Think of the open-side flanker as your 'rat-up-a-drainpipe' type player, if you will, or the 'groveller'. Because defensive lines are so tight in the modern game, the open-side's role is turning rucks ...

Dragons flanker Ollie Griffiths has retired from ... or cause lesions to form in one or more places in the body. Histiocytes are types of white blood cells which help fight infection.

Super Rugby history has been littered with great open-side flankers. Since the inception ... The first of these is the "scavenger" or "fetcher" type player, who constantly tries make a mess ...

Dragons flanker Ollie Griffiths has revealed ... or cause lesions to form in one or more places in the body. Histiocytes are types of white blood cells which help fight infection.

This time I continue to look at Rugby Union ... name of their position, flankers are often the most agile forwards, and usually the biggest hitters. There are two types of flanker - blindside ...

20: 1) The Rugby World Cup is a truly global competition ... 2) There's a position on the field for every body type Whatever your shape or size, there's a position for you somewhere on the field.

Dan Lydiate, a celebrated flanker for Dragons RFC , the British and Irish Lions, and Wales, will retire from professional rugby at the end of the current season. Dragons CEO Rys Blumberg lauded ...

Retiring Scarlets flanker Aaron Shingler reveals to the BBC Scrum V podcast the physical toll rugby has taken on him. The 35-year-old - who won 27 caps for Wales - says it takes him so long to ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Former Wallabies flanker Phil Waugh ... issues that almost forced the body to close its doors during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2029 women's Rugby World Cup will also take ...