South African derbies in the United Rugby Championship (URC) rarely hinge on moments of individual brilliance alone.When the Sharks and Bulls meet, the outcome is usually shaped by whose forwards are ...

Teams will no longer be allowed to choose a scrum from a free-kick under new laws to be rolled out across the game next season, with 20-minute red cards and shot-clocks for scrums and line-outs also ...

CAPE TOWN, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Winning the scrums will be a priority for South Africa when they face Argentina in the opening match of the Rugby Championship in Nelspruit on Saturday, according to ...

Coming up this week: a southern hemisphere rugby showdown in west London, McLaren on the brink of Formula One glory, the WNBA Finals tipping off with a twist, and more. Here’s your Inside Track to the ...

What did you do during all those scrums last Saturday? Bit of Christmas shopping perhaps? Tackle a couple of Sudokus? Read Finnegans Wake? Famously – or maybe not that famously, let’s be fair about it ...

We’ve heard the line many times. Something happens in a scrum. A TV commentator lacking international experience turns to the ex-pro beside them: “What in God’s name happened there?” Cue some ...

The sin-binning of the two front-rowers has caused much debate, as many believe that players should not be yellow-carded simply for being outpowered at the scrum. The fairness of such sanctions will ...

Of course Williams could never explain why Ireland could not hold their own in the contest, nor why they were not able to stop the Boks in other aspects. But the concern is real after World Rugby ...

Barefoot and muddied, a group of youngsters sprint across a makeshift pitch in rural Vietnam, passing the ball in a game of touch rugby in a country where few people have ever heard of the sport. They ...

One Sunday last May, the players from the Buffalo Rugby Club filed onto a bus in Newport, R.I., and began the long ride home to Western New York. For the fifth straight year, they had advanced to the ...