One of the most enjoyable aspects of rugby is that it's constantly changing, growing, and evolving. This presents a challenge to coaches who need to adapt every season to new tactics and/or changes in laws and interpretations. Screened passing is one of those tactics that, since being imported from Rugby League, has become “as common as a missed pass or switch”. As defenses get tighter at all levels of rugby, screened passing can be a powerful attacking weapon that teams at your level may not encounter regularly. Take a look at this week's analysis piece of how this tactic breaks down defenses.

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Meet Graeme Forbes An Englishman living in France, Graeme runs the Rugby Analysis website, thedeadballarea.com. An IRB qualified coach, in his spare time he helps coach a junior men's team in Paris. You can catch him on twitter lazily re-tweeting other peoples comments and the Green and Gold Rugby website where he contributes Super 15 and Wallabies based analysis articles.

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