What all does a prop in rugby do other than the scrum?

Question

our school jsut started a rugby team and i got position of prop and i dont know wha im suposed to do the other 90% of the game wehen im not lifting in the lineout or in the scrum.. i dunno wat else im suposed to be doing

Answer 1

just try and smash people bro and get stuck into the mauls and evrything and take sum hit ups but dont stand out in the backline if your a prop ,props take up to much space ,

Answer 2

You are probably too new to the game to get too technical with your game just yet. Your position is critical to promoting the ball across  the advantage line and protecting it once you are there. Learn your trade at set play, scrum and line out time through good coaching. Outside of that, pick the back or loose forward who runs well with the ball and follow them. This will almost always be near the middle of the paddock. We call this the fat mans track. Head to this part of the field at the advantage line as soon as you come out of the scrum, maul or line out. Before you know it you will have the ball in your hands or closely supporting the ball carrier. Called the fat mans track because all good props know that this is the shortest way to the next beak down in play. Hope this makes sense to you.

Answer 3

Eye gouge, short arm punches and generally tackle like mad, as well as lifting in the rucks.

Answer 4

sorry about the last guys cut and paste from the encylopedia. clearly he is not a prop coz he would have known that no prop in the world needs to read that much dry information

after the scrum and lineout your jobs are simple. get to as many breakdowns as you can (rucks and mauls) you have been put in the front row coz your weight and/or strenght has been recognized. your useful scrumaging skills can be applied to the rucks and mauls

hit the ball up if you get a chance too. if you dont make it to the ruck or maul get the half back or 5/8 to pass to you and run. dont do any fancy side steps or dummies just run flat out in a straight line with a good low body height. dont stop when you get to the defensive player, just run like noones going to touch you.

if you make it to the breakdown and the ball is on the ground or being presented, dont be affraid to grab it and run around the side of the breakdown. if its on the ground its called a pick and go and can be a very effective staging platform for you team.

thats about it for other jobs but if i can offer some advice that will change how you are seen as a player. stereotypically props are seen as lazy and one dimensional players but this does not have to be the case. ive been playing at tighthead for 15 years and believe i have elevated my usefullness beyond all other forwards by doing to things. 1 practice you scrumaging skills til you are a machine, perfect, unmovable, solid and pain-inflicting. get advice from someone who has been there for a while, you will know that you have found someone who knows what they are talking about when they use words like, head up, pop your chest out, small quick steps, flat back, 90 degree knees sink and sqeeze, breathe, pop your shoulder. 2 get fit. cardio til youre in the top 2 forwards in the team. then your a re a prop who get arounf the field like a utility or loose forward. master these two simple things and you have elevated you self to the top of the pack

Answer 5

Get in shape. While props are notoriously the "biggest" players on the team, having endurance as far as running can make you a formidable player. We just had one of our props get such good endurance that she switched in as inside center for a game and they simply could not tackle her. Make your size an advantage by not being the slowest person on the field and you will be practically unstoppable.

Also, be able to ruck/maul/tackle. These are important basic skills for any rugby player, but most especially a player in the tight five.

Answer 6

1. Loosehead prop & 3. Tighthead prop

The role of both the loose- and tighthead props is to support the hooker in the scrum and to provide effective, dynamic support for the jumpers in the line-out. Along with the second row, the props provide the main power in the push forward in the scrum. For this reason they are usualy the strongest and heaviest players in the team. Under modern rules non-specialists are not allowed to play as props (or hooker) as specialist skills are required to ensure the scrum does not collapse, a situation which can be very dangerous sometimes resulting in crushing or breaking of the neck and spine. If there are not enough props or hookers on either team (and no replacements are available), uncontested scrums will be set.

A tighthead prop is so called because they pack down on the right-hand side of the scrum and so (because the players engage to the left of their opponents) their head fits between the opposing loosehead prop and hooker. In contrast, the loosehead prop packs down on the left-hand side where their head is outside that of the opposing tighthead prop. Although it may look to the neutral observer that the two positions are quite similar (and some players have the ability to play on both sides of the scrum), the technical challenges of each are quite different. Jason Leonard (England and Lions) and Gethin Jenkins (Wales and Lions) are rare in being able to prop on either side at the top level.

The laws of the game require the tighthead prop to bind with his right arm outside the left upper arm of his opposing loosehead prop and similarly they restrict what the loosehead prop can do with his left arm. Although the scrum half may put the ball in on either side of the scrum, he is unlikely to choose the tighthead side because otherwise the opposing hooker would be between him or her and his or her own hooker. Hence, the laws implicitly require the loosehead prop to be on the left side of the scrum.

Props are also in the position of being able to direct the movement of the scrum in moving side to side to prevent the other team's scrum from "wheeling" the set scrum and forcing another "put in" from the opposing side.

Outside of the scrum and line-outs Props use their great strength and weight to win rucks and mauls for their teams and to make large drives forwards with the ball.

Props in the International Rugby Hall of Fame include: Jason Leonard (England and Lions), Syd Millar (Ireland and Lions) and Wilson Whineray (New Zealand). Whineray is also a member of the IRB Hall of Fame.

hope i could help

Answer 7

your pretty much the unsung hero on the pitch!

taking short balls from the fly half, acting as a post or guard on rucks and mauls. Rucking and mauling. thats all i know unfourtunatly! im not a prop by nature!

Answer 8

There's a lot of wordy people here.

If your team has the ball, support the ball carrier. Get in rucks and mauls to retain possession.

If your team doesn't have the ball, tackle. Get in rucks and mauls and try to win possession.

Answer 9

a props job is primarily to scrummage, and you should aim to spend time training for this as its important, skill and strength need to be developed to be effective and get your team going forward.

beyond scrums, lifting is also inmportant (although in the modern game almost anyone in the forward pack lifts). good lifting of your 1st 2 jumpers allows simple lineouts and easy ball. As a lock in New Zealand myself, i've found that being dominant in the front of the lineout is highly valuable, as it allows you to not get too tricky, and take simple throws to the front and setting up drives, also often forcing the other team to try too much if you can mess up their easy throws.

beyond the set piece (lineouts and scrums), a prop takes his position as a member of the tight five (props, locks, and hooker). This group provides the backbone of any team, the muscle up front. Your job in general play is to provide close-quarters defence off the ruck or maul. On offence you need to work with your pack to dominate rucks and mauls (this is likely to be your primary job in general play), being effective here provides good go-forward ball to your backs and maintains possesion which is vital. Apart from these things you assist in general play where neccessary by providing support to players running the ball, holding in the line on defence and just being a positive and active member of the team in general

i hope this was of some help