High-tech gym chain Virgin Active has teamed up with England Rugby to launch “Fit for Rugby”, an innovative new training program created to inspire people to improve their physical strength, and be as ...

Objectives—To examine the influence of preseason fitness, existing injury, and preseason rugby training on subsequent injury. Methods—Players were eligible for the survey if they were a member of a ...

Training like a rugby player is not easy. Rugby combines strength, power, speed and agility. Pre-season is about building strength and power, but for amateur players, how do you get a workout that ...

She was the Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year in 2010, she was awarded an MBE in 2012, she retired from rugby after the 2014 World Cup victory - so what is Maggie Alphonsi doing now? We caught up ...

James Craig Brown's research position is contributed to by the BokSmart programme and Chris Burger/Petro Jackson Players' Fund. Concussions are one of the most commonly reported rugby-related injuries ...

The Rugby Football Club returns this fall with a new coaching staff and a new attitude. A trio of coaches, each with years of experience playing and coaching the sport — often with each other — will ...

Rugby is, and always has been, traditionally a man’s game. Burly blokes raging with testosterone; the demons of the playing field. Yet gradually, more and more women are muscling in on the action.