Brett Igoe
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👨🎓Lecturer MSc Sports Performance Analysis/PhD candidate - @Worldrugby Coach Educator/ Former International rugby analyst @thecurrency / Coach @LeinsterRugby
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Brett Igoe
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· Nov 18
South Africa’s defence movement is so good to watch. In <30sec they get the ball back from a Lineout Defence set in their own 22m. Really good shape, intent and tactically good. #ENGvRSA #RugbyAnalysis
Is the onfield referee really “sole judge of fact & laws” anymore. 8 penalties were awarded when referee never saw the original offence himself 🤷♂️. MORE HERE: thecurrency.news/articles/206...
November 8, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Is the onfield referee really “sole judge of fact & laws” anymore. 8 penalties were awarded when referee never saw the original offence himself 🤷♂️. MORE HERE: thecurrency.news/articles/206...
Where’s all the backline "strike play" thinking/innovation/skill gone??? I’d love to see backline attack better this weekend. At the moment some are stealing a living!!! Time for a rethink.
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Where’s all the backline "strike play" thinking/innovation/skill gone??? I’d love to see backline attack better this weekend. At the moment some are stealing a living!!! Time for a rethink.
The stop start nature of Saturday's game was painful to watch at times. Surely this is said to Ireland before the game. I know Ref was correct but.... #ItsAGameofInches #IREvNZL
November 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The stop start nature of Saturday's game was painful to watch at times. Surely this is said to Ireland before the game. I know Ref was correct but.... #ItsAGameofInches #IREvNZL
My favourite try v All Blacks . Great detail in this one.
November 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
My favourite try v All Blacks . Great detail in this one.
Will playing time be an issue ? Took a look at rugby Playing time - 3 from each team played zero minutes in October. The last month is an interesting comparison- #IREvNZL MORE HERE thecurrency.news/articles/20636…
November 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Will playing time be an issue ? Took a look at rugby Playing time - 3 from each team played zero minutes in October. The last month is an interesting comparison- #IREvNZL MORE HERE thecurrency.news/articles/20636…
2 areas Ireland need to improve this year- transition attack & 22m entry returns. Lagging behind the top teams : let Sexton coach both areas. READ MORE HERE: thecurrency.news/articles/206...
November 1, 2025 at 7:24 AM
2 areas Ireland need to improve this year- transition attack & 22m entry returns. Lagging behind the top teams : let Sexton coach both areas. READ MORE HERE: thecurrency.news/articles/206...
This is a cracking read by Brendan Fanning thecurrency.news/articles/205...
October 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
This is a cracking read by Brendan Fanning thecurrency.news/articles/205...
“Think Different” - is it time for Andy Farrell to shake things up. The rugby depth chart looks good in some positions and thin/old in others. Read move here: thecurrency.news/articles/204...
October 18, 2025 at 5:56 AM
“Think Different” - is it time for Andy Farrell to shake things up. The rugby depth chart looks good in some positions and thin/old in others. Read move here: thecurrency.news/articles/204...
So many quality Irish rugby coaches working overseas - winning World Cups/european cups etc - who would you like to see returning to Ireland ? thecurrency.news/articles/204...
Prophets in exile: Why some of Ireland’s brightest coaches are coaching outside of Ireland - The Currency
There is an old saying that you can’t be a prophet in your own land. In Irish rugby coaching circles, this ancient wisdom has never felt more relevant. Ireland is exporting some of the most innovative...
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October 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
So many quality Irish rugby coaches working overseas - winning World Cups/european cups etc - who would you like to see returning to Ireland ? thecurrency.news/articles/204...
Judging your teams performance on the 1st game of the season is like analysing the first shot of a round of golf - the rugby season is a long journey: Irish provinces have their first shots in the URC - thecurrency.news/articles/203...
Irish provinces show their first shots in the URC – but the long game will decide - The Currency
In the Ryder Cup, no captain judges their team’s performance by the first tee shot of the opening fourball. A birdie might raise expectations, but it guarantees nothing over the 18 holes ahead. The fi...
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October 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Judging your teams performance on the 1st game of the season is like analysing the first shot of a round of golf - the rugby season is a long journey: Irish provinces have their first shots in the URC - thecurrency.news/articles/203...
