The 2026 Men's Six Nations Championship gets underway on February 5. Here's a crash course on the rules and origins of the 15-a-side code.

Rugby positions can be confusing to say the least. ESPN has put together all you need to know about rugby union positions, ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - 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. Eight players from each team, ...

Pushover Try - a try scored by the forward pack as a unit in a scrum by pushing the opposition's scrum pack backwards across the tryline while dragging the ball underneath them. Typically scored from ...

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 ...

Tonight’s Six Nations match between Ireland and France includes the option to air two split-screen adverts before a scrum is set ...

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Ex-All Blacks scrum coach Mike Cron has been hailed for his 'cleaning up' of the set-piece, making it easier for referees.