The scrum-half's basic role is to deliver the ball from the base of the scrum, ruck or maul to spark the backline, but that is too simplistic and ignores hundreds of other key characteristics. The ...

The scrum is a way to restart play after certain stoppages, like a forward pass or knock-on, or when the ball becomes unplayable in a ruck or maul.

The ball has gone out to touch The ball has been knocked on A forward pass Play is too dangerous to continue Not everyone can join a scrum. Only six players from each team can take part. They are ...

It put pressure on scrum half Harry Randall ... As the ball came to the base, Ford and Furbank scurried to the attacking left ...

Ange Capuozzo, the impish Italian full-back, replaced scrum-half Simon Daroque. It was not an injury replacement; the switch was tactical. That is correct: Capuozzo, the Italy speedster ...

“He did all that but actually to Alex it was essential to get a rugby ball in his hands. He just wanted to play rugby. That’s when he was his happiest.” While he was always a scrum half, Mitchell ...