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Scrum-half has been something of a slow-moving position in Welsh rugby over the past decade. Where other areas of the team have resembled a revolving door, just eight men have worn the nine jersey in ...

Sid Going, who has died aged 80, was one of rugby union’s greatest scrum-halves as well as one of the most exciting players ever to turn out for New Zealand. In his prime between 1967 and 1977, when ...

SITTING IN A slick café in the heart of Lisbon, Elliott Ryan pauses more than once during the conversation as he gets his head around how a unique rugby journey means the Portuguese capital is a place ...

Danie van der Lith THERE is a jolt of energy every time Dylan “Bobby” Alexander arrives at a breakdown. The ball is out before defenders have reset, the tempo lifted, the threat immediate. At 23, the ...

A scheme educating coaches and referees in the dangers of the rugby scrum could be a key reason for a reduction in the number of spinal injuries suffered by rugby players, says a researcher writing in ...

LONDON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Italy coach Jacques Brunel did not have to study too hard to find reasons for his side's mauling by France in their Rugby World Cup opener -- the Azzurri conceded a massive ...

Background: In January 2007 the International Rugby Board implemented a new law for scrum engagement aimed at improving player welfare by reducing impact force and scrum collapses. In New Zealand the ...