“Scrummage” is the end product of a blend of final year journalism portfolio and a will to help new rugby fans understand the positions of the game. Having played as a tight-head prop for my Universities 1st team it was great how much people wanted to talk to rugby players and yet when I attempted to explain what it was a prop did you could see the look of confusion slide across their face.
So what I did was create a series of video containing some of the biggest names in world rugby to help describe and explain the various positions of Rugby Union. Each episode covers aspects such as training, diet, injury prevention, the difference between two positions of the same name (such as the number 4 & 5 lock) and then end with who the professionals think is the best player in the world at their position.
The next episode in the series is concentrating on the last man of the defence, the fullback, (number 15) and to do this we have with us:
Tom Voyce
Fullback, London Welsh & England
The former Wasps and England wing/fullback holds the record for the fastest ever try scored (although this is disputed by some) with a time of 9.63 seconds when he scored against Harlequins after managing to take the ball away from England legend Will Greenwood. Voyce was very through in his preparation for a game. Voyce’s uncle Thomas played 26 times for England and became president of the RFU in 1960
Jonathan Webb
Fullback, Bath & England
Webb is one of the highest point scorers ever for England having amassed nearly 300 points in his career. He travelled with England to 2 world cups an scored England’s only points in the 12-6 loss to Australia in the 1991 RWC final. He now runs the Jonathan Webb clinic and specialises in orthopaedic surgery, which concentrates on injuries to areas such as the neck and knees (prime areas for sports injuries).
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