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:
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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 Penalty Dropped Goal |
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