In this article we look at what professional rugby players eat to stay in shape and be match-ready...
ノックオン。またやっちゃった・・・。この試合で2回目だ。ボーダーランズの陣地で、相手ボールのスクラム。 ぼくのせいだ。なんとしてもボールをうばって、得点につなげなきゃいけないのに。ぼくらが勝つには、あと5点、必要なのに...
My predecessor as Japan coach, New Zealand's John Kirwan, favoured foreign players in his selections. He included plenty of New Zealand- and Pacific Island-born players. I headed in the opposite direction...
The lineout is a common way of restarting the game after the ball goes out of bounds, or into touch, which is the area outside of the touch lines. There are many aspects to this manoeuvre — the following is a brief description of what it is.
Scotland’s Six Nations campaign got off to a glorious start as the team beat England at home 11-6 on Saturday, February 6th. This was Scotland’s first win over England at Twickenham Stadium since 1983. Here’s how the match played out...
Japan has long been labelled as a predictable, set-play dependent, unimaginative rugby nation. However, in recent years, it seems they are starting to ‘feel’ the game more and shake that label.
From January 2022, the Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) will introduce a new format to its professional league. Here are some of the details:
Today, we're going to give a brief introduction to two very common competitive points of contact in rugby: (1) the ruck and (2) the maul.
Today, we're going to look at the scrum, a common method for restarting play in rugby. A scrum consists of 8 players from each team pushing against each other, using their feet to retrieve the rugby ball, which has been placed between the 2 pushing groups by the scrum half.
Rugby is a full contact sport that requires a player to be in peak physical condition. But what do you do when the gym is over crowded? Not to worry, we offer two types of conditioning that players can do almost anywhere.