The place kick is used in two different scenarios; at kick-off and kicking at goal. Both have different purposes in the game, but the technique is exactly the same. A good place kicker can be the ...

In research published in the journal Sports Biomechanics, scientists have analysed the kicking techniques of professional and semi-professional rugby players to see which technique is most successful.

After 79 minutes of a physically exhausting Rugby Union match, would you have the skill and presence of mind to slot a vital place-kick between the uprights to win the game for your team?

COLLINGWOOD'S 1986 Coleman Medal winner Brian Taylor says the place-kick should ... the most accurate kick for goal over the past decade. "When you compare Lloyd with a rugby league player ...

The art of kicking takes on numerous forms in rugby, but it's the place kick that's the purest ... man who inspired a generation with his unique technique. Wilkinson's 1,246 points for the ...

Rugby's place-kickers need space to work at their craft, more than most: it hasn't been in good supply during lockdown. Kick guru Vlok Cilliers warns ... or post up some recommended drills on Facebook ...

The Sharks beat Munster 6-4 in a dramatic place kicking shootout after the United Rugby Championship quarter-final between ...

In the advisory, World Rugby has clarified the 60-second shot-clock for conversions, which will allow teams to take the kick with a different ball that was used to score the try. Currently ...

In research published in the journal Sports Biomechanics, scientists have analysed the kicking techniques of professional and semi-professional rugby players to see which technique is most successful.