Under Wayne Pivac the Welsh lineout has been quite the roller coaster ride. In the 2020 Six Nations Wales had perhaps the worst lineout. Using Simon Gleave’s Lineout Effectiveness Metrics they sat bottom, however by the end of the 2021 competition they had risen to the top. This piece won’t focus on how they fixed …
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How the Arrows flew: MLR 2020
The Toronto Arrows have been a revelation in Major League Rugby since joining the league last year (MLR’s second). In their inaugural year, the Arrows reached the semi-final stage. The winter weather in the Toronto area meant that for the beginning of the 2020 season the Arrows played all their games away from home – …
Rugby ATL transition perfectly to expose NOLA Gold
In Rugby ATL’s first game as an MLR side, admittedly pre season, they tasted victory against long-standing MLR team NOLA Gold. They played well to break down NOLA and especially well to hold on. For a first true outing, despite the slightly odd structure of 40-20-40 minute thirds, they were very composed and exploited NOLA …
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