This is the completely updated second edition of a comprehensive and well-presented manual that is fully endorsed by the Rugby Football Union (RFU). From health and fitness through to training, game technique, team playing and coaching, every aspect of the game is analysed and explained in detail. The manual has been updated to include case studies and photographs of England’s latest players, information on new rule changes, an all-new section on women’s rugby and a foreword by the England coach due to be appointed in 2012.

• Officially endorsed by the RFU.
• Foreword by the England Team Manager.
• New section on women’s rugby.
• Skills and techniques fully explained and illustrated.
• Guide to health, fitness, training and kit.
• Illustrated with specially commissioned photographs of England’s newest players.
• Training drill programmes for beginner, intermediate and senior players.
• ‘Simply the best’ features on England’s best-ever players in each position.
• Rules of the game, including the latest changes, reproduced in full.