Bath boss Johann van Graan says the English club is working diligently at the “science” behind the forwards-heavy bench ploy ...

With World Rugby’s decision now in the open, it’s clear that the Bomb Squad isn’t going anywhere, at least for now.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend reportedly aired concerns about the growing use of forward-heavy benches at a World Rugby meeting ... being dubbed the ‘Bomb Squad’. Four years later ...

Rugby's 7-1 forwards-backs bench split looks set to continue, with World Rugby saying it has no plans to ban the strategy first made famous by the Springboks. The global rugby governing body's CEO ...

Rugby coach Ed Callanan will see for the first time how his squad can perform against opposition ... who are mostly English students, play on a much less formal basis. Today's game will also ...

This week World Rugby basically confirmed what we as South Africans already knew … The Springboks’ ‘bomb squad’ is actually better for the health and longevity of players. The 7-1 bench ...

Even if World Rugby outlawed the use of a 7-1 Bomb Squad – or Nuke Squad, as it’s sometimes referred to in South Africa – ahead of the start of the Springboks international season ...

Head of rugby Johann van Graan said he is "really proud ... our 23 has been working well," continued the South African. "The squad understands exactly what the coaches and I want, and we've ...