Any Altitude Sickness??? The "Springbok Crane Company" back in operation on Saturday. The Midfield Lift didn’t cause Australia too much problem but some nice thinking around it. #RSAvAUS
August 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Any Altitude Sickness??? The "Springbok Crane Company" back in operation on Saturday. The Midfield Lift didn’t cause Australia too much problem but some nice thinking around it. #RSAvAUS
The dust has settled but was it another Lions Tour remembered for the referee and not the rugby? #lionstour2025 READ HERE: thecurrency.news/articles/198...
August 9, 2025 at 7:33 AM
The dust has settled but was it another Lions Tour remembered for the referee and not the rugby? #lionstour2025 READ HERE: thecurrency.news/articles/198...
The team (of 55) behind the team #Lions2025 thecurrency.news/articles/197...
Brett Igoe: When 91 people go to Australia (and play a bit of rugby) - The Currency
It’s summertime, and for most of us, that means the annual pilgrimage to the airport with the family. You know the drill, arrive three hours early only to spend most of them queuing at check-in, secre...
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August 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The team (of 55) behind the team #Lions2025 thecurrency.news/articles/197...
Andrea Piardi becomes the first Italian referee to do a Lions test match . Which of the two teams have got their referee analysis right??? #Lions2025
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Brett Igoe: How an Italian referee could bridge the gap between Lions and Australia - The Currency
While lecturing on a coaching course last weekend, I mentioned that part of my PhD was researching referee decision-making accuracy. The room of 50 coaches erupted in pantomime boos. It was an interes...
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July 26, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Andrea Piardi becomes the first Italian referee to do a Lions test match . Which of the two teams have got their referee analysis right??? #Lions2025
thecurrency.news/articles/197...
thecurrency.news/articles/197...
Great camera view of Dan Sheehan’s try
July 20, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Great camera view of Dan Sheehan’s try
This could have got very ugly for the Wallabies if the Lions took their changes - the Jones’ try, crossfield kick to McCarthy and Lowe’s chance. #Lions2025 thecurrency.news/articles/196...
Brett Igoe on the Lions: How 50 minutes of dominance gave way to dangerous complacency - The Currency
From the opening minute when Tadhg Beirne won a breakdown penalty and Finn Russell put the Lions 3-0 up, until Dan Sheehan went over to put the Lions 24-5 up after 41 minutes, yesterday’s game between...
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July 20, 2025 at 6:20 AM
This could have got very ugly for the Wallabies if the Lions took their changes - the Jones’ try, crossfield kick to McCarthy and Lowe’s chance. #Lions2025 thecurrency.news/articles/196...
Tadhg Beirne’s telepathic powers at Lineout Defence is amazing ... #AusVLions #Lions2025 #lionsvswallabies
July 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Tadhg Beirne’s telepathic powers at Lineout Defence is amazing ... #AusVLions #Lions2025 #lionsvswallabies
Well it worked in November. #Lions2025 have used this play a few times. Do we see an alternative on Saturday? #AUSvBIL - DETAIL BELOW
July 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Well it worked in November. #Lions2025 have used this play a few times. Do we see an alternative on Saturday? #AUSvBIL - DETAIL BELOW
Australian Rugby Union is in a dark place - 8th in the World - they need a #Lions2025 series win badly ! READ HERE: thecurrency.news/articles/196...
Lions tour or last rites? The make-or-break moment for Australian rugby - The Currency
The score was humiliating and painfully revealing. Last week, the Australian U20s were thrashed 73-17 by South Africa at the World U20 Championship. For a sports-mad country, that result may be the pe...
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July 13, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Australian Rugby Union is in a dark place - 8th in the World - they need a #Lions2025 series win badly ! READ HERE: thecurrency.news/articles/196...
This technique of the knee down is becoming an issue. Dangerous for both players #Lions2025
July 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
This technique of the knee down is becoming an issue. Dangerous for both players #Lions2025
Going to see can I guess the Schmidt and Wallabies GamePlan. - Did the Brumbies reveal part of it yesterday. “The Shooting 9”??? - Lonergan went hard after the 2nd pass - intercept/disruption of the multi phase attack system. Will Schmidt do the same? #Lions2025
July 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Going to see can I guess the Schmidt and Wallabies GamePlan. - Did the Brumbies reveal part of it yesterday. “The Shooting 9”??? - Lonergan went hard after the 2nd pass - intercept/disruption of the multi phase attack system. Will Schmidt do the same? #Lions2025