At his peak, Benn Robinson was acknowledged as one of the premier loosehead props in world rugby. While not the biggest in terms of stature, the man they dubbed ‘Cat’ used his 183cm, 112-kilo frame to great effect across 72 Tests for the Wallabies and 148 Super Rugby matches for the NSW Waratahs. But we […]
What does the ultimate Australian scrummaging front-rower look like? We’ve cast our eye over the five Australian Super Rugby clubs and combined the ‘best bits’ from a number of the country’s premier props to create the ultimate scrumming prop! Take a look and let us know what you think… LEGS & BUM – Taniela Tupou […]
This week, we head into camp with the Queensland Reds. In 2016, the Reds’ set piece has been amongst the front-runners in the Super Rugby competition. The Queenslanders own the premier lineout at this stage of the season (91.6% success rate), while their scrum has also been a strong point, returning an impressive 94% success […]
Welcome to the Enforcer blog! Through these entries we’ll celebrate the gloriousness of scrums and forward play; we’ll get tips and insight into the dark arts of scrummaging, set piece and the breakdown; and we’ll profile many of the unsung heroes of rugby, whose broad statures, cauliflower ears and broken noses are marks of honour for […]
A well-constructed scrum machine will encourage the forwards to improve the timing of their scrum. It doesn’t matter how much weight you have packing into the scrum, if your engagement timing is off, you will struggle to win scrums! Coaches tell us it is overwhelmingly noticeable to see the difference between the power a scrum […]
