Rugby

While the teams we expected to win round 4 of the 2026 Women's Rugby Six Nation did in fact dominate the scoreline, the losing squads didn't take it lying down. In fact, they proved that even the best still have weaknesses. And on the same weekend the internationals were playing with something to prove, so were the Brookline Warriors, the high school team I coach. Going up against a team that has bested you in the past, that is on the stat sheet better than you, is such a men

I think I have to eat my words from week one! Round two of the 2026 Women's Six Nations exposed how much defense makes an impact on the result of a rugby game. Now possession isn't everything when it comes to scoring trys, but it certainly doesn't hurt. A team that has more possession has more chances to score and less chances of being scored on. I want to share some stats with you: Scotland made 116 tackles and missed 53. England made 73 and missed 20. Wales made 205(!!!)

Why is it that despite the competition gap closing, the top teams in the 2026 Women's Rugby Six Nations prevail?

Who else was on the edge of their seat all Super Saturday ?? We couldn't have asked for a more electric 2026 Men's Six Nations. This tournament was defined by which teams could stay accurate when the stakes were highest. The margins were thin, the moments were massive, and the teams that stepped up came away victorious. Wales’ win over Italy was a statement about resilience , not dominance. Their win came down to controlling the tempo and playing like men possessed. After a

Week 4 of the Men's Six Nations felt like a masterclass in how modern test rugby is actually won. Not by miracle offloads or one‑off moments of brilliance (of which we had plenty), but by the relentless, suffocating grind of multi‑phase attack. The teams that embraced that reality walked away with statement wins. The ones that didn’t? They were exposed by their inability to defend for more than two or three phases at a time.

Who would've thought Wales would put on such a show?! This was more than a game, it was a clash, a match swung not because of the quantity of mistakes, but because of the timing of them. On paper, Scotland finished with more handling errors (12 to 2) and more turnovers conceded (15 to 4). But the story on the field told a very different tale.

Week 2 of the 2026 Men's Six Nations is done and dusted, and we had some thrilling moments. If there's one thing that was clear to me from watching Ireland vs Italy, it's that starting fast is great, but finishing strong is what wins games. Ireland’s win over Italy wasn’t pretty. They were flat, disconnected, and struggling to generate momentum. But the moment their bench stepped on the pitch, the entire tempo of the match shifted. Suddenly Ireland were winning collisions,

Wow, week 1 of the 2026 Men's Six Nations is done and it was bonkers. This weekends match ups gave us a perfect reminder of something becoming more relevant in the modern game: the aerial game isn’t optional anymore, it’s a performance weapon . Let's take the Italy vs Scotland game for example. Italy didn’t win because they were bigger or more physical. They won because they adapted faster, adjusted their backfield coverage, and started dominating the contestable kick battl

I recorded a podcast on this topic and I want to write it out as well because I think it's important. If you've ever participated in a...

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