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The Flanker's Crouch Is a 150-Year-Old Safety Device

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The angled, almost lazy-looking posture of a rugby flanker is not about pushing power but about preventing fatal scrum collapses. The position acts as a diagonal brace that stops the scrum from folding vertically onto the front row’s…

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