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# Basics

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'Give players the skills first and then teach them what to do with the skills'
Analysis: Basic folding and spacing problems cause Ireland's defence failures
Marshall runs clever lines for Ulster after disappointment of November Tests
Leinster 'obsessing' over fundamentals as threat of Steffon Armitage looms large again
All Blacks look to turn on basic magic again but Boks will be ferocious
Analysis: Effective basics see Schmidt's Ireland win comfortably in Wales
'The simple things were going to win it' -- Ireland U20 star Ringrose
The beginner's guide to using your smartphone*
Stumped by the Super Bowl? Here’s a guide to the basics of American Football
American Football for dummies...