From blown opportunity to facing up against Jerry Collins
I always wanted to be a rugby league player. My early childhood years were spent glued each weekend to my heroes on show in the Winfield Cup, my father taking me to Parramatta Stadium to sit on the hill and watch my beloved Eels play.
All relevant points as well as great coaching tips!
I agree that you have to be able to lay the foundation of a solid rugby game before you can choose to be clever/tricky with small kicks etc, however was explaining that these kicks (even outside NZ) are being employed early on in games to counter act the strong defensive structures of teams so that the structure can be more effective.
The main thing you are coached is to always kick on the front foot, not when your going backwards, even if you are getting pressurised heavily, take time and work to get into a position where your kick can be more effective.
You can put the boot in, but rugby teams need to kick