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Rugby Union

A full contact team sport, rugby union originated in England. The sport uses an oval shaped ball and involves running with the ball in hand on a 100 by 70 meters field.

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Tips for winger in Rugby Union?

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Wingers must be fast, as they are often used as 'finishers'. This means that the space created by the forwards and centres on the pitch should allow for the ball to be passed to a winger so that s/he can score a try. As such they must also be agile, and able to perform good evasive maneuvres, such as a side step, to avoid the opposition.

Who was England Rugby Union captain in 1960?

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In some season there was more than one named captain due to player availability/injury.

Dickie Jeeps (c) 1960

Dickie Jeeps (c) 1961

Dickie Jeeps (c) 1962

Clive Rowlands (c) 1963

John Willcox (c) 1964

Clive Rowlands (c)1965

David Perry (c) 1965

Budge Rogers (c)1966

Philip Judd (c) 1967

Colin McFadyean (c) 1968

Mike Weston (c)1968

Dick Greenwood (c)1969

Budge Rogers (c) 1969

Youngest player for wales rugby union?

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The youngest international squad call up is the Ospreys Kristian Phillips who is 17

Can you play rugby with blades on your boots?

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It depends on if the club you play for have banned them.

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Any and all clothing foot-ware and protective equipment is governed by the various bodies . For Union Its the IRB for league its NRL. Look at their site and you will get the official word on what can be worn. It is not necessarily down to the club - they are to follow international guidance.

Who is the most capped all black?

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Willie Mays. 12 Gold gloves, 2 NL MVPs, 660 HR / 3,000 + hits, 24 All Star Appearances. He was ranked # 2, behind Babe Ruth, on the Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball players of all time in 1999.

Why are the springboks now the emerging springboks?

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They are not. In fact, they are two separate teams. You can roughly consider it the South African 1st and 2nd national team.

What is the nickname of leicester football club?

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Leicester Football Club are known as the Tigers. Unlike some other nicknames for rugby football clubs it is not a recent invention of marketing consultants, but is believed to derive from the Leicestershire Regiment who gained the Tiger nickname for their service in India.

What is the team emblem for the Italian rugby union team?

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FRUNZĂ DE STEJAR(that means in English: OAK'S LEAF.

Who does quade cooper play for in rugby?

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He plays in Australia for the Queensland Reds

Who is number 6 for the all blacks?

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Depends which match

How long has jonny wilkinson played rugby?

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Since he was 19 years old.

Which rugby union team is known as the Saints?

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Northampton RFC.

Do Wallabies rugby team play union or league?

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The Wallabies are the Australian Rugby Union team. The Australian Rugby League team is called the Kangaroos.

What is the national pantone colours of the Springbok jersey?

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Springbok jersey green is close to R 40

G 70

B 50

Who was Russian prince rugby union player?

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Alexander Obolensky who was born in Petrograd [St Petersburg] on 17 February 1916. His death occurred during training when his Hawker Hurricane crashed on Martlesham Heath in Suffolk [26 years old]. He made his debut for England at Twickenham in a match against New Zealand on 4th January 1936 scoring two tries. The Obolensky lecture, on rugby, named in his honour, is presented annually. Source: Wikipedia article Alexander Obolensky

What is the difference between rugby league ball and rugby union ball?

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Rugby league is the professional code of rugby football, and Rugby is a town in Warwickshire. with a famous public school where the game developed.

The main differences between rugby league football and rugby union football is that the principal rugby league teams are professional athletes instead of amateurs (albeit rugby union has some semi-professionals). The focus is more on running with the ball and scoring tries, instead of set pieces and kicking.

There is almost no kicking in rugby league. You only have 5 tackles of passing and then you must kick over to other time. In rugby union you can kick to the corners downfield and you can have as many phases as you like when controlling the ball. There is a lot more kicking in the union game. League is really just passing.

In league a try is 4 point while unions try is 5

When was the game first rugby union game played in Australia?

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it was first played in 1858 but the first AFL game was 1990

What international rugby union has the shortest name?

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Fiji is the shortest registered rugby union team. Arguably the USA but that is an abbreviation.

Where did the all blacks first play?

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1903 in Australia they were named the Originals at that time

What is the history behind calling the position wing three-quarters in rugby union?

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Because they had wing forward now called flankers and then had to distinguish the backs by calling them wing three quarters as the were in the three quarter position i..e Scrum half and Outside haf are called "Half Backs" and the full back is "full back" the centres were classed as three quarter back.

How many rugby teams in Europe?

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FRANCE, IRELAND, ENGLAND, SCOTLAND. WALES, ITALY, PORTUGAL, SPAIN, GERMANY, CZECH REPUBLIC, NETHERLANDS, LITHUANIA, POLAND, BELGIUM, MOLDOVA, CROATIA, SWEDEN, LATVIA, SWITZERLAND, SERBIA, SLOVENIA, HUNGARY, DENMARK, NORWAY,

AUSTRIA, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, BULGARIA, LUXEMBOURG, FINLAND, ROMANIA, GEORGIA

Are all registered with the IRB