Bloomsbury is proud to publish the Rugby Classics--two of the most important and influential books ever written on the game of rugby. Thousands of players and coaches around the globe have benefited from the concepts and methods in these books, equipping them with the coaching skills and strategy to play the very best in fifteen-a-side rugby.

Total rugby is the antithesis of play-safe rugby--an open, ebullient game in which every player is encouraged to show what he can do as an attacker, defender, and supporting player. Highlighting inspirational rugby coach Jim Greenwood's radical examination of every facet of the game and his ability to clearly convey the wealth of knowledge he accumulated over many years in the sport, Total Rugby has become one of the game's most seminal coaching manuals.

Foreword
Introduction
PART 1 TOTAL RUGBY AND ITS DEVELOPMENT
The Meaning of Total Rugby
Implications of Total Rugby for the Coach
Implications of Open Rugby for the Club
The Coach's Responsibility to Rugby
PART 2 UNDERSTANDING THE GAME - ATTACK AND DEFENCE
Understanding the Game
Principles of Attack
Principles of Defence
PART 3 PRACTICAL COACHING
Coaching with Purpose
Team Selection
Coaching Methods
Exercise Forms
Pressure Practices
Coaching Sessions
Information Technology
Coach Recruitment
PART 4 THE INNER GAME OF RUGBY
Mobilising the Team
Evolving a Game Plan
Tactical Guide-lines
PART 5 BASIC PREPARATION - TECHNICAL
Personal Skills
Unit Techniques – The Forwards
Unit Techniques – The Backs
Team Defence
Varieties of Team Practice
PART 6 BASIC PREPARATION - PHYSICAL
Fitness for Rugby