Coaching the Baby Blacks defence

Protect your scrum like the All Blacks and equip your players with the skills to deal with anything the opposition throws at them.

Andrew Strawbridge is Auckland Assistant Coach and Coaching Advisor to New Zealand U20s (the "Baby Blacks"). Exclusively in International Rugby Coaching he gives us the inside track on cutting-edge defensive thinking plus the importance of player feedback and communication.

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Andrew played for Accies a few years back in the era before Glenn Metcalfe

This article was originally posted on 15-Oct-2010, 10:25 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by Hugh Barrow on 15-Oct-2010, 10:29.