Despite the perceived protection offered by rugby headgear, scrum caps are “not intended nor expected to protect against any form of mild traumatic brain injury or skull fractures” – World ...

Objective To assess and evaluate the injury risk associated with the scrum in English professional rugby union in the 2011–2012 season. Design Prospective, cohort. Participants Players at English ...

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 stoppages can alienate those new to the game.

Playing scrum-half for Ealing that day was former ... up and has worked hard to forge a career as a professional rugby player in the English Championship. "It (getting let go by the Ospreys ...