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NZ rugby sidestepsNZ rugby -
short for New Zealand rugby, of course. Think of the sidestep and NZ sidesteps are very
important.
Many
countries have
players who sidestep.
New Zealand is a
great example for both quality
and quantity of sidesteps
captured on camera in high level games.
Where
do they come from?Difficult question!
Of
course, beating
opponents one-on-one is an extremely important part of the
game. Especially (but not only!) in the backs - so evasive skills
should develop.
But it`s not of supreme importance
if your team wins most games anyway with stratagies which require
little use of the backs - which was the chosen way in the past,
especially in NZ.
So,
there is a bit
of a tradition to use the
sidestep, but nowhere near as strong as in Wales.
NZ
rugby sidestep knowledgeHaving
read a number of books on the subject, it is clear to me that a number
of
top New Zealand players
had real sidestepping skills when sidesteps
were beginning to boom..
They were excellent sidesteppers.
They could describe how they did it - many sidesteppers can`t
do that
What a shame more New Zealnd rugby players
did not use their
knowledge and experience.
Ron
Jarden sidestepsRon
had a distinquished
career with the New Zealand All Blacks, playing in 37 games for New
Zealand in the early
1950s.
In his career of 134 first-class matches he
scored 145 tries - so he knew a fair bit about how to get to the try line!
After
he retired, at the tender age of 26, he went on to write an excellent
book "Rugby on Attack"
(Whitcombe & Tombs LTD, 1961).
More
about Ron Jarden and 1953 New Zealand rugby.
NZ
sidesteps on
other pages on this site....In the 1970s New Zealand rugby
had an
outstanding player in Bryan Williams.
Williams was a
fast elusive player who represented New Zealand between
1970 and 1978.
More
about Bryan Williams and 1970 New Zealand rugby.
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