Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox ...

The Brumbies are the only unbeaten team through three weeks of Super Rugby, after No. 8 Charlie Cale scored post-siren in Canberra to sneak them past the Blues. The Waratahs are also yet to suffer a ...

It has ceased to even be the elephant in the room. There’s no hiding from it any more. The scrum has become an Achilles heel in Irish rugby, and it’s not just the international team, it is the ...

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Writing about the scrum is like diving in at the deep end and hoping that it is, indeed, the deep end. But here goes. There has been a huge amount of debate about the scrums in Ireland’s match against ...

Ireland’s pack was rocked by Italy in their Six Nations meeting and England have taken note Two snapshots will be nagging away in Irish minds before Saturday’s visit to south-west London. The first is ...

It was perhaps the most striking image of the second round of the Six Nations. One needs only a rudimentary knowledge of the mechanics of the scrum to know that the sight of a tighthead hoisted high ...

Tom Harrison has turned a glaring weakness into an area of strength, spearheaded by Ellis Genge and Joe Heyes Based a stone's throw from the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham, Charles has worked for the ...

England scrum-half Alex Mitchell speaks to Sky Sports News ahead of Six Nations clash with Scotland; The scrum-half is set to make his first appearance at Murrayfield; England are looking to extend ...

The Sharks are statistically becoming one of the United Rugby Championship’s best sides when it comes to scrum time, overthrowing the previous table-toppers Stormers. The Cape side built their rapid ...