The IRFU’s attempts to further develop frontrow forwards have led them to appoint Seamus Toomey as performance pathway scrum coach ... invaluable asset to Irish Rugby within this new role ...

Springbok prop Steven Kitshoff prepares to scrum down against Romania during the Rugby World Cup in France in 2023. Picture: Alex Livesey/Getty Images Injured Springbok and Stormers prop Steven ...

coupled with Toomey's knowledge of the Irish Rugby landscape, made him the outstanding candidate to co-ordinate, develop and aid the roll out of the National Scrum Programme and work with players ...

Even the highly rated units, like the Springbok laden Sharks scrum, tend to come off second ... if not the most valuable position on the rugby field, at the Stormers is that there was a period ...

To those familiar with rugby, there are few more compelling battles on a pitch than two packs colliding come scrum time, but countless scrums and stoppages can alienate those new to the game.

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The 25-year-old scrum half will be housed in the away changing room with Exeter Chiefs, and playing only his second game of the season thanks to a nasty ankle injury picked up on the English ...

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MPs are calling for the government to intervene in the upheaval currently gripping English rugby. England's Rugby Football Union (RFU) is currently subject to widespread dissatisfaction within the ...

This scrum is one of the best ways of cranking up the pressure on your opponent's defence. It is given to the attacking side after one of the defending team has grounded the ball inside their own goal ...