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Rugby · Level 6: Advanced · Sub-level 6.4

Scouting and Video

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 28 October 2026 · markdown

Using video to prepare and learn: opposition scouting, set-piece and attack scouting, self-scouting, tagged clips and cameras, studying referees, half-time video, individual reviews, keeping secrets and talent scouting.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1Opposition scoutingTake a test

  1. Know your opponent.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Recent footage.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Teams change over a season.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Key facts for the coaches.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Plans come from it.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Do not show your hand.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Scoring patterns.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Collect, code, report, plan.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Recent is best.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Studying opponents.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 2Scouting the set pieceTake a test

  1. Steal the ball.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Patterns at the throw.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Pressure points.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Maul habits.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Restart habits.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Clues in body language.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Stay unpredictable.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Lineouts studied most.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Watch, spot, practise, steal.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Where they throw.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 3Scouting the attackTake a test

  1. Defend the known moves.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Set-piece moves.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Target the brains.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Kicking habits.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Stop the main threat.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Cues before moves.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Teams adapt too.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Spot, learn, rehearse, stop.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Playmakers first.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Counter-planning.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 4Self-scoutingTake a test

  1. See what opponents see.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Fix your own tells.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Predictability.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Break the pattern.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Self-review.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Learning from the match.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Honest learning.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Collect, code, find, change.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Full review is deepest.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Learning from the last match.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 5Clips and camerasTake a test

  1. Searchable footage.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Focused feedback.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Collected examples.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Training footage helps.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Shape view.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Detail view.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Overhead view.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Search, pick, cut, send.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Drone shows most.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Overhead footage.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 6Studying the refereeTake a test

  1. Know the officiating style.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Interpretations.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Adapt to the official.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Clear expectations.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Values first.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Interpretation range.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Adapt early.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Watch, note, adjust, discipline.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Adapt first.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Officiating study.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 7Video at half-timeTake a test

  1. Short, focused feedback.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Time is short.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Actionable insight.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Analysts and coaches.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. A better view.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Runners carry messages.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Keep it simple.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Arrive, clips, changes, out.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Simple wins.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Half-time feedback.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 8Individual reviewsTake a test

  1. Personal development.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Position-specific review.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Front-row detail.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Learning from the best.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Personal goals.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Seeing is learning.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Balanced feedback.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Watch, note, target, practise.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Balance helps learning.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. One-to-one feedback.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 9Keeping secretsTake a test

  1. Secret plans.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Private training.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Decoy information.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Information control.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Selection secrecy.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Hold back moves.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Practice versus privacy.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Design, practise, hide, use.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Closed is most private.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Closed session.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 10Talent scoutingTake a test

  1. Talent tracking.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. The whole player.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Consistency matters.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Youth pathway.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Attitude drives growth.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Context of the league.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Cross-sport talent.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Spot, academy, senior, cap.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Potential first.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Talent scouting.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Sources

World Rugby handbooks and coaching material, union and competition records; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered Laws belong to the Laws category.

  • General rugby union reference100