In rugby league a scrum is a way of re-starting play after: 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.

Aeons ago, Australia bestrode the world of rugby ... the scrum, via the back row, and plucked it out. That’s a penalty offence, but, what the heck, the referee played on. At last, the Six ...

For the first time in the Six Nations ... To those familiar with rugby, there are few more compelling battles on a pitch than two packs colliding come scrum time, but countless scrums and ...

ROME, Italy -- England are optimistic Alex Mitchell will be fit for their Six Nations opener against Ireland, but amid a damaging injury report from the weekend's rugby, head coach Steve Borthwick ...

England's Six Nations campaign got off to a losing start with defeat to Ireland in Dublin last weekend while Manchester ...