Pre-Order Attacking the Space - geni.us/AttackingTheSpace -ProD2/MLR fan. Analysis gun for hire working with players and clubs.Flag Obsessive.
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11 Sep 2025
That big news I teased yesterday?
I've written a book!
Attacking the Space: Inside Rugby's Tactical and Data Revolution is the book I wanted to read as a rugby obsessive kid. It will be released on the 29th January 2026, the pre-order link is:
geni.us/AttackingTheSpace
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Sam Larner retweeted
19 Aug 2025
Today's Substack is about the Exeter Chiefs and how they are set going into this season.
Towards the end, I make a bold out of character prediction that I cannot justify via the data....
open.substack.com/pub/samlar…
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Sam Larner retweeted
May 28
This is an excellent read for people across many team sports not just rugby. Excellent from an analysis perspective but also a coaching perspective. @SamLStandsUp 👏🏻 👏🏻
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Sam Larner retweeted
May 26
Great to see @clubberrugby and @SamLStandsUp teaming up to bring you this sort of insight from @DeanoAdamson
Every time we’re able to talk to players like this, we learn something more about the game
May 26
"It's a weapon you'll see a lot, attacking kicks through, Louis Bielle-Bierry is probably the best at it!" 💪
Dean Adamson of @BedfordBluesRFC and Sam Larner break down Dean's top 3 tries he has scored this year, any young wingers out there, take notes 📝🤝
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May 26
Such a pleasure to do features like this with players like Dean!
May 26
"It's a weapon you'll see a lot, attacking kicks through, Louis Bielle-Bierry is probably the best at it!" 💪
Dean Adamson of @BedfordBluesRFC and Sam Larner break down Dean's top 3 tries he has scored this year, any young wingers out there, take notes 📝🤝
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May 22
Get your peepers on @BedfordBluesRFC v @CoventryRugby tonight at 7.45 only on @clubberrugby
This is a game which has points written all over it and the conditions couldn't be better. Plus, a brilliant opening link from @willrobertsport
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May 19
A reminder that you can still get Attacking the Space wherever you buy your books!! In the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
If you've already brought it and you feel it's worth 5 Stars, it would mean an enormous amount if you'd leave a review on Amazon!
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May 18
Hugely sad news about Scott Hastings. As Will says, his commentary was excellent and this try and his call on it is one I'll rematch at least ten times per year to cheer myself up.
May 17
He’d commentate on any format or level of rugby as it was a chance for him to fall even more in love with the game - or that’s how it came across at least. This is one of my favourite tries of all time, and his call of it never fails to be spine tingling youtu.be/ZAUvBFw8KsU?si=g5uB…
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Sam Larner retweeted
May 16
Nick Easter comes out firing in post match interview! Love it!
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Sam Larner retweeted
May 16
I'll be commentating on Worcester's huge game against @ChinnorRFCThame later and it'll be free to air on YouTube below:
youtube.com/live/BRJyxHcVhlg…
May 15
𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌'𝐒 𝐔𝐏...
Your Warriors to take on Chinnor in the @Champrugby Quarter-Final.
- Reed, Naulago & Brown return in the back line
- Wallis, Challenger & Rogerson start in pack
READ more via zee-on.com/gamehubplus/worce…
#COYW #WeBuiltTogether #NextLevel
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May 14
On Saturday I'll be on commentary for the massive @Champrugby play-off game between @WorcsWarriors and @ChinnorRFCThame.
I'll be speaking with a member of the Warriors' S&C team about the demands of the game and asking listener questions. So what have you always wanted to know?
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Sam Larner retweeted
May 5
In this week's Substack I looked at whether the presence of Promotion/Relegation impacted the number of Blowout results we see at this stage of the season...
samlarner.substack.com/p/pro…
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Apr 30
This week's Substack takes a data deep dive into why the Chiefs and Saints have improved from last year while Gloucester and Quins have slid in the other direction
samlarner.substack.com/p/the…
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Apr 28
Attacking the Space is available on Amazon for just £16.38 until 4th May while stocks last!
Get your copy now before they go!!
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Sam Larner retweeted
Apr 27
"I just want to play." Will Maisey nearly walked away from rugby altogether. Now he's Bedford's talisman with 1,000 points and counting.
Clubber's Sam Roberts sat down with Maisey for RugbyPass. 👇
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Apr 21
In today's Substack I look at how Henry Pollock is used by England and how it differs to how Northampton use him. Then I look at whether one side uses him better than the other.....
samlarner.substack.com/p/the…
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Apr 18
I'm taking my 3 1/2 year old niece to her first rugby game today. Any tips from people who have been there?
I've already accepted we won't watch much of the game and she's probably going to struggle to understand some of the nuance of the 1331...
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Apr 18
Great success! Very little rugby watched but a lot of daffodils found
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Apr 16
Grab a coffee, sit back, and enjoy Lewis' wonderful explanation of everything that goes on before the scrum.
I learnt more in these ten minutes than I had in 30 years watching rugby.
Apr 16
Lewis Thiede of @DoncasterKnight takes us through everything you wanted to know about the pre - engage, but were too afraid to ask! 🔥
The scrum is a complex part of rugby that most who have never been in a scrum don't fully appreciate! Lewis gives such a detailed break down here 👏
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