The tight-head prop is very much the fulcrum. He anchors the whole scrum and is destructive in a negative sense. He will be trying to put the opposition loose-head under pressure. England's Phil ...

Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile The priority has been, is and will continue to be props. Everyone accepts there is a problem. Since the game moved into professionalism Irish rugby has been trying to ...

Players have always used some form of head protection over the years, from full-backs to loosehead props. Rugby union is a full-on contact sport, so expect a few bumps and bruises along the way. But ...

Crockett was part of the great All Blacks team that won the 2015 Rugby World Cup and racked up over 70 caps for his country. The ex-prop ... the great teams of the modern era, I feel.

Springbok prop Steven Kitshoff prepares to scrum down against Romania during the Rugby World Cup in France in 2023. Picture: Alex Livesey/Getty Images Injured Springbok and Stormers prop Steven ...

The Southport School product had just watched future Queensland Reds teammate Zane Nonggorr lift the trophy to cap a dominant GPS rugby campaign ... avoided when the prop ran out for the ...