The game begins with the ceremonial "fool" delivering a speech while a bonfire is lit behind him, covering him in smoke ... the event resembled a huge rugby scrum. "It's not nasty, but it is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The scrum-half's basic role is to deliver the ball from the base of the scrum, ruck or maul to spark the backline, but that is too simplistic and ignores hundreds of other key characteristics. The ...