World Rugby has implemented three law changes ... will be to laws around free-kicks. For free-kicks, teams can no longer opt for a scrum. Instead, they are required to tap or kick the ball to ...

The opposing scrum-half has to wait until the ball is out of the scrum before making a tackle for the ball. If they don't, the referee will award a penalty. Most offside decisions in rugby union ...

that it would not reasonably have been expected to occur in a rugby game.” This exercise that was being executed, “illegal and extremely dangerous and is used in an effort to dominate the opposing ...

Design Prospective, cohort. Participants Players at English Premiership rugby union clubs. Outcome measures Frequency of team scrum-events per match; incidence (injuries per 1000 player-hours; ...

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 ...

One of the big phrases in French rugby is "No scrum ... met in 2024 - they look to go after teams in the contest, once the ball has been fed. "The scrum just seemed to go away from us, so we ...