Despite its flaws, throwing the scrum to the wolves would represent a grave, irretrievable error for rugby union ...

Italian prop Mirco Spagnolo has defended Tadhg Furlong after the incident that saw the Irish prop go airborne at the scrum last weekend ...

As well as a numbers and size deficit, unlike South Africa, France, Italy and England, Irish rugby lacks ‘a scrum culture’ ...

With the rise of contestable kicking leading to more chaotic aerial contests and knock-ons, a strong scrum is all the more ...

Both World Rugby and Super Rugby have been criticised for their stance on the scrum.

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Objective Foot injuries cause a significant absence from training and playing in the English rugby premiership. Pressure analysis gives information on how load is distributed, to give clinically ...