An inner sole was inserted into the rugby boot to collect information on plantar pressure ... Three positions considered to be functionally relevant were studied, standing, engaged with a scrum ...

French scrum-half Maxime Lucu is a paradox. He's never placed rugby on a pedestal, yet the game has always relied on him - as ...

Of all the rugby positions, prop is the one that perhaps benefits most from experience and the men holding up the scrum often develop ... the Springbok scrummaging machine nicknamed ‘The Tank ...

This is the moment rugby players scrummed down to push an ambulance of field to get a player who suffered a 'series of seizures' on the pitch to hospital. Footage posted online shows more than 15 ...

The scrum is a way to restart play after certain stoppages, like a forward pass or knock-on, or when the ball becomes unplayable in a ruck or maul.

Background In comparison to other aspects of play in rugby union, the scrum is a relatively controlled event, which is governed by numerous safety laws. Also, the scrum, in comparison to other events ...