But the major difference between the two positions is the players' body composition ... He has good tackling skills because of his rugby league background, but is seen as someone who can play the ball ...

Although there is a degree of flexibility as to the width of a rugby pitch, the length of the pitch and inner markings are very precise: The positions numbers 1-8 on the field are called the ...

Rugby may have changed over the past 12 years but the basic skills of the fly-half are still the same. The fly-half - or outside-half, stand-off or first five-eighth, depending on which part of the ...