Video Footage to understand the game

Rugby is a complex game with a number of laws that are to be interpreted by the official on the field.  Those laws give rise to a number of different styles of play and structures with which to guide your team towards victory.  Game play is dictated by a number of different aspects such as; Pre-conceived gameplans, stages of the game, team strengths, opposition stregths, score, weather conditions….

Below are some video links of full games from different competitions in order to view the tactics and approaches of different teams in different situations.  I hope you enjoy your viewing of them and that they help in better understanding your role in the game and ways to to improve your affectiveness.

These are video links from the 2008 Super 14 Competition played under the ELVs.  ( at the time of publishing they were all valid links )

http://www.justin.tv/clip/4243be02929       Highlanders v Blues

http://www.justin.tv/clip/a7d2145e110       Hurricanes v Crusaders

http://www.justin.tv/clip/1f613804a10       Brumbies v Sharks

http://www.justin.tv/clip/17c4eb9d97b        Waratahs v Crusaders (Final)

International Teams

http://www.justin.tv/clip/d186812717a       Ireland v Barbarians (first half)

http://www.justin.tv/clip/7e956f0cc13         Ireland v Barbarians (second half)

http://www.justin.tv/clip/486155108a5       England v All Blacks

http://www.justin.tv/clip/99ee78939c8       South Africa v All Blacks (first half)

http://www.justin.tv/clip/8acd72e1478       South Africa v All Blacks (second half)