Nonetheless, it is indeed an enigma. The scrum is broken. And World Rugby have come up with nothing to fix it, no law trial that attempts to resolve this calamitous set-piece, to make it a lot safer.

ending their unbeaten run in this year’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday night. The scrum that has the best record in the tournament, but the same one that was ...

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 ...

Alex Hodgman has put himself squarely back in the Wallabies Test frame with one of the great Super Rugby scrum clinics at Sauala Mau's expense. Coming off the bench during the second half ...

The Bulls scrum is expected to play a major role in which way the second north-south derby goes. Picture: Gordon Arons/Gallo Images Bulls director of rugby Jake White said he selected a heavy ...

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 ...

Ulster head coach Richie Murphy has handed scrum-half Conor McKee his competitive debut. McKee will start in in Saturday's crucial United Rugby Championship clash with Welsh-side the Scarlets at ...

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 ...

The hosts’ hopes of an historic championship three-peat were left in tatters by a damaging defeat in Dublin, with Les Bleus surging clear in the second half despite losing star scrum half ...

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 ...