Rugby union rules: Scoring, positions, ... lineouts, rucks and mauls? Fear not – The Sporting News is here to walk you through the basics of rugby union so you can sit back and enjoy the action.

Rugby positions can be confusing to say the ... The hooker will normally also be the forward who throws the ball into the lineout. Ireland's Dan Sheehan is one of the best hookers in the world.

A competitive rugby union ... The positions numbers 1-8 on the field are called the forward pack. These players are fundamental in every set play, contest the lineouts and challenge in scrums.

Objectives: To compare the physiological and anthropometric characteristics of specific playing positions and positional playing groups in junior rugby league players. Methods: Two hundred and forty ...

The aim of this study was to identify peak areas of pressure in the foot during three different positions related to the rugby scrum and their association to lower limb kinematics or stud formation.