Think of the open-side flanker as your 'rat-up-a-drainpipe' type player, if you will, or the 'groveller'. Because defensive lines are so tight in the modern game, the open-side's role is turning rucks ...

What is the difference between forwards and backs in rugby union? Rugby union teams of 15 are split into eight forwards and seven backs, numbered 1-15 with each number corresponding to a position.

You need to know the athletes of the Women's Elite Rugby league, which started its inaugural season this month.

A competitive rugby union match is played on a large rectangular grassy field or artificial turf. The length of the pitch must be 100 m (109 yards) long between the two try lines and the width of ...

SYDNEY, March 14 (Reuters) - Wallabies openside Fraser McReight has spurned lucrative offers to play his rugby abroad and signed on with Rugby Australia and Super Rugby team the Queensland Reds until ...

As the British & Irish Lions tour creeps ever closer Wallabies flanker Carlo Tizzano has revealed a little known "beef" he has with a star English backrower he hopes to face at the upcoming tour.