Watching rugby for the first time as an American can feel like looking in a funhouse mirror. It contains elements of soccer, which birthed it in 1823 when William Webb Ellis picked up a soccer ball ...

Watching rugby for the first time as an American can feel like looking in a funhouse mirror, but the United States Women's Rugby Sevens team is on the hunt for a medal with two games left in their ...

Coinciding with Sean Payton’s first year as the head coach of the Saints, the NFL changed the rules to allow a runner to be pushed by a teammate. As Payton commences his first year as head coach of ...

When Sean Payton first took the head coaching job in New Orleans, the NFL allowed a runner to stand behind a teammate and push him forward. Now, Payton is assembling his coaching staff with the ...

The most unstoppable play in the NFL last season was undoubtedly the Philadelphia Eagles' scrum play, essentially a quarterback sneak in which two players pushed Jalen Hurts from behind. Philadelphia ...

The death of 20-year-old Vilano Saunders after playing out of position in a scrum shows why safety rules in rugby union exist. Some rugby fans lament the proliferation of rules in the game – the rugby ...