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 suspects England will have to be squeaky clean with this intricate tactic during Six Nations ...

Accuracy and timing are the two key factors for a perfect line out throw. Any player in the team can throw the ball into the line out, but usually it is the hooker who takes the responsibility. There ...

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.

Rito Hlungwani felt that the Racing defeat hadn’t dented the Stormers’ confidence, and that they had the ability to cause an upset and end Leinster’s 13-match unbeaten run in Dublin.

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 ...

And it is something that coach John Dobson will have to address in selecting his side for Saturday’s United Rugby Championship ... was due to an inefficient line-out, where a number of their ...