after a hard session, but only two days after the workout!? You may have never heard of the medical term, but you're likely very familiar with delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), a condition involving muscle overuse that usually results from a single intensive exercise bout.
Is this game becoming too dangerous?

If you have been following the press recently - especially the UK press you would have noticed that there has been a fair amount of concern about the large number of injuries amongst the England rugby players.
Rugby giants

Firstly, congratulations must go out the Bulls who on Saturday showed why they are regarded as the best rugby club in the world today. In order to get yourself into a position to be as successful as the Bulls have been this year you have to put into place long term plans and then stick to [...]
Player's Blog - by Jake Boer
Heineken Cup quarters decided

Round Six of the Heineken Cup is now done and dusted and the quarterfinal draw has taken place. Munster take on Northampton in what will be a rematch from Round Six, Biarritz take on the Ospreys, the two French giants, Toulouse and Stade Francais, meet and Leinster take on Cleremont Auvergne. Once again [...]
Snow leaves Premieship fixtures on ice

Well for any South African the sight of a flurry of snow is a bit of fun. Having experienced the inconvenience that comes with it, made the initial excitement short lived. Whilst kids were out on sleds and enjoying themselves not having to go to school, Premiership clubs were rushing around trying to find indoor facilities [...]
Christmas signals Premiership mid-point

This weekend signaled the half way mark in the premiership for most teams and it also threw up one or two interesting results. It is a tough time of year for a rugby player as we get very little time off over Christmas and New Year [...]
Heineken Cup round-up

This weekend the Heineken Cup reached the halfway point of the pool stages. Although it is still to early to make any predictions about who will win their groups, one or two teams are now starting to stamp [...]
Premiership makes way for Heineken Cup

This weekend will see Europe's top sides clashing once again as we continue the pool stages of this wonderful tournament. It has to be one of the most difficult tournaments to prepare for. The teams that take part in the European Cup are the 'cream of the crop' and the various different playing styles from [...]
Mental Toughness - by Tim Goodenough
The Sidestep

With the new interpretation of the laws rugby has again evolved into a different version of the game.
The Sharks' bad luck continues - what is going on?

The Sharks are facing increasing pressure as the losses mount this season. They were unlucky in Sydney and for the second time they lost a game in the last moments. In high performance sport the margin for error is tiny - the Sharks could just as easily have won 2 out of 4 this season, unfortunately [...]
The High Performance Leap of Faith

As teams and individuals improve and grow, they eventually come to a choice point that either pushes them up to the next level or holds them back. I call that choice point the Leap of Faith.
The Rebirth of a brand - The Lions

Is this the year that the Lions rugby brand - under the leadership of Dick Muir - is reborn?
Why teams slide into average from good

Typically there are two usual suspects here, and two universal answers to this question.

DRILL OF THE WEEK

One-on-one ruck contesting

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Description:
Lie two tackle bags down next to each other with a small space in between them. Place a ball in the middle of the space between the bags. Two players lie down next to the bags and on the whistle get up quickly and try to steal the ball. The player who does not get the ball must drive the player in possession back and try and wrestle the ball away from him for 5 seconds. Ball is reset in the middle of the bags and drill is repeated.

Coaching Tips:
- Emphasise speed off the deck and maintaining a low body position while trying to steal the ball.
- Encourage maximum intensity when wrestling for the ball.

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