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#29 Attacking Rugby | Sam Vesty & Dan Biggar Break Down England & Modern Attacks

3/12/20261 hr 6 min

Former England and Leicester player, and now one of the most coveted attack coaches in the game, Sam Vesty joins Bigs for a deep dive into the state of modern attacking rugby. The lads give their take on England’s misfiring attack and kicking strategy, why they’re struggling to convert chances in the 22, and whether confidence or system is the bigger issue. Vesty also talks about player connections in coaching, the impact of Premiership rugby on international readiness, and the growing trend of utility backs in the modern game. From Ireland’s layered attacking shape to Scotland’s impressi...

Clips

Fixing England’s 22 Attack
Score Fast, Or Don’t Score
Ireland’s Shape Vs Reality
Blueprint To Beat South Africa
Why Threes Don’t Add Up
Team Culture, Saints Style
Backing Finn Smith
The Truth About Kicking

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Rob· Host0:00

    [upbeat music] Pod, pod, pod, pod.

  2. Dan Biggar· Host0:06

    Ruckie pod.

  3. Rob· Host0:06

    [upbeat music] Got one of your old coaches on today, haven't we, Biggs?

  4. Dan Biggar· Host0:16

    We have, mate. We've had a c- we've had a few over the, over the last couple of years actually, haven't we?

  5. Rob· Host0:20

    We have, Gats.

  6. Dan Biggar· Host0:21

    Managed to call in a... Gats, uh, Sean.

  7. Rob· Host0:23

    Sean Edwards, yeah.

  8. Dan Biggar· Host0:24

    Yeah, Sean Edwards. So we've had a few good ones. Um- I'm surprised a lot of them are still speaking to you, to be honest ... Well, I, I would say then that's more of a reflection on me- [laughs] ... maybe, I don't know.

  9. Rob· Host0:33

    [laughs] Exactly. That's what it is.

  10. Dan Biggar· Host0:36

    May- maybe this p- maybe this, maybe this perception of me, maybe it isn't actually what it is, you know what I mean? [laughs] [laughs] Uh, no, it's great. I'm really looking forward to this one because we've got Sam Vesty, Northampton Saints attack coach. Um, I think his role is actually head coach now there, isn't it? With Da- Phil Dowson as director of rugby.

  11. Rob· Host0:53

    Has he had a pay rise?

  12. Dan Biggar· Host0:54

    He may, he must have, but I, I hope he's still got the tracksuit on, so we- we'll still just call him, we'll call him the attack coach and, um, and go from there.

  13. Rob· Host1:02

    Well, we're gonna ask him what he thinks of England's attack this Six Nations, Scotland's attack, Ireland's multi-phase, how Northampton Saints hammered Leinster. Gonna ask him how he beat South Africa. We're gonna get it all with him, aren't we?

  14. Dan Biggar· Host1:15

    We are, yeah. Well, well, I mean, if he, if he can figure out a way to beat South Africa, I'd say he's gonna be naming his price to pretty much anyone in the world.

  15. Rob· Host1:22

    [laughs] Yeah.

  16. Dan Biggar· Host1:22

    So if he's got the s- if he's got the secret, we'll, um, we'll bottle it, mate. Maybe we'll sell it.

  17. Rob· Host1:26

    [laughs] [laughs] That would be good. We'll also

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