Over my amateur rugby career playing around the world I have played with several players who wish they had realized the importance of having, or at least being aware of the limitations of their...
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The ball drops out of the air and a player catches the ball and shouts 'mark', whilst simultaneously stamping a foot on the ground. What is all that about? A player can deliberately stop the game...
I have still got two stud marks down the side of my rib cage where an opposition forward stamped all over me during a ruck in an U15s game of rugby. So, what are rucks and why are they so...
Loved and loathed in equal measure, mauls in rugby are a crucial part of the game. Whilst they can look ungainly, they require a good deal of team work, co-ordination and a surprisingly high degree...
On the referee's assistants' mark, each team forms a line of players beginning on the 5 meter line and stretching out to no further than the 15 meter line. The lines stand one meter apart and the...
A scrum is a way of restarting the game with a contest for the ball usually following: a knock on, a forward pass, a lineout throw that is not straight, when the ball gets stuck in a ruck or maul, or...