RUGBY INDABA
Coaches in skills plan to make Sprinboks great
South African Rugby is a step closer to implementing uniform rugby fundamentals after the third coaching indaba at Kempton Park
South African Rugby is a step closer to implementing uniform rugby fundamentals after the third coaching indaba at Kempton Park on Wednesday where a draft blueprint was presented. The main task set by the meeting‚ which included coaches from the six Super Rugby franchises and the Springboks‚ was to identify the skills players needed to develop not only to become Springboks‚ but excellent national players. Improvement in basic skills such as catching and passing and better defence were identified as vital over the course of the three indabas. But more technical skills such as contact evasion‚ ball retention in attack and defence and aerial technique were also covered. Agreement was reached on ways to improve players’ skills and on an approach with which to achieve the intended results. SA’s players need drastic up-skilling‚ a process which should begin at school. But fundamental skills have been overlooked for so long that Super Rugby franchises now have to plan for more basic coachi...
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