Category: How To Play Rugby

As I said in a previous article, the hardest obstacle that professional players need to overcome when converting from rugby league to rugby union seems to be cultural. While this …

THE LINEOUT IN RUGBY UNION To a first time viewer the rugby lineout must look as choreographed and graceful as the rugby scrum looks brutal and explosive. In what can only …

THE SCRUM IN RUGBY UNION The marvel of the rugby union scrum is truly one of rugby’s unique spectacles. Sixteen of the biggest players on the field smash together and push …

RUGBY POSITIONS EXPLAINED, INCLUDING JERSEY NUMBERS. Rugby Union positions are some of the most specialised in sports, and they all correspond to a specific rugby jersey number. Although you don’t …

Lote Tuqiri’s conversion back to Rugby League in 2009 marked the last of the ‘big three’ signings of 2002, to return to the 13-man game. Mat Rogers, Wendell Sailor, …