Set pieces often reveal the true story of a rugby match before the scoreboard does, with lineouts, scrums and penalties ...

The 2026 Men's Six Nations Championship gets underway on February 5 with a huge clash between France and Ireland in Paris. The tournament is the premier international competition between Northern ...

Ireland’s first lineout of the game against Australia was costly. Joe McCarthy went up but did not come down with Dan Sheehan ...

It’s not at all on the same scale as what went on in Alan Turing’s Bletchley Park, which may well have helped to shorten the second World War by several years. Nonetheless, it is indeed an enigma. The ...

May 9 (Reuters) - World Rugby has announced three law changes in a bid to speed up the game and increase entertainment, it said on Thursday, along with a set of trials including 20 minute sanctions ...

Wallabies players say they expect the Springboks to rely more on an aerial game in Cape Town this weekend than they did at Ellis Park. Also, while they were good in defensive lineouts, the Wallabies ...

It’s not hyperbole - the Western Force have mastered the art of defensive lineouts better than other team. According to Opta Stats, the Force steal 2.07 lineouts per game, the best among any side from ...

Former Ireland hooker Bernard Jackman pointed towards a lack of "lineout gurus" as one of the reasons for Ireland's set-piece ...

After a near perfect start to the season at lineout time the DHL Stormers experienced a bit of a wobble against Munster, but forwards coach Rito Hlungwani feels it was a minor issue in comparison with ...

TOKYO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Ireland begin their World Cup campaign against Scotland on Sunday with their fair share of questions to answer, chief among them how their lineout will fare without its ...