Rugby Union can look chaotic to the untrained eye - 30 players crashing into each other, a ball that never seems to roll straight, and whistles you can’t quite explain. But behind the apparent chaos ...

Originally there were only two Rugby Positions—forwards and backs. It was only when the rules were first drafted in the 1870's that the fullback, of which there were three, was named and his role ...

There have been many attempts to describe the complex roles and responsibilities of each member of a rugby team and the dynamic interactions that take place on and off the pitch. Many of these past ...

Despite being one of the most fast paced, exciting, and undoubtedly violent team sports in the world, rugby isn’t a very popular within the United States. Therefore, as a college rugby player myself, ...

15 players, forwards and backs, a fly-half is a first-five and a scrum-half is a halfback depending on where in the world you are. Rugby positions can be confusing to say the least. ESPN has put ...

Objectives: To compare the physiological and anthropometric characteristics of specific playing positions and positional playing groups in junior rugby league players. Methods: Two hundred and forty ...

The countdown to the Springboks’ return to Gqeberha is on — and the city’s pulse is starting to race. As anticipation builds for the Bok showdown against Italy on 12 July, radio veteran Daron Mann is ...

The most powerful position in rugby will be filled when the next chairman of the sport’s global governing body is elected in Dublin on Thursday. Former France No. 8 Abdelatif Benazzi, former Australia ...