Peter Russell is very experienced coach, having worked with premier teams across the rugby globe. He was head coach of Hawkes Bay, assistant coach with the Highlanders Super Rugby team, head coach at the Newcastle Falcons and the NEC Green Rockets in Japan. He is now head coach at the Manawatu Mitre 10 Cup team. In the pod, he was keen to chat about the game plan concept, trends and the exposure of defence systems. In this detailed podcast, here are some of the many areas we covered:What is meant by an attacking part of a game planWhat are the key elements to this game planHow does an attack breakdown the modern, aggressive defensive systemsWhy "shape" comes secondHow does "shape" work, for example, with a 1,3,3,1 systemWhat happens in training to enable the game plan to workWhat's the role of kicking in a game planWhy we need to think about the width of passes from the base of a ruckWhat the All Blacks disastrously forgot against the Lions in 2017To find out more around the topics covered this podcast, go to the Rugby Coach Weekly page on this podcast.