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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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How many registered rugby union players in Wales?

If you mean how many players on the field then here it is:

On the field:

1- Loosehead Prop

2- Hooker

3- Tighthead Prop

4- Blindside Lock/Second row

5- Openside Lock/Second row

6- Blindside Flanker

7- Breakaway/Openside Flanker

8- Number 8/Backrow

9- Scrumhalf/Halfback

10- Flyhalf/Five-Eight

11- Blindside Winger/Left Winger/Wing

12- Inside Center

13- Outside Center

14- Openside Winger/Right Winger/Wing

15- Fullback

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Reserves:

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

What is the music they play when someone scores a try in Rugby Union?

It depends what country you are playing in and which nation you are playing for! For example the Welsh have a Tom Jones song and when the English score they play "Swing Low".

Who is the most capped Scottish rugby player?

Peter Shilton has the most caps for England (125 or 126) although I suspect it may be an Irish player. Definately Peter Shilton 126 caps for England

What is Rugby union's national team name called?

New Zealand=All blacks

Aussie= wallabies

japan= brave blossoms

argentina=pumas

south africa=springboks

samoa=manu samoa

canada=maple leafs or canucks

usa=eagle

there are more but thats all i remember

How many people in a rugby leage?

15 People on the team not including reserves.

How heavy is a rugby union ball?

15 ounce i read it on some website today . im sorry i dount no how much kilos that is

im gonna chek rite now i hope i helped you. and that was an old fashiond ball that i

said was 15 ounces so u mite wana chek it up. btw im 12

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Under IRB rule 2 the ball is to weigh -

410 - 460 grams

When did Australia win the rugby union world cup?

Australia played their second world cup in the year 2006 in Germany.

Who is the manager of the English rugby union?

2008-now the coach for wales is warren gatland

What is tackling in hockey?

Ice hockey has 6 players on the ice for a full "line" including the goalie. The forward, offensive line has 2 "wings" - left and right - and one "center". The defensive line has 2 "defensemen" - left and right. All the players are allowed to "tackle" the opposing player that has the puck. A legal tackle is called a "check".

What rhymes with rugby?

Golfball

1. aall

2. airball

3. all

4. appall

5. aspinwall

6. backfall

7. ball

8. baseball

9. basketball

10. beachball

11. beall

12. beanball

13. befall

14. bergall

15. bethrall

16. birdcall

17. blackball

18. blowball

19. bonsall

20. bookstall

21. brandyball

22. broomball

23. buckstall

24. buckyball

25. burgall

26. butterball

27. buttonball

28. call

29. cannonball

30. carryall

31. catcall

32. catchall

33. catfall

34. chagall

35. cobwall

36. cornball

37. Cornwall

38. coverall

39. crandall

40. crystall

41. cureall

42. curveball

43. dall

44. dancehall

45. deadfall

46. dewfall

47. dininghall

48. dirtball

49. disenthrall

50. disinthrall

51. downfall

52. drywall

53. duvall

54. earthball

55. emball

56. enthrall

57. enwall

58. evenfall

59. eyeball

60. fall

61. fastball

62. fingerstall

63. fireball

64. firewall

65. floodwall

66. foosball

67. football

68. footfall

69. footstall

70. footwall

71. forestall

72. forhall

73. forkball

74. forstall

75. frontstall

76. furnivall

77. fuzzball

78. gadwall

79. gall

80. gildhall

81. glueball

82. Goodall

83. goofball

84. greaseball

85. groundball

86. guildhall

87. gumball

88. gyall

89. hairball

90. hall

91. handball

92. hardball

93. headstall

94. headwall

95. healall

96. heelball

97. heimdall

98. hickwall

99. highball

100. highwall
golfball

Which rugby teams do the hacker?

I'm presuming you mean a haka, the Maori war dance. It goes as follows;

Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora!

Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora!

Tenei te tangata puhuru huru

Nana nei i tiki mai, Whakawhiti te ra

A upane! ka upane!

A upane! ka upane!

Whiti te ra! Hi!

In English this translates to;

I die! I die! I live! I live!

I die! I die! I live! I live!

This is the hairy man

Who has caused the sun to shine again

The Sun shines!

Are rugby league and rugby union played with the same number of players?

No because rugby has it's fun way and legaue have ther fun way maybe some one lke rugby but not legaue so it should keep this way

What are all of English rugby league teams?

Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs, Newcastle Knights, Canberra Raiders, Penrith Panthers, Brisbane Broncos, Melbourne Storm, West Tigers, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Sydney Roosters, St George Illawarra Dragons, North Queensland Cowboys, Gold Coast Titans, Parramatta Eels, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Cronulla Sharks and the New Zealand Warriors.

When did Springbok win the World Cup?

South Africa, nicknamed the Springboks, won the World Cup twice. First in 1995 when they beat New Zealand in the final on home soil, and then in France when they beat England in the final.

Name 6 new zealand born player to play international rugby for wales?

DALE McCINTOSH

SONNY PARKER

SHANE HOWARTH

MATT CARDY

HEMI TAYLOR

BRETT SINKINSON

How many New Zealanders play rugby union How many registered players of rugby union in New Zealand?

over a million

This answer is rediculous - With a NZ population of 4,115,771 (2006 Census) This means that there is one rugby club for every 4 people (male, female, young old, or ancient.)

In 2009 NZRU stated that there were 145,472 active players!

Can someone more informed give me the correct answer?

How old is Richie McCaw?

Born Richard Hugh McCaw (Richie McCaw) is Crusader, All Black Captain and Loose Forward. He was Born in Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand on the 31st of December 1980 (31 years old). He attended Otago Boys High School (Dunedin) 1994-1998. Richie also attended Lincoln University (Christchurch) and has a degree is Agricultural Science. Richie played rugby for the New Zealand under 19's and the Under 21's and Canterbury (was NPC at the time) ITM Squads. He is currently single ("Focusing on his career"). He lead the All Blacks in the Rugby World Cup final this year and won 8-7 against France at Eden Park Auckland New Zealand. He is also the most Capped All Black Captain, receiving his 100 cap for the All Blacks against France is the early stages of the RWC 2011. Richie is due to receive a Doctorate in April 2012 for "Human Resources".

What is the highest New Zealand rugby union international score?

When the All Blacks beat Japan 145-17 at the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa.

How many people play rugby in the world?

There are no real accurate figures for this as many armature players are no accounted for but it is estimated that over 400,00 play the game - This includes both sex's, junior youth and senior levels plus schools, colleges and universities

Where did the all blacks logo come from?

The name it is claimed was coined by a journalist from the south west of the Uk. During a phone call to his editor of the newspaper he worked for in 1905 the journalist claims to have said, "the visitors ran like all backs such was their skills". The editor heard "ALL BLACKS". this was printed and the name stuck. This is an important point as at the time the Team were called the "Originals" for the tour and were not dressed in all black but in shades of green. The logo is the Silver fern, Cyathea dealbata. This is classed as the National Flower

Who are the BBC rugby pundits?

Match of the Day is the BBC's main football program. The show is mostly shown on BBC One on Saturday evenings during the English football season. The show is typically joined by 2 pundits named Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenson.