Rugby Union

technically I believe No you cannot add players to the 3 rows that are defined as the scrum added to this is the fact that a contested scrum cannot take place unless the front row contains the trained props and hooker.

Steve Borthwick is the current England rugby union captain, as of 2010 Six Nations.

It all comes down to money, as most things in sport do. Rugby was supposed to be an amateur game with nobody earning money from playing. Some of the clubs, more likely to be in the north of England where teams were generally made up of men from the mines or the mills which predominated, wanted to compensate their players as they had to take time off work in order to play. If they didn't work, they didn't earn, so the clubs wanted to make up their 'broken time' as it was known.

The rugby authorities didn't take kindly to that as it went against the amateur ethos and a number of clubs were put on notice to stop compensating players or be thrown out. A number of these clubs organised themselves and decided to go it alone following a meeting on August 29 1895 at the George Hotel in Huddersfield. They formed the Northern Union and the game evolved over the years to become Rugby League.

Many of the differences between union and League emerged down the years, normally down to League clubs wanting to keep costs under control and keep the entertainment level up to ensure paying spectators would keep paying their money to come and watch. The reduction to 13 players, for example, was one measure which kept costs down.

And all that has ended up where we are now with two very different, if superficially similar games.

France joined what was then the Home Nations, making it the Five Nations in 1910. They played in it until 1931 and rejoined in 1947. It was the joining of Italy in 2000 that created the Six Nations.

Indeed there are and there are a considerable number of associated gay teams in the UK and across the world

These are just a few

Boston Ironsides RFC

Caledonian Thebans RFC

Cardiff Lions

Emerald Warriors

Gotham Knights

Kings Cross Steelers

Los Angeles Rebellion

Madison Minotaurs Rugby Club

Malmö Devilants

Minneapolis Mayhem

Newcastle Ravens

Ottawa Wolves RFC

San Francisco Fog RFC

Ulster Titans

Washington Renegades RFC

In the case of Rugby Six Nations, the teams are that high quality and match each other, it is almost imposable to score a try against the other team, but in other, less known leagues, scores can be in the hundreds.

It just depends on the teams playing.

All Time International Caps John Hayes 93

Brian O'Driscoll 92

Malcolm O'Kelly 92

Ronan O'Gara 91

Peter Stringer 88

Girvan Dempsey 82

David Humphreys 72

Kevin Maggs 70

Yes he did, and the correct spelling is Buckett.

The reason why moulded boots or blades are not allowed in rugby is because they could potentially cause harm to other players and the person who is wearing the boots. Moulded boots don't have the same amount of turn as a normal rugby boot and can cause injuries such as broken ankles and muscle strains which i have experienced myself. Also steel blades could be sharpened not maliciously but could cause cut, this is why referees check studs before kick off. I hope this helps Jack

Bob Hiller

Whilst the initial concept was that of William web Ellis. The first formal Rugby Union format was created by 11 Rugby clubs, led by Blackheath, declined to join the Football Association.

Initially living as pariah sporting figures, the second pivotal moment for the creation of rugby proper came in late 1870, when the Secretary of Richmond FC proposed a meeting to codify a separate set of rules for the Rugby clubs. This took place shortly after on January 26th 1871 and was attended by 21 clubs at the Pall Mall Restaurant in London's Regent Stre

Daniel Carter - NZ All Black

The first Rugby Union World Cup was held in 1987 and won by New Zealand.

Average NRL game = 17,367 people

Nrl all stars = 26,687 people

The game is very physical with considerable collision, mauling and rucking to gain offensive and defensive advantage, scrummaging, tackling and line out lifting/jumping/ running

The rules laid down by the RFU allow people to play if they have descendant connection with England i.e. a Grandfather was English. The other reason is where a player has lived and played in the country for a specific time frame. Most RFU have similar

That is because the Calcutta Cup is awarded to the winner of this annual fixture.

To work out the total number of games in a season in any sport you take the number of teams involved and add together all of the preceeding numbers, so:

12 teams is 11+10+9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1 = 66

This would be the total number of games in a season if all teams played each other once. If you say they play twice then you simply double this number:

2 x 66 = 132 games.

To be a bit more geeky you can simplify all of the above into an equation:

n = ((t - 1) x (t / 2)) x g

where t represents the number of teams participating and g represents the number of times each team plays each other

n = ((12 - 1) x (12 / 2)) x 2 -----> n = ((11) x (6)) x 2 ---> (66) x 2 = 132

The Leinster v Munster matches are often only on pay per view. So unless you have the correct channel, you won't see them on TV.

Dewi Morris

Stuart Barnes

jon callard

Well it can be either there is a premier league for both but the most popular one is rugby union they more or less have the same teams except reasonably different rules.

Wales national rugby union was started in 1881. Captains from 1950 till present are John A. Gwilliam, Jack Matthews, Bleddyn L. Williams, J.R.G. Stephens (Rees), W. Rex Willis, Ken J. Jones, Cliff I. Morgan, Malcolm C. Thomas, R.C.C. Thomas (Clem), Rhys H. Williams, Bryn V. Meredith, D. Onllwyn Brace, Terry J. Davies, Lloyd H. Williams, D.C.T. Rowlands (Clive), Alun E.I. Pask, David Watkins, Norman R. Gale, Gareth O. Edwards, S. John Dawes, Brian Price,D. John Lloyd, W. Delme Thomas, Arthur J. L. Lewis, T. Mervyn Davies, Phil Bennett, Terry J. Cobner, T.G.R. Davies (Gerald), John P.R. Williams (JPR), Jeff Squire, Steve P. Fenwick, W. Gareth Davies, Eddie T. Butler, Mike J. Watkins, Terry D. Holmes, David F. Pickering, Richard D. Moriarty, W. (Billy) James, Jonathan Davies, Bleddyn Bowen, Robert Norster, Paul H. Thorburn, Robert N. Jones, Kevin H. Phillips, Ieuan C. Evans, Gareth O. Llewellyn, Mike R. Hall, Jonathan M. Humphries, Nigel G. Davies, I. Scott Gibbs, R. Gwyn Jones, Paul John, Robert Howley, Kingsley Jones, David Young (Dai), Mark Taylor, L. Scott Quinnell, Andy P. Moore, Colin L. Charvis, Martyn E. Williams, Gareth Thomas, Stephen M. Jones, D. Mefin Davies, Michael Owen, Duncan Jones, Dwayne J. Peel, Gethin Jenkins, Ryan P. Jones, Alun Wyn Jones, Matthew Rees, Sam Warburton and Bradley Davies.

Charles Kent - rugby union - was born in 1953.

Cam Gordon - rugby union - was born on 1903-09-11.

Richie McCaw plays 0penside flanker wearing the number 7 jersey