Laws
The Breakdown After the Tackle: What the Contest Is For
Understand the rugby breakdown after a tackle: follow player duties, legal arrival and ruck formation to see why the…
The reading list
All explainers
Explore Clear Rugby Review’s explanations of the laws, skills, positions, tactics and traditions that shape the game.
Skills
Pass, Grubber or Chip: Three Ways to Put the Ball into Space
Compare a rugby pass, grubber and chip by height, pace and intended receiver, so you can read the space each choice…
Traditions
Why Rugby Has Forwards and Backs
Why rugby has forwards and backs becomes clearer when you see how set pieces shaped specialist roles and how those…
Laws
How Rugby Touchline Rules Decide the Restart
Rugby touchline rules are easier to follow when you track how the ball went out; learn to distinguish a quick throw…
Tactics
A First Club Rugby Match: What to Watch Between the Big Moments
Learn how to read a first club rugby match by tracking phases, defensive shape and the changes that reveal how each…
Our view
Rugby rewards a closer look
The score tells you what happened; the details help explain how. We make the game’s language easier to follow without sanding off its complexity.