Teams will no longer be able opt for a scrum when awarded a free-kick as one of three law changes designed to make rugby union more entertaining, World Rugby announced Thursday. The new rules take ...

World Rugby's announcement last week that teams from July 1 will no longer have the option to take a scrum from a free-kick got many South Africans in a froth. Many Springbok fans, in the belief their ...

Rugby fans will have a new programme to enjoy as they get ready for the kick-off of the United Rugby Championship (URC) 2024-25 season. Scrum V: The Warm Up will begin on BBC Two Wales, BBC iPlayer ...

Have you been watching the Women's Rugby World Cup and wondered what the commentators have been talking about? Don't worry, we've got your back. Rugby union is played by two teams of 15 players, with ...

1 UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa 2 Department of Public and ...

As a collision sport, rugby union has a relatively high overall injury incidence, with most injuries being associated with contact events. Historically, the set scrum has been a focus of the sports ...

Ronan Nelson was tackling a player during a club rugby game in Carmel Valley when another player fell on him. The impact broke Ronan’s neck. He was left paralyzed from the neck down. The Cathedral ...

World rugby is filled with talented scrum-halves at the present. There are world class number 9's unable to even break into their national teams. Whilst there are many traditional scrum-halves plying ...