Rugby Coach Weekly
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Top tips for refereeing age grade rugby for 2026 season
Refereeing age-grade rugby is rarely straightforward, particularly when you are also the coach.Dan Cottrell is joined by Advantage Over podcast host and laws expert Keith Lewis to explore how coaches with a whistle can create a safer, fa...
Talent, Pathways and Potential, with Martin Mctaggart
In this episode of the Rugby Coach Weekly podcast, Dan Cottrell speaks to Martin McTaggart, RFU Playing Pathways Manager, about the EDGE framework, a way of helping coaches, selectors and pathway volunteers think more clearly about potential in...
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Honesty, Detail and the Art of Coaching the Scrum, with Mark Williams
In this episode, Dan Cottrell speaks to Mark Williams, head coach of North Division U18s, lead rugby coach at Birkenhead School, a forward's coach with Lymm in National Two, and Liverpool John Moores University director of rugby,The conv...
50 22 The pros and cons pads, shields and tubes
Pads, tackle shields and crash mats can be some of the most useful kit in a rugby session, but only when coaches know exactly why they are using them.In this 50:22 episode, Dan Cottrell and Stu James discuss the role of contact equipment...
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50 22 Tools for neurodivergent inclusion
One in five players may be neurodivergent, and rugby is often a sport that attracts players who think, learn and experience the world differently. The good news? The coaching adjustments that help neurodivergent players often make coaching bett...
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