The scrum in rugby is the opposed movements of teams after a tackle occurs. Learn how to play rugby, including rules and skills, in this video rugby lesson.
Crouch, touch, pause, & engage
Scrum consists of 3 rows of players
Second row consists of taller players
Mark is the coach of the Austin Rugby club. He plays out in Burr Field in Austin, TX.
MARK BREWERTON: Mark Brewerton here, Austin Rugby again. What we are about to see in front of us is the scrum. Crouch! Touch! Pause! Engage! [DEMONSTRATION OF SCRUM] Break! Example there is what happens is when the scrum is set, it is eight guys entering as one and calling in unison. The cadence is generally crouch, touch, pause, engage. While we are also having the scrum is we have a front row which is the three guys which start at the front of the scrum, but position-wise that is pretty much open to anyone if you are short, tall, big, little lighter, that is where you want to be. Second row is generally where we have a lot of our taller fellows. Obviously we do not have them here today but generally that is where the long, tall, athletic guys go when we move on to the line out and you will see exactly why they go in the second row. Then the third row is that what we call a loose trio. We have a number eight, a blindside flanker and an openside flanker. These are the guys which as you see the game develop are the ones around the fields which are generally a cross between a back and a forward, maybe a bit more in size, a little bit more power, not quite as much as speed but generally very good ball handling skills.
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