Hosted on MSN3mon
NFL players wear rugby-style scrum caps – over their helmets
Several NFL players wore helmets with extra padding, called ‘Guardian Caps’, in games for the first time on Sunday in the latest move by the league to safeguard against future concussions.
English rugby does not respect the scrum – and that urgently needs to change
The scrum is what makes rugby union unique ... Kyle Sinckler, the Toulon prop with 68 England caps, and Kieran Brookes, the ...
Rugbydump7d
RugbyDump's top five scrum halves of 2024
The year 2025 is almost upon us, so here at RugbyDump, we’ve decided to celebrate some of those who have transcended the ...
Owen Doyle: Steven Kitshoff’s close call shows scrum laws need to change
But before we get to those, I am compelled to start with some scrum stuff. And that’s because, with all this reimagining ...
BMJ2mon
Injury and biomechanical perspectives on the rugby scrum: a review of the literature
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 ...
Rugby World Cup winner Steven Kitshoff reveals he was just two millimetres from death in ‘just another scrum’
South Africa rugby international Steven Kitshoff has revealed a scum left him ‘two millimetres from death’. The 2019 and 2023 ...