The 2026 Men's Six Nations Championship gets underway on February 5 with a huge clash between France and Ireland in Paris. The tournament is the premier international competition between Northern ...

15 players, forwards and backs, a fly-half is a first-five and a scrum-half is a halfback depending on where in the world you are. Rugby positions can be confusing to say the least. ESPN has put ...

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, ...

Rugby Union can look chaotic to the untrained eye - 30 players crashing into each other, a ball that never seems to roll straight, and whistles you can’t quite explain. But behind the apparent chaos ...

Rob Hoadley, the Englishman who is the head coach of the San Diego Legion of Major League Rugby, has been around the game for most of his 39 years. He played rugby professionally with a couple of ...

There have been many attempts to describe the complex roles and responsibilities of each member of a rugby team and the dynamic interactions that take place on and off the pitch. Many of these past ...

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 ...

1 UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa 2 Department of Public and ...

The 2025 Men's Six Nations Championship gets underway on January 31, with Ireland aiming to win an unprecedented third successive title. The tournament is the premier international competition between ...