Rugby Union

The scarlets offical song which they play when score is called ' sosban fach' which means little saucepan

The dead ball area on ANY rugby pitch must not exceed 22 meters - measured from the goal line. This is a requirment of NRL and IRB.

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It started in its rawest format in Rugby School, Rugby Warwickshire England in 1823. In those days football (soccer) was played and included being able to handle the ball. However, the ball carrier had to retreat toward his own team members to pass the ball. William Web Ellis a student of the school decided that rather than catch the ball and retreat he would advance toward the opponents goal line. This move became favorite with the boy of that school who on leaving took the idea with them to universities where they continued to carry the ball forward. Later in 1800's the Football Association decided that ball carrying would cease. The people and especially universities disliked this idea and set about creating a union of their own. This was to become The Rugby Football Union and such teams as Guys hospital and Cambridge University headed up the building of the new Union One of the oldest "club" teams in the UK from that time is Blackheath who still play the game today

Playing the percentages means regularly kicking for territorial gain - meaning if the "percentage" of territory is in your favour, the score will also most likely be in your favour.

Here are the IRB registered countries in ranking sequence(1)NEW ZEALAND94.772(2)AUSTRALIA85.563(3)SOUTH AFRICA85.224(4)FRANCE82.755(5)IRELAND82.036(6)ENGLAND81.827(7)SCOTLAND79.818(8)ARGENTINA79.709(9)WALES78.5810(10)FIJI74.3911(11)ITALY72.9712(12)SAMOA72.7413(13)JAPAN72.4914(14)CANADA69.4315(15)USA67.8616(16)TONGA67.0617(17)GEORGIA66.3818(18)RUSSIA65.8019(19)ROMANIA65.1020(20)NAMIBIA62.6921(21)URUGUAY61.3822(22)PORTUGAL61.2723(23)SPAIN57.7024(24)CHL56.9725(25)MOROCCO56.1126(26)BELGIUM55.3627(27)KAZAKHSTAN55.2028(28)BRAZIL54.5629(29)UKRAINE54.3530(30)GERMANY53.2231(31)KOREA53.0332(32)KENYA52.8533(33)CZECH REPUBLIC52.5234(34)HONG KONG52.4935(35)TUNISIA52.2436(36)NETHERLANDS51.6737(37)MOLDOVA51.6138(38)POLAND51.5039(39)LITHUANIA50.4140(40)ARABIAN GULF50.4141(41)PARAGUAY50.2342(42)CROATIA49.7243(43)SRI LANKA48.6244(44)UGANDA48.1345(45)IVORY COAST47.5246(46)TRINIDAD & TOBAGO47.1947(47)MADAGASCAR46.4548(48)MALTA46.4449(49)SWEDEN46.3650(50)PAPUA NEW GUINEA46.1951(51)ZIMBABWE46.1552(52)SINGAPORE45.0353(53)COLOMBIA44.9954(54)BERMUDA44.7455(55)COOK ISLANDS44.6156(56)SENEGAL43.8357(57)MALAYSIA43.0558(58)LATVIA43.0359(59)VENEZUELA42.7960(60)THAILAND42.7061(61)CHINESE TAIPEI42.5862(62)ANDORRA42.2963(63)SWITZERLAND42.1964(64)SERBIA42.0665(65)SLOVENIA41.5266(66)GUYANA41.5267(67)CHINA41.3968(68)NIUE ISLANDS41.1169(69)HUNGARY41.0170(70)CAYMAN40.9771(71)DENMARK40.5272(72)ZAMBIA39.9773(73)INDIA39.6174(74)ISRAEL39.5775(75)ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES39.3076(76)BARBADOS39.2177(77)SOLOMON ISLANDS39.0678(78)PERU38.8179(79)CAMEROON38.2180(80)BOTSWANA38.1781(81)ST. LUCIA37.5782(82)NORWAY37.1383(83)GUAM36.8084(84)SWAZILAND36.6885(85)JAMAICA36.6186(86)BAHAMAS36.3387(87)AUSTRIA36.2988(88)TAHITI36.2589(89)BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA36.1890(90)BULGARIA36.0891(91)NIGERIA35.2992(92)MONACO35.1793(93)VANUATU34.7794(94)LUXEMBOURG32.6595(95)FINLAND28.59

Firstly you will need a membership interest. This needs to be a minimum of a committee and a team plus subs. You will need a location where a pitch can be build and facilities for utilities, changing rooms and fist aim rooms. You will also need some kind of building to host the "club". This need not be on the site of the rugby ground but it will help. You will need finance to invest in team colours and maintenance /running costs. Advertising is used to make money. You will also need to register with your RFC in the country you wish to make a club so that you can play other like sides at your level. Club development is a massive undertaking (having been involved in opening one ). You are advised to make contact with your country's sports development officer and start discussions there before you do anything. That way you will have support and guidance from the beginning and you may, if they are a good unit introduce you to new clubs that have gone through the process.

Gareth Edwards was 5 feet 10 inches tall. He was certainly NOT the biggest scrumhalf but was very quick off the mark and had exceptional lengthy passing, his "box kicking" provided many strategic opportunities for Cardiff and Wales. His partnership with Barry John has been recognised throughout rugby history.

Yes. The Rugby Player Ma'a Nonu is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" Church.)

