Rugby union rules: Scoring, positions, scrums, penalties and more explained

The 2026 Men's Six Nations Championship gets underway on. Here's a crash course on the rules and origins of the 15-a-side code.

ITV to play adverts before scrums during Six Nations games

The news that ITV intends to show adverts during breaks in play before scrums shows the disdain in which the set-piece is ...

In-game adverts rile rugby fans on Six Nations debut

In-game adverts made their UK television debut in Thursday night's Six Nations match between Ireland and France - to the irritation of many.

Rugby union positions: All you need to know

Rugby positions can be confusing to say the least. ESPN has put together all you need to know about rugby union positions, ...
Planet Rugby on MSN

World Rugby meeting agenda details revealed including Bomb Squads, scrum cards and TMO verdicts

Details as to what World Rugby has on its agenda have been revealed.
The Irish Times

Malachy Clerkin: Scrums are like Finnegans Wake – you either haven’t a clue or you spoof that you do

What did you do during all those scrums last Saturday? Bit of Christmas shopping perhaps? Tackle a couple of Sudokus? Read Finnegans Wake? Famously – or maybe not that famously, let’s be fair about it ...
Post Independent Citizen Telegram

Valley Valkyries rugby scrums through tournament at Spring Valley

It may be by a technicality, but the Valley Valkyries 7s rugby club were the de facto champions of their hosted tournament Saturday. The high school girls rugby club went 2-1 with a roster of mostly ...
Seattle Times

Scrums, mauls impacted as rugby approves law amendments

Optional law amendments limiting contact in scrums, the number of players in a maul, and the duration of rucks have been approved by World Rugby in the hope of reducing the risk of possible ...