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, ...

* Loose-head prop (jersey number 1): A big, strong player who is responsible for scrumming in the front row and lifting the jumpers in the line-out. * Hooker (jersey number 2): This front rower ...

Have you been watching the Women's Rugby World Cup and wondered what the commentators have been talking about? Don't worry, we've got your back. Rugby union is played by two teams of 15 players, with ...

Background Rugby Union scrums which collapse possess a higher injury risk than completed scrums. A mechanically stable scrum should limit the motions which generate uncontrolled and hazardous ...

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 ...

Scrum-half Danny Care, who won 101 caps for England and has made a record 394 appearances for Harlequins, will retire from rugby at the end of the season. Care, 38, stepped back from the international ...

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Here are some of the basics of union rugby. This is from the Minnesota Rugby Union’s Web site. • Each team has eight forwards, who make up the scrum, and seven backs. Each player on the pitch (field) ...

Despite being one of the most fast paced, exciting, and undoubtedly violent team sports in the world, rugby isn’t a very popular within the United States. Therefore, as a college rugby player myself, ...