The game of rugby has changed its rules and evolved so many times over the years that it is now very different from how it started, but if you decide to go out and watch a rugby match, you may be wondering what the hell is going on… so Here are the basics of Rugby.
Rugby is a game played in 2 halves of 40 minutes, with a 10-minute break at half time. Each team has 15 players and 7 substitutes are allowed. The positions are as follows:
* 2 accessories
* prostitute
* 2 lockers
* 2 flankers
* 8th Man
* medium tight
* Fly-half
* 2 side wings
* 2 Centers
* Side
The field on which rugby is played is called the Pitch. It is a grass field 70 meters wide by 100 meters long and is equally separated into two equal halves by a white line.
Scoring is done in one of 5 ways.
*Try
When a player touches the ground with the ball in the opponents’ in-goal area, his team receives 5 points.
* Penalty Try
A player may attempt a penalty when a player would have scored a try but was stopped by an opponents penalty. This is worth 5 points.
* Goal conversion
The conversion goal is attempted after a team scores a Try, a conversion goal is worth 2 points.
* Penalty fee
Each time a penalty is awarded, the team that was awarded the penalty will attempt to take a penalty kick. If the shot is made, that team gets 3 points.
*Missed goal
A drop kick is when a player rolls the ball back after a drop kick during general play.
overall game
As in American football, rugby begins with a kick-off, which is known as a drop kick.
However, unlike football, there are no downs, no 10 yards to get, the game is continuous. The game does not stop when the ball hits the ground, it is fair game. passing is allowed, but must be done laterally or backwards, forward passing is not allowed. However, any player can kick the ball at any time, and once the ball has been kicked, he can be grabbed from either side. players often use this method to get the ball onto the field to teammates. Players can also run with the ball until 1 of 2 things happen, either they get tackled or go out of bounds.
When a player goes out of bounds, he is put back into play by a method called “lineout”, both teams line up 1 meter from each other on parallel lines and a player from the side that did not put the ball out of game. he throws it in a straight line between the two teams.
When a player is tackled, the other method of getting the ball back into play is called a “scrum”, this is done by each team forming a tunnel and the ball is placed between them, each side must fight for the ball against the others equipment. line until a player is able to push the ball back with his feet to his teammates behind him in the “tunnel”. If you’ve been thinking this sounds a lot like American football, well, it is, it was the forerunner of American football’s “scrimmage.”
And that’s it, rugby basics, so get out there and play!