For scrum-halves, the offside line is the line of the ball fed into the scrum. So that means they can't go past that line until the ball has been put into the scrum by the opposing number nine. For ...

In rugby league a scrum is a way of re-starting play after: The ball has gone out to touch The ball has been knocked on A forward pass Play is too dangerous to continue Not everyone can join a scrum.

The scrum is a way to restart play after certain stoppages, like a forward pass or knock-on, or when the ball becomes unplayable in a ruck or maul.

Background In comparison to other aspects of play in rugby union, the scrum is a relatively controlled event, which is governed by numerous safety laws. Also, the scrum, in comparison to other events ...

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 ...

And thus, the war on the scrum continues, and it is by any estimation a struggle for the very soul of rugby union. No phase of play in the code exemplifies rugby’s values and mythos more than ...

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 ...