
Sam Ayed is a soccer player, coach and lifelong sports enthusiast. As the editor of Sportmentary, he writes and reviews the site's guides, checks rules content against the official rulebooks of each sport's governing body, and keeps pages updated when those rules change.


How to Find a Rugby Club

A Parent’s Guide to Youth Rugby

Rugby Positions Explained: Backs

Rugby Positions Explained: Forwards

Rugby’s Scoring System

Rugby Culture Explained

Rugby League vs Rugby Union

Preparing for Rugby’s Physicality

Common Rugby Injuries: Treatment and Prevention

Understanding Rugby Kicking and Lineouts

Rugby Scrum Explained: Positions, Rules and How It Works

Carrying Into Contact in Rugby

Rugby Penalties Explained

Winning the Rugby Maul

Teaching Sportsmanship in Rugby

Rugby Training with Olympic Lifts

Defensive Rugby Strategy

Catching the High Ball in Rugby

Rugby Referee Signals for General Play

Rugby Referee Signals: Scrums, Rucks, Mauls and Penalties

Rugby Sevens Explained

An Overview of the Rugby World Cup

Youth Rugby Training Exercises

Rugby’s Core Skills: Passing and Catching

Rugby League’s Set of Six

Teaching the Rugby Tackle and Tackle Drills

Rugby Lineout Plays and Coaching

Rugby Training Equipment

Coaching Forwards in the Rugby Scrum

How to Get in Shape for Rugby

Playing Rugby in the Mud

Protective Rugby Gear

Communicating with a Rugby Official

The Rules of the Scrum in Rugby

How to Pick Your Rugby Position

Rugby Glossary

Rugby Rules and Regulations

History of Rugby



