“You want to be clean in Test rugby. Because [scrums] are such big moments, it’s really important.” Stuart acknowledged how scrum penalties can quickly gain or surrender 40 metres.

The scrum is a way to restart play after certain stoppages, like a forward pass or knock-on, or when the ball becomes unplayable in a ruck or maul.

The ball has gone out to touch The ball has been knocked on A forward pass Play is too dangerous to continue Not everyone can join a scrum. Only six players from each team can take part. They are ...

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 ...

This is the moment rugby players scrummed down to push an ambulance of field to get a player who suffered a 'series of seizures' on the pitch to hospital. Footage posted online shows more than 15 ...

A competitive rugby union match is played on a large ... They provide lineout jumping, bind the scrum and drive it forward. 5 Lock forward As above. 6 Blind-side flanker They are near the back ...

The scrum is one of rugby’s unique offerings ... outside of winning a penalty for a collapse, or duff bind, or hinge, or whatever. It used to be just a bunch of blokes pushing together as ...

There have been many times in rugby history where what is a dominant scrum in one particular game can find itself under pressure against the same opponents a few weeks later. That’s because ...

Who should be considered England’s most valuable individual from the recent Six Nations Championship? Either one of the ...