Rugby

Rugby is also known as Rugby Football. Rugby a professional game, and is dominated by eleven "major" unions: Ireland, France, Australia, England, New Zealand, Fiji, Wales, Argentina, Italy, South Africa and Scotland. Rugby Union is administered by the International Rugby Board (IRB). Rugby union is the national sport in New Zealand, South Africa and Wales. "Minor" unions include Canada, Georgia, Japan, Namibia, Portugal, Romania, Samoa, Spain, Tonga, Chile, The United States and Uruguay. There are two main contests worldwide—the Australian National Rugby League and the European Super League. In the "National Rugby League" there are teams from all Australian states and territories except South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory and Tasmania, and  also one in Auckland, New Zealand. In Super League there are two teams from outside the north of England.

Rugby is a game played in 2, 40 minute halves, with a 10 minute halftime break. Each team has 15 players and is allowed 7 substitutes. The positions are as follows:

2 Props,Hooker,2 Lockers,Fly-half,2 Side Wings,2 Centers,2 Flankers,8th Man
,Scrum-half, Fullback,

Scoring:

Try

When a player touches the ball to the ground in the other teams goal area his team is awarded 5 points.

Penalty Try

A player can attempt a penalty when a player would have scored a Try but was stopped by an other team player penalty. This costs 5 points.

Conversion Goal

Conversion goal is attempted after a team scores a Try, a conversion goal is worth 2 points.

Penalty

Whenever a penalty is called the opposition who the penalty was called on gets to try for a penalty kick. If the kick is made that team gets 3 points.

Dropped Goal

A dropped goal is when a team player runs the ball back after a drop kick during the game.

 

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