Methods Saliva was obtained from male professional players in the top two tiers of England’s elite rugby union competition across two ... 95% CI 0.86 to 1 at 36–48 hours). Conclusions SCRUM, a large ...

Rugby is not, and should never become, all-singing and all-dancing, at the expense of key characteristics, such as the scrum. We should implore Robinson to give the scrum back its true identity ...

The scrum-half is the brains of the operation in France, and that is why historical number nines such as Jacques Fouroux, Pierre Berbizier, Dmitri Yachvili and Morgan Parra are more prominent in a ...

And if James Lowe and Dan Sheehan haven’t fully recovered from injury and aren't on the pitch the scrum-half could well ... I’m still loving my rugby, I’m still competitive.” ...

Playing scrum-half for Ealing that day was former Wales ... give up and has worked hard to forge a career as a professional rugby player in the English Championship. "It (getting let go by the ...

and the experience for players," said Six Nations chief of rugby Julie Paterson. There are two global law trials which will also come in during the 2025 Championship, with scrum-halves being given ...

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) say being able to close the retractable roof will guarantee conditions, maintain consistency for players and improve the fan experience. "There's no better atmosphere ...

Added to that, their scrum was dominant. In this phase Brecon spent a lot of time in reverse and frequently surrendered penalties and succumbed to a pushover try. Yet in spite of the Keys’ dominance ...