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...
Posts by Tim James
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...