Better rugby starts with better thinking.
Rugbyology helps coaches and rugby organisations separate real improvement from the appearance of improvement, then build the conditions better rugby depends on.
Get the thinking behind better rugby.
A weekly selection of ideas, research and observations on coaching, learning and improvement. Original Rugbyology thinking, worthwhile discoveries from elsewhere, and an independent perspective on why they matter.
ADVISORY & COACH EDUCATION
Independent Thinking.
Better Decisions.
Genuine Improvement.
Rugbyology advisory work helps rugby organisations diagnose improvement problems, design better systems, and navigate complexity.
For coaches, leaders and organisations who value an independent perspective, the next step is a conversation about the problem you're trying to solve.
Explore Working With MeTHE IDEAS
An original body of thinking
Rugbyology develops concepts, distinctions and practical frameworks that challenge conventional assumptions about coaching, learning and improvement.
The Law of False Validation
Many rugby activities only look like good activities because they are performed so poorly.
Cognitians, Not Technicians
Rugby development should cultivate players who interpret, choose, calibrate and act appropriately, not merely execute prescribed movements.
The Systemic Outlier Framework
Exceptional performances can reveal operating conditions worth investigating rather than results to dismiss or imitate.
SELECTED WRITING
A few places to start
Selected essays that introduce some of the questions, arguments and ideas behind Rugbyology.
No One Has Ever Tackled a Tackle Bag
The difference between practising a collision and learning to tackle.
Cognitians, Not Technicians
Why improving players means developing the capacity to understand and act.
What Is the Player Actually Solving?
The problem a practice genuinely presents matters more than its appearance.
Inverted Depth: What Rugby Gets Wrong About Coaching Structures
When development below the senior team outpaces the system above it.
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