Wing/Wingers - either of the two backs wearing No.11 or No.14. Each will normally stay on the same side of the back line they ...

Think of the open-side flanker as your 'rat-up-a-drainpipe' type player, if you will, or the 'groveller'. Because defensive ...

The battle to earn selection for the British and Irish Lions squad continued in the second round of the Six Nations, but who ...

Oh, hang on, we’ve started talking about positions… Rugby union teams of 15 are split ... Behind the front rows are the locks, with a flanker on either side behind the props.

Absence due to thigh injuries was significantly higher in blind-side flankers (p=0.04 ... Trends in the profile of injuries sustained in rugby union matches between different positions have been ...

Rugby positions can be confusing to say the least ... Also known as Second Row Flankers - The two forwards wearing No. 6 or No. 7. They bind to the scrum outside of the locks just behind the ...