How often do we hear it said by the French, South Africans and even these days the New Zealanders, that the scrum is a ...

scrum. Well, more technique. Andrew Porter forced the error. A first scrum, in a set piece that’s proved troublesome.

A raging torrent of water carried off everything in its path including more than 30 vehicles as it swept through the centre ...

There were two new call-ups: Gloucester Rugby lock Freddie Thomas and Scarlets winger Blair Murray. Thomas has recently spoken about how his mother cried when she learned that her son had been ...

Wallabies scrum coach Mike Cron jokingly refers to himself as ‘broken-down old forwards coach’. But in world rugby, the New Zealander is renowned as the foremost expert on scrummaging ...

On an afternoon made for running rugby, there was a poor crowd to witness a dour arm ... Ospreys suffered a blow when their scrum-half, Reuben Morgan-Williams, was sin-binned for a no-arms tackle but ...

The Lions carried the ball back over their own line for a five-metre Leinster scrum, which Doris made a powerful carry off the back of. Leinster stayed patient until Van der Flier powered over ...

The stars of the smash hit rugby podcast transfer their outrageous banter and anecdotes to the printed page in this riotously funny volume. The long-awaited book from rugby stars Alex Payne, James ...

Want to know when you can watch the Welsh men’s and women’s teams in action this season? This guide to Wales rugby fixtures tells you everything you need to know, including kick-off times and (where ...

Specialist bowlers in cricket must hold a bat on occasion. But anchoring the scrum? Some of the greatest players in rugby’s 153-year history have never had the experience. What’s more, they would have ...