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 ...
One of the big phrases in French rugby is "No scrum, no win", and it's a motto that will ring true for Ireland this week as Les Bleus come to Dublin. If Ireland’s scrum has a repeat performance ...
There have been many times in rugby history where what is a dominant scrum in one particular game can find itself under pressure against the same opponents a few weeks later. That’s because ...
The dreaded Welsh bounce people had been talking about midweek after Warren Gatland departed happened and Ireland at times seemed ill-prepared, especially in the first half, where the scrum ...
As a collision sport, rugby union has a relatively high overall injury incidence, with most injuries being associated with contact events. Historically, the set scrum has been a focus of the sports ...
“Playing rugby has been my life from a young age and I was lucky enough to live the dream of many young boys by representing the Springboks and the DHL Stormers,” Kitshoff said. “It is ...
Picture: Tyler Miller/Gallo Images Stormers Director of Rugby John Dobson was pleased with a major improvement in their scrum performance that assisted them to edge the Bulls 19-16 in their wet ...
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In the build-up to Ireland's trip to Cardiff, former Wales coach Robin McBryde appeared to have summed up what was wrong with Welsh rugby ... Jones has come in as a scrum consultant for this ...
In need of fixing, says Johnny Watterson, is a misfiring scrum that put serious pressure ... Minister Gordon Lyons for his failure to engage with the association, and for “the hostile ...
Three “legends” of Irish rugby, record caps holder Cian Healy ... Whilst backrow forward O’Mahony remains a starter, both prop Healy and scrum-half Murray have added invaluable support ...
Leinster prop Healy, Ireland’s most-capped player with 136 appearances, and Munster flanker O’Mahony will retire from professional rugby at the end of the current season. Scrum-half Murray is ...