As John Cooney prepares to end his stay at Ulster, Murphy confirms that Robert Baloucoune is close to a return to action.

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.

This is a number that represents a rise on last season ... two centres, one fly-half, one scrum-half, three back-rowers, two locks, two props and a hooker. You can add a ‘supersub’, who ...

Saracens scrum-half Ivan van Zyl has signed a new "long-term" contract with the Premiership club. The 29-year-old South African has made 93 appearances since moving to StoneX Stadium from Bulls in ...

Number eight Jaco Coetzee, back rows Ethan Staddon and Ewan Richards and scrum-half Tom Carr-Smith have also signed new deals.

Dupont, an Olympic gold medallist in rugby sevens at Paris 2024 last ... saw France show their defensive strength. The scrum half came up with a number of crucial plays in his own 22 before ...