Rugby

Lee was born in Swansea, 22nd December 1988. and despite looking very small when on field he's actually 5' 10 inches tall

Rugby union and NFL "gridiron" may seem alike but it is actually way different.

Rugby union fans will argue that NFL is too boring, hence the stoppage after each tackle to commence with the next down, changes between, defence, offence, and special teams, Time outs, play clocks etc. and that NFL players are not as tough as Rugby players due to all the padding. Those gridiron guys get beat up pretty bad. The two main differences is that in Rugby union the focus is on the ball carrier and the breakdown, were in NFL the focus is on the recievers and the quarterback.

So its hard to say what is the better sport, as we can only say that the Rugby world cup is the third largest viewed sport worldwide, but I have never seen 100 000 people packed into a stadium to watch a "varsity cup" or even tri nations game, as the Americans do at the Rose bowl.

so its all about preference. its like comparing ice hockey to soccer, very simmilar in practice but way way way different.

That ratio would be hard to use because there is no official record of every rugby injury in a week. I'm a rugby player myself and practicing 4 times a week I only have some bruising, maybe a pulled muscle on occasion. Also, it varies on the intensity of the team's practicing and such. As for injuries, probably over 9000(: But as for the injuries, it's definitely more than your average sport.

The Scottish Rugby Union is the second oldest Rugby Union. It was founded in the year 1873 as the Scottish Football Union. This union oversees the Scottish League Championship which is the national league system.

A lot more than "kick and chase" rugby union.

Queen Victoria born 1819 died in 1901

The First record of a Rugby football club was Black Heath who left the Football Association in 1863 and Cricket have records of international matches played since 1844

So Her Majesty was there to see it all happen

Darren Lockyer first lived in a small town called Wandoan in Queensland for 4 years and then went on to live in Roma Queensland

American Rugby Outfitters has all kinds of rugby style shirts for sale on line. You can also get many other rugby items at the same place if you are interested. Her is the website: http://www.americanrugby.com/.

It is not particularly important. There are far more popular sports, ones which are of particular interest and importance to people. Soccer is popular across all of Europe, as are many sports, and many individual countries have their own national sports that are of great interest within those countries. Handball is a minority sport.

He knew that he was a good rugby player at school SACS and proceeded his illustriuos career doing what he does fantastically now by slotting the ball through the posts from all over the parl and splicing through back lines when needed. He also had a promising waterpolo career, but made thew right decision. He had superb assistance in his school days and was coached by one of the greats.

Mesomorphs. the centre players are most likely to be mesomorphs.

The 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand is getting broadcasted over nearly all urbanised countries, including New Zealand (obviously), Australia, South Africa, France, USA, England, Italy, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Argentina, Uruguay, Russia, Germany, Spain, Portugal, China, Japan etc.

Its attributed to William Web Ellis a student of Rugby School, Warwickshire England who in 1823 whilst playing football picked up the, which a the time was allowed in the game of football and instead of retiring back toward his team he ran forward (strictly against the ten rules) toward the opposing teams goal line. This new tactic caught on and was spread by Rugby students to colleges they then attended. From here it went global. In 1845 the RFu was formed and the formailsation of rules where created. This formed the basis for what we have today

This is a hard question to answer because most people who play start at the age of 11 and you can play for as long as you like. My coach is 65 and has played since he was 12. So there isn't really an 'average' age.

The original ball was made of a leather segmented out with a pig bladder inside which was inflated. The ball of the time was NOT spherical not resembling what we have today. In fact the ball often resembled an egg in shape (which is where the nickname egg chaser came from). Over time Gilbert worked hard to develop a more rounded ball. As time has moved on the ball has become more aerodynamic and has had development to make it carry further when kicked.

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80mintues a game, 40mins a half, and golden point is 20 (depending on the scores)

Whistle playing football in 1823, student William Webb Ellis of Rugby School Warwickshire, England 'caught the ball in his arms... and on catching the ball, instead of retiring backwards as was the requirement of that game being played, rushed forwards with the ball in his hands towards the opposite goal'.

The code of football later known as rugby union can be traced to three events: the first set of written rules in 1845; the Blackheath Club's decision to leave the Football Association in 1863 and; the formation of the Rugby Football Union in 1871.

It has since been refined into the game we have today which has now two versions. The Union Code and of course the League Code.

Gaelic Football and Australian Rules Football are similar in many ways, but also different in many ways. Some of the most obvious differences are as follows: Gaelic Football is played with a round ball whereas Australian Rules Football is played with an oval shaped ball. Gaelic Football is played on a rectangular shaped pitch, whereas Australian Rules Football is played on an oval-shaped pitch. There is no goalkeeper in Australian Rules Football. The scoring system and the structure of the goals are different. Australian Rules footballers are professional, while Gaelic Football is an amateur sport.

Tackling rules are different with Australian Rules Football having higher contact levels.

However, there are also similarities in the games. Look at YouTube features many videos for both games. This set of 3 videos give a good overview of Gaelic Football: http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=iIlsRsMMJUc

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=dpdoJnsDHIY

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ip9dNCuy_k

By definition you need to be of the nationality of the particular country in order to play for its national teams. So, I would expect that there is only one nationality in the Scotland team, Scottish.

The IRB rules state that

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.

(2) The length and breadth of the playing area are to be as near as possible to the dimensions indicated. All the areas are rectangular.

(3) The distance from the goal line to the dead ball line should be not less than 10 metres where practicable.

Ireland have not won the Rugby World Cup yet.

When the Ice Hockey world cup was started it was souppse to be every 4 years. The first one Was in 1996, yet there was no tournament held in 2000, then there was one again in 2004, and there was none schedualed for 2008, and the tournament's future is uncertain. During a meeting about a new NHL transfer agreement with the new Kontinential Hockey League, there have been talks of having a World Cup of Hockey in 2012.

There are 22. These are;

1. Field of play

2. The ball

3. Players

4. Clothing

5. Time

6. Match officials

7. Basic play

8. Play on!

9. Points

10. Foul play

11. Offside and onside in general play

12. Knock on or throw forward

13. Kick off and restart kicks

14. Ball grounded - no tackle

15. The tackle

16. The ruck

17. The maul

18. The mark

19. Touch and lineout

20. The scrum

21. Penalty and free kicks

22. In-goal area, grounding

yes in rugby you can drop, throw, kick or pass the ball backwards at any time

No. 9 is the scrumhalf and this is the "quarterback" of rugby. He/She is the go between the forwards and the backs.