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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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Who is the inventor of rugby union?
The concept started in 1823 at Rugby School in Warwickshire, England. There they played a game similar to soccer (football). In the game the ball could kicked as seen in normal football, tackles were allowed as seen in football but this included "hacking" which in-effect was kicking the legs from beneath the player. The ball was also allowed to be carried. However, this is where the game suddenly changed. William Web Ellis a student of the school technically broke the ball carrying rule. The rule in places was the ball could be picked up BUT the ball carrier had to retire back toward their own players to make a pass either for mare players to carryy the ball or to allow a player to kick the ball ahead and start the attack. Ellis actually picked up the ball and ran forward in breach of this rule but he actually then passed the ball backward for another player to take on the attack. This is where the story of webb Ellis picking up the ball and running comes from in the story.
The new carrying concept continued as students went off to university etc and took the game with them. Circa 1845 and the Football association was formed and removed a number of the existing rules. such as hacking and handing the ball. A group broke away and formed the RFU - Rugby Football Union which it is still called to day.
Who is number nine on the English rugby union team?
number ten on the Irish Rugby team is Jonathen Sexton
Which position is found in Rugby Union but not in Rugby League?
The open side (7) and blindside flankers (6).
How do you pass a rugby ball in rugby union?
well it is hard to explain but ill try.
its where the team trys to change the direction of play e.g if the ball is being passed out left and they want to go right they will use a switch pass, the player with the ball runs at a slight angle to the left and the receiver runs at a slight angle to the right and their paths should cross but the player with the ball is slightly ahead, turns his torso to the left and pops the ball at the receiver who is running in a different direction. look at this the path of the receiver is R and the player with the ball is B, where they cross is C.
......B......R
.......Z...R
.........C
......X....B
....R........B
..R............B
R ...............B
(IGNORE THE DOTS) the Z represents when the player with the ball passes and the X represents where the receiver catches it.
hope this helps and this was the easiest way i could demonstrate it to you i hope this clears things up
What type of activity is doing push ups?
At the elbow in the downward faze of the press up your elbows movement is flexion as is is decreasing in size. your shoulders movement is extension as the muscle is increasing in size. on the upward phase it is the exact same but the opposite way around... (elbow - extension and shoulder - flexion)
What is the longest permissible length for a rugby field?
Section 1.2 of the IRB Regulations states that;
(a) Dimensions. The field of play does not exceed 100 metres in length and 70 metres in width. Each in-goal does not exceed 22 metres in length and 70 metres in width.
What is the gap between the goal posts in a rugby union?
Rugby field dimensions include the posts - 5.6 metres wide.
The top edge of the cross bar is 3.0 metres from the ground.
The minimum height of the posts is 3.4 metres.
In Rugby League how many points are awarded for a try?
This information is somewhat complicated as its reported that many schools played a version of the Rugby Schools Game - This had no limits on the amount of players on each side and some reports indicate that a "try" was not a scoring situation - When the ball was placed down in what we know to be the "in goal area" it allowed a kick to be taken at the goal posts - it was this that scored a goal similar to that of the soccer version. This was the scoring system
How many players are in a rugby union team not inclueding substitutes?
There are 15 players from each team on the field during a rugby union match.
How many times have Italy beaten wales in rugby union?
Italy has won the World Cup 4 times. 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006.
How many players in rugby league?
there are 13 on the field per team and 4 reserves on bench per team.
so total of 26 at any one time.
How many miles does a rugby player run in a game?
about 1 mile at most, the average NFL game has only about 11 mins of actual playing time, thery have 3 seperate teams that play throughout the game the offense, the defense and the special teams, so most players are on the field only for 5 mins and they're not the fittest people out there
How did rugby union first start?
The game evolved from Football (now called soccer as well) In 1823 William Web Ellis was playing the game at his school. In those days hadling the ball was allowed but the rules of football required the player carring the ball to retire backward to make a pass to a team mate. They could not run forward with that ball. Web Ellis picked up the ball in such a game and ran forward toward the opposing goals. The games played after this at the school and then in ubiversities found people running with the ball in hand. Then in October 26th 1863 the formation of the Football Association occured and rules of play were developed. This removed handling the ball and hacking, hacking was basically kicking the legs from under a player with the ball. Because of the handling rule change. Meeting were hald with clubs who fought against the removal of the ball carrying idea. By the sixth meeting, a schism had clearly arisen and the 11 Rugby clubs, led by Blackheath, declined to join the Football Association. The Birth of Rugby now occured with the 11 teams forming the Rugby Football Union".
The team Rugby Football Union stayed in place and is still used today .
How many rugby players in each country?
There are 21,587 registered rugby union players in Canada as of January 2009 There are 21,587 registered rugby union players in Canada as of January 2009
How do you throw a rugby ball?
5 basic ways
Place kick - for kicking for goal/penalty goal.
Ball is ideally placed in a cup (ball holder) with the points vertical (points up and down) The ball is the tipped forward slightly in the direction of kick. The lace holes should be facing forward if the ball has a laces. This stops the boot hitting the lace and the ball shooting off in different directions. The ball is then kicked with the front of the boot (not the toe cap)
From hand - grubber kick. The ball is dropped to the boot with the points of the ball vertical as in the placed penalty kick but the top point is closer to the body so that the kick makes contact just above the point closest to the ground. This causes the ball the bounce on its its which for he opposing catcher is more difficult to make contact and can bounce randomly again making catching more difficult.
From hand - Drop kick The ball is again dropped point first. As the ball makes contact with the ground it is struck with the boot - Use from restarts and drop goals
From hand - kick to touch - Normally used as a penalty the kick is used to gain ground. The ball is held and release just as the kick is made. The ball is normally at knee height when it connects with the boot. The ball is pointing forward at approximately 45 degrees to the players body. The boot hits the ball just off the center line and beneath. This cause the ball to spin through the air similar to a torpedo ( its also known as a torpedo kick). The spin of the ball reduces the air resistance making it travel further.
Kick from hand -The punt. The ball is held by the points and dropped to the kicking boot. The ball with normally gain height rather than distance. It the effect is a "kick and chase" where the opposing team will try and catch the ball whilst the chaser will also attempt to catch the ball. By the chase making the catch it means they are running forward and toward the goal line - The forward momentum is used to make a positive attack on the opposing teams defense. Here is a You tube feature that covers some of the techniques .youtube.com/watch?v=nVVYYQUPW6M
How old was dan carter when he started to play for the all blacks?
Hes reported to have started playing rugby at the age of 10 in 1992
