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 ...

The number 8's duties are similar to his loose forward team-mates ... When you're looking at the ball at the base of the scrum you must have that innate sense of position, of knowing where your ...

Main outcome measure Incidence of match injury (recorded as the number of injuries/1000 player ... clearly demonstrate the need for individual position-specific injury-prevention programmes in rugby ...

Background Sri Lankan university rugby players only have 3–4 years to understand ... whereas the least injury-prone positions were Fly-halves and Number 8s (2.6%). The most common injury location was ...