Rugby is a contact team sport played between two teams of 15 players each on a rectangular field. It originated from soccer and was the origin of American football. Players can only move the ball by running, kicking, or throwing it sideways. Points are scored by grounding the ball in the try zone or by kicking field goals. The game is made up of two continuous 40-minute halves with rolling substitutions and only stops for injuries or penalties. Positions include forwards like props, hookers, and flankers in the scrums and lineouts and backs like scrum halves, centers, and wings that handle the ball.
2. Basic Info
• 2 continuous 40 min. halfs(no timeouts or
huddles)
• field dimensions: 100m. x 70m.
• 15 players to a side
• no pads or helmets are worn
• football originated from
rugby
• rugby originated from
soccer
3. How to play:
• ball can only be moved by running, kicking
or throwing sideways
• ball is still live after player is tackled
• points: try 5pts, extra point 2pts, field goal
3pts
• game only stopped for injuries or penalty
• when in try zone ball must "touchdown" on
ground
4. Positions
Forwards: #'s 1-8 Backs: #'s 9-15
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• •
props (loose & tight head) scrum-half
•
hooker
•
fly-half
•
lockes
•
left wing
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flankers (blindside & openside) inside center
•
eight man outside center
•
right wing
full back
