Springbok prop Steven Kitshoff prepares to scrum down against Romania during the Rugby World Cup in France in 2023. Picture: Alex Livesey/Getty Images Injured Springbok and Stormers prop Steven ...

“Wearing my short hair in rugby with the scrum cap was huge for me. I only wore the scrum cap with my long hair, so I had the hair sticking out the back but now I am breaking down that barrier.

Onlookers are heard cheering from the sidelines as the thugs - some wearing rugby-style scrum caps - start booting and punching each other. One spectator can be heard bellowing: “Go on big man ...

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.

This scrum is one of the best ways of cranking up the pressure on your opponent's defence. It is given to the attacking side after one of the defending team has grounded the ball inside their own goal ...

Two packs of players, straining every muscle for every inch of opposition territory they can claim. Of course, it's the scrum. It is used for restarting play after the following: The ball has been ...

And if James Lowe and Dan Sheehan haven’t fully recovered from injury and aren't on the pitch the scrum-half could well have more caps than the ... I’m still loving my rugby, I’m still ...

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