They are almost always the eight forwards in the side. The scrum is formed at the place where the infringement happened. All scrums must take place at least five metres from the touch or trylines.

The scrum-half is the player responsible for getting things going in the scrum. It's their job to feed the ball into the scrum for the hooker to strike back to the loose forward. The scrum-half must ...

Additional scrum analysis showed that only 5% of all scrums collapsed, but the propensity for injury was four times higher (2.9 (1.5 to 5.4) injuries/1000 events) and the severity was six times ...

Background Rugby Union scrums which collapse possess a higher injury risk than completed scrums. A mechanically stable scrum should limit the motions which generate uncontrolled and hazardous ...

Finally, scrum-halves will receive greater protection at scrums, rucks and mauls. After ratification by World Rugby last November, these changes will be rolled out in competitions that begin in ...