Category: Position Guides

The primary role of a full back, who wears the number 15 shirt, is to tackle opposition players who have broken through the defensive line and prevent them from scoring. They also need to field any...

A scrum-half is a playing position in rugby union that occupies the number nine shirt. Their main role is to link the forwards to the backs by passing the ball from the base of scrums, lineouts,...

This is a very important moment in your life, a complete game changer even. You are going to decide what position you are going to play in rugby, which as a result will determine whether you will be...

I only played a handful of times on the wing for my first team as I was mainly a fly half/centre. So, I’ve put this basic guide to wing play together using my own experience but also from watching...

The average size of a professional rugby player in Europe is 102kg in weight and 1.87 meters in height. The average size of a forward is 112.55kg and 1.90m and the average size of a back is 1.83m in...

I stood behind the posts as Jonny Wilkinson, one of the greatest fly halves ever, practiced his goal kicking. I was at the British Lions training ground as a spectator in 2001 and studied his every...