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A Short Evolution of "Tea bag"

From a training ground idea to it's implementation under pressure.

The All Blacks' lineout move known as 'Tea bag' came to fruition in the Rugby World Cup 2011 Final after a 3 year hiatus. Germinating as a training ground idea in 2008, after endless study of the Wallabies lineout defence near their goal line, the then New Zealand assistant and forwards coach Steve Hansen, now the Head Coach, conjured up the strike move to help exploit a perceived Australian weakness.

Kept in hibernation until 2011, it was pulled out from obscurity and executed to perfection on the biggest stage of all as the world watched it unfold seamlessly. This short video highlights it's evolution from a less than perfect execution in 2008 (despite the prop Woodcock still scoring) to an evolved version in 2011 (and again in 2012) that illustrates the small but detailed differences.

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All Blacks – The Second Man Play

Dummies, decoys and deception.

In this new Signature Series, we shine the torch on the plays which have become hallmarks of top sides recently. While each application of the play may vary slightly, the effect on shaping the opposition is generally effective and it allows us to highlight the trends in both attack and defensive structures.

In the first instalment, we go straight to the top. The All Blacks, under Steve Hansen & Co, have taken the 'second man play' which evolved under Sir Graham Henry & Wayne Smith and have refined it's application. A play that is generally found in the domain of back-lines or the 13-man code (Rugby League), Hansen's 'all-court' game now requires all players, 1 to 15, to understand and apply the play when called upon.