It’s turning in to quite an interesting season in Irish Women’s Rugby. As part of our Club Members Spotlight we caught up with Railway Union’s Director of Rugby, John Cronin to find out their ambitions for the coming season. Interesting comments on the women’s game from a top level coach.
What’s the playing philosophy at Railway?
We believe there are significant differences between the women’s game and the men’s game that need to be factored into the technical, tactical and physical aspects of how we train and play. Factors like size, the relative differential between pass pace and player pace, kicking length and height, etc.
This means players can play a wider variety of positions, as size is not a factor. It means if we are disciplined about maintaining space and our skills are good, there is more space to exploit than in men’s rugby. It means if . . .
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