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  • Thursday, 24. April, 2008

    Rugby Specific Sport Psychology

    Rugby Rugby's Tom Billups was trying to help players find the mental preparations for rugby when he started speaking with Dr. Goldman-Rogow. I was looking for techniques and strategies to help players deal with the elevated levels of competition pressure. He speaks with Goldman-Rogow.

  • Friday, 11. April, 2008

    Brett Taylor on Coaching Rugby

    Brett Taylor was a USA Rugby assistant coach with me for 3 seasons, guiding the Eagle backline at the 2003 World Cup. Rugby Rugby's Tom Billups talks to Taylor about coaching rugby.

  • Friday, 21. March, 2008

    Tuesday, A Rugby Day in the Life

    An avid rugbyrugby.com reader wrote in recently and asked what a typical day in the life is for a Cal Rugby student athlete. There where several queries within the original question, but I thought I would make an attempt to provide a glimpse of what any given in-season Tuesday is like for a varsity rugby player on the campus of the University of California.

  • Friday, 7. March, 2008

    Methods of Learning

    With the domestic rugby calendar in full swing, there is a lot of coaching taking place around the nation and Rugby Rugby's Tom Billups talks about the differing methods of learning for rugby players.

  • Monday, 3. March, 2008

    What’s my Best Rugby Position?

    Rugby Rugby's Tom Billups is one of the top rugby coaches in the U.S. and he answers questions from Rugby Rugby readers on the game of rugby.

  • Friday, 22. February, 2008

    Essence of the Game

    Rugby Rugby's Tom Billups looks at the essence of the game of rugby after a recent match between Cal and University of British Columbia.

  • Tuesday, 12. February, 2008

    The Importance of Teammates

    If you are like me, you have played team sports the whole of your life and your teammates are a huge part of that experience and Rugby Rugby's Tom Billups looks at the importance of teammates.

  • Thursday, 24. January, 2008

    A Few Minutes with Mike MacDonald

    In coaching there is no greater reward than to see one of your athletes achieve their goals. Mike MacDonald is one of my former players who has been on an improving path for a number of years, and now is near the top of his game as a professional rugby player.

  • Wednesday, 9. January, 2008

    A few minutes with Paul Emerick

    The holiday period is all work as a professional rugby player but Rugby Rugby's Tom Billups found a free moment to speak with USA Eagle Paul Emerick.

  • Wednesday, 12. December, 2007

    Experimental Laws Variations of the Game

    By most accounts, the laws of the game of rugby did not change significantly for several decades, but the laws have changed dramatically over the past 15 years and Rugby Rugby's Tom Billups looks at some of the recent changes with the ELV's.

  • Tuesday, 27. November, 2007

    Speed, Agility, and Quickness

    Speed, agility, and quickness are huge in rugby and Rugby Rugby's Tom Billups looks at how Takudzwa Ngwenya used all three to beat Bryan Habana on the way to a try at the Rugby World Cup.

  • Tuesday, 13. November, 2007

    “Hope” is Not a Method to Improve Performance

    If you are looking for them, you can find the quotes in the morning sports page from athletes (and sometimes coaches) relating to an upcoming contest. They read; “Boy I hope we show up tomorrow” but Rugby Rugby's Tom Billups does not believe that 'hope' is what gets results.

  • Friday, 2. November, 2007

    Things I learned from The Marine Corps

    The U.S. armed forces have long been involved with the game of rugby and Rugby Rugby's Tom Billups talks about what he learned from attending this year's Armed Forces Championships at Camp Legeune.

  • Monday, 1. October, 2007

    One Hard Man

    Congratulations to U.S. Eagle lock Alec Parker on earning his 50th test cap at the Rugby World Cup and Rugby Rugby's Tom Billips explains how Parker is 'one hard man.'

  • Wednesday, 19. September, 2007

    Six Nations Rugby Tournament

    The Six Nations rugby tournament, the oldest rugby championship the world, is the premier international rugby tournament in the Northern hemisphere and is contested by the traditional European powers, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy, with the winner accepted as the ‘best’ team in Europe.