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 ...

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.

After executing the decisive scrum that secured the Bulls' narrow victory over Leinster, prop Mornay Smith is focused on the ...

Nonetheless, it is indeed an enigma. The scrum is broken. And World Rugby have come up with nothing to fix it, no law trial that attempts to resolve this calamitous set-piece, to make it a lot safer.

A scrum is finished when the ball has come out of the scrum. Once it has, then the opposition scrum-half can tackle their opposite number for the ball. But in some situations the number 8 may dribble ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ulster head coach Richie Murphy has handed scrum-half Conor McKee his competitive debut. McKee will start in in Saturday's crucial United Rugby Championship clash with Welsh-side the Scarlets at ...