Sam Larner is the author of Attacking the Space: Inside Rugby's Tactical and Data Revolution. He is also a journalist, analyst and rugby coach, who has written for Rugby World, Rugby Pass, The Six Nations, and the Rugby World Cup, as well as presented Beyond80, an analysis and data show for World Rugby at the 2023 Rugby World Cup and the 2024 Six Nations.His first book, Attacking the Space, was published in 2026 to critical acclaim and was named as one of the Financial Times' Best Books of 2026.

The game of rugby has changed. Scrums take longer, we no longer ruck, and 9s put the ball into the second row. But it's still as intoxicating as ever. Attacking the Space is an illuminating description of how this has happened and where we go next.

Sam Larner is the author of Attacking the Space: Inside Rugby's Tactical and Data Revolution. He is also a journalist, analyst and rugby coach, who has written for Rugby World, Rugby Pass, The Six Nations, and the Rugby World Cup, as well as presented Beyond80, an analysis and data show for World Rugby at the 2023 Rugby World Cup and the 2024 Six Nations.His first book, Attacking the Space, was published in 2026 to critical acclaim and was named as one of the Financial Times' Best Books of 2026.

The game of rugby has changed. Scrums take longer, we no longer ruck, and 9s put the ball into the second row. But it's still as intoxicating as ever. Attacking the Space is an illuminating description of how this has happened and where we go next.

Sam Larner is the author of Attacking the Space: Inside Rugby's Tactical and Data Revolution. He is also a journalist, analyst and rugby coach, who has written for Rugby World, Rugby Pass, The Six Nations, and the Rugby World Cup, as well as presented Beyond80, an analysis and data show for World Rugby at the 2023 Rugby World Cup and the 2024 Six Nations.His first book, Attacking the Space, was published in 2026 to critical acclaim and was named as one of the Financial Times' Best Books of 2026.

The game of rugby has changed. Scrums take longer, we no longer ruck, and 9s put the ball into the second row. But it's still as intoxicating as ever. Attacking the Space is an illuminating description of how this has happened and where we go next.