THE Six Nations is BACK – and that means a raft of rule changes. Five major changes have been introduced for this year’s tournament as rugby chiefs attempt to speed up the action. Some ...

The eight forwards and the scrum-half are the players who make up the line-out. The most important players in the line-out are the hooker, the two second rows and the scrum-half. They are the players ...

One of rugby’s major misconceptions is that the line-out is decided solely in the air. Just as important is the race for ...

Savvy to rugby’s law book, England deploy a forward in the ‘plus one’ position, exploiting a loophole that permits the player to join the line-out once the ball leaves the hooker’s hands.

Ireland has gotten off to a five-point start to its bid for an unprecedented third straight outright Six Nations rugby title ...

There are two different imaginary offside lines for players in the line-out and those outside the line-out. The first line shows the offside line for the forwards and the scrum-half until the ball has ...

contesting a line-out, tackling drills and even a bit of argy-bargy with each other. In a preview of their show, Crouch opens proceedings by asking Kay who he thinks will be better at rugby out of ...

the Vodacom United Rugby Championship is their “day job”. There is a big URC clash with the in-form Leinster side coming up next Saturday and it is understandable that Dobson is prioritising ...

One of rugby’s major misconceptions is that the line-out is decided solely in the air. Just as important is the race for space over the ground, which is shaped by dummies, deception and ...