The 2026 Men's Six Nations Championship gets underway on February 5 with a huge clash between France and Ireland in Paris. The tournament is the premier international competition between Northern ...

Welcome to Rugby Skool, where we make sense of this magnificent madness. A scrum happens when the game pauses, usually after someone fumbles the ball (“knocks on”) or the ref’s had enough of ...

Rob Hoadley, the Englishman who is the head coach of the San Diego Legion of Major League Rugby, has been around the game for most of his 39 years. He played rugby professionally with a couple of ...

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All scrums must take place at least five metres from the touch or trylines. However the scrum is one of the hardest areas of ...

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 ...

Ranking the best scrum-halves in rugby history is one of the easier lists to produce due to the nature of the position. Scrum-halves also tend to be some of the biggest personalities, a trait required ...

Background Rugby Union scrums which collapse possess a higher injury risk than completed scrums. A mechanically stable scrum should limit the motions which generate uncontrolled and hazardous ...

The Brumbies are the only unbeaten team through three weeks of Super Rugby, after No. 8 Charlie Cale scored post-siren in Canberra to sneak them past the Blues. The Waratahs are also yet to suffer a ...