Let's talk technique : the side step

Here are a two prints from W.W.Wakefield's book "Rugger" published in 1930 (at least, mine..) explaining the side step ("cadrage débordement" for my French readers...)

   

Actually, this was also the opportunity to present this 3'30 video explaining the beauty of the "Welsh side stepping"... Shane Williams, Jonathan Davis, Gerald Davies, Ieuan Evans, Phil Benett to discuss the point... "It is the small man's act of retribution in a game of big men ; it is one moment of revenge..." or "Side stepping is a natural gift... you can learn how to do it... but you can never been tought when to do it..." or " There is a way, a Welsh way, a special way, to play rugby football"...

I am afraid that I don't know who to credit for this video... thanks anyway...

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