The music was the RWC Anthem "The World In Union"

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by running forward with the ball.
by hooking the ball forward while pushing the opposing pack backwards during a scrum
by pushing your own player forward while he is holding the ball, during a maul
by kicking the ball forward and catching it, whether it bounces or not

Bob McLean - rugby union - was born on 1949-01-21.

believe the "dark arts" are the techniques used by props in the scrum, possibly also other forwards techniques in a ruck or scrum to clear out ball. Dark because it happens in a mass of bodies hidden from view of the referee.

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The main difference between Rugby League and Rugby Union lies in what happens in the tackle situation. In Union when a player is tackled (Their progress is physically halted by the opposition) the ball is recycled by a ruck (if the ball is on the ground) or by a maul (if the ball is held up off the ground). One recycling of the ball is called a phase and there is no limit to the number of phases as long as a team keeps possesssion of the ball. In League when a player with the ball is tackled the referee will halt play and it is restarted when the tackled player stands, places the ball on the ground and rakes it back with his foot to the player (dummy-half) behind them. The opposition must retreat 10 metres from the play-of the-ball except for two markers who line up in front of the player of the ball. The team in possession can recycle the ball 5 times in this manner but if they are tackled with the ball a 6th time then the ball is handed over to the opposition.

In rugby union the shoulder charge is illegal, players must use their arms in a tackle, whereas in rugby league a shoulder charge is a legitmate form of tackle. In rugby league a tackle stops play but in rugby union play continues with a ruck or maul where players from either side lock together and push against those of the other side for territorial advantage or for better position over the ball. This requires players to be bound together (holding on to each other), this is why they must use their arms in the tackle.

Another significant difference is what happens when the ball goes into touch (the ball crosses the sideline, leaving the field of play). In Union play is restarted with a lineout whereas in League play is restarted with a scrum. A lineout means players of each side stand in line perpendicular to the sideline and next to one another and the ball is pitched from the sideline up between the 2 lines. Players jump up for possession of the ball. There can be up to eight players per team involved in the lineout, the number is determined by the team throwing in. A scrum is the locking of a group of players from each side and their pushing as a team against the group from the other team. As the ball is dropped down between the 2 teams on the ground, each side pushes against the other in order that the ball passes under their feet to their half-back/scrum half.

If the ball is forced in goal by the defending team then a drop-kick is taken to restart play in both codes, however in rugby league the drop-kick is taken from the goal line but in rugby it is taken from the 22 metre line. In rugby union, if the ball is carried into the in-goal area by the defending team and then forced or put dead (over the dead ball line or into touch in the in-goal area) then a scrum is awarded to the attacking team 5 metres from the goal line.

Number-wise: a Rugby Union team consists of 15 players and a Rugby League team has 13 players (eliminating the two flankers from the side of the scrum).

Rugby Union points: a try is worth 5 points, a conversion is 2 points, a penalty goal is 3 points and a drop-goal is 3 points.

Rugby League points: a try is worth 4 points, a conversion is 2 points, a penalty goal is 2 points and a drop-goal is 1 point.

rugby union differences from league (rules)

Union: unlimited tackles, League: 6 before turn over

Union: pass the ball along the ground to dummy half, League: get up and roll under foot.

Union: when ball is kicked out there is throw ins. League: either team can receive another set of 6 depending on what's happened.

Union: 5 point try, 7 if converted, 2 point field goal, 3 point penalty goal. (Field goal is 3 points)

League: 4 point try, 6 if converted, 1 point field goal, 2 point penalty goal.

Roughly 2 more people on field at once in union than league. Numbers for positions are different.

Rugby Union is more tactical than Rugby League and there is more room for error.

there are many more differences than people think and to many to list.

Rugby Union restarts with a scrum or a lineout. Rugby League restart normally with a dummy scrum or a tap and play.

Rugby union has rucks and mauls. Rugby League restart after a tackle with a dummy scrum

Rugby Union has 15 players. Rugby League has 13. Rugby League has 2 forwards less than union. The flank or loose forwards numbers 6 &7.

League and union forwards use their physicality in different ways; league forwards act more as individuals while union forwards combine to work as a unit. Union forwards expend more energy at the tackle-ball situation and at set piece (scrum and lineout) and league forwards take more hit-ups and make more tackles.

Most rugby players wear shoulder pads, which protects them when they tackle and for when they are in a scrum or ruck. The players who go in the scrums and rucks wear scrum hats, this prevents them from head injuries, but also prevents cauliflower ears. And nearly all the players wear gum shields to protect their teeth.

They do not train in any hotel.

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You cannot pass the ball forward, you must always pass backward or sideways.

You must put the ball down in the try zone in order to score. (not sure this is the most important but most likely is)

Only the player holding the ball may be tackled.

You may only be tackled six times as a team until a conversion.

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There are 13 players on the pitch in each rugby league side, as opposed to 15 in rugby union teams. The difference is in the forwards. Rugby union teams have 8, but rugby league teams survive with only 6.

Tim Horan played centre for Australia in the 90's and is considered one of the world's greatest at that position.

Teams usually play in pink to support cancer charities like the Cardiff Blues and Newcastle Falcons who both gave money from the sales of the shirts to cancer charities although french side Stade Francais have worn pink shirts but not for cancer reaserch.