According to the present disclosure there is provided a method and means for rolling tubular blooms to form tubes, in which at tubular bloom is passed during a plurality of working passes over a corresponding plurality of consecutive plugs arranged on a tension-loaded plug mandrel, said working passes being followed by a consecutive smoothing pass, wherein said working and smoothing passes are carried out in a continuous operation, in sequence, during which operation the external diameter of the tubular bloom is maintained substantially constant, the internal diameter of the bloom being enlarged during at least two of said working passes, and during said operation at least one smoothing pass being employed in the course of which an enlargement of the internal diameter takes place.
