Springboks prop Ox Nche predicts a ‘very good’ scrum battle against England at Ellis Park in the Nations Championship clash on Saturday. While Steve Borthwick’s men endured their worst Six Nations ...

Jack van Poortvliet has won the race to start at scrum-half in England's Nations Championship opener against South Africa at Ellis Park on Saturday. Van Poortvliet has edged Alex Mitchell, who ...

The Springbok scrum sessions prepare players for any eventuality so that nothing surprises them at game time, said Zachary Porthen. The 22-year-old tighthead was speaking ahead of South Africa’s ...

Zachary Porthen has lifted the lid on the intensity of Springbok scrum training, describing live sessions against Ox Nche, Gerhard Steenekamp and the rest of the front row as harder than anything he ...

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You just coach rugby. There is no specialism. And then you become a specialist to get a job and if you want to get into the top end of the game. The higher and higher you get, the more you specialise.

Wallabies star Angus Bell believes that the Springboks have revolutionised the use of the bench in the modern game as well as the scrum. The 25-year-old loosehead prop is gearing up for the 2026 ...

Scrum-halves shouldn’t count sheep in their sleep – they should count the number of passes they’ve hopefully made in that week’s training. And it should run to hundreds, because they need to deliver ...

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The guttural roar was audible seven levels up at Croke Park. The Bulls forwards went through a final stretching exercise. The intensity and focus were unmistakable. And then it was time for ...