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Rugby
Rugby is a version of football with complex rules. Not for the weak of heart, rugby is played without pads or helmets. Ask questions about rugby rules, teams and records here.
2,340 Questions
How many times has wales been in the rugby world cup?
Wales have never won the European Football Championships.
Who was the oldest player to ever play nsw rugby league?
There are many teams of veteran rugby players, who recently competed in a tournament in Madeira which goes to show that rugby goes on past the thirty year age group. Personally I play for a team in Porto Portugal who field players upto the age of 50+ and i myself am 59 years and still a keen player playing whem time permits every Saturday throughout the year. I train every day to keep fit and from this feel a wonderful sense of wellbeing. As of July 15 2008, the oldest rugby player still playing is a 90 year old Japanese man named Sadayoshi Morita.
Who made rugby league official?
The RFU had been formed in 1871 by representatives of 21 clubs - all of which were located in southern England and most were within London. By the early 1890's rugby was widespread and well over half the RFU's clubs were in northern England. The working classes of the north of England and South Wales were particularly taken with rugby over soccer.
As with rugby clubs right across England, the majority of the clubs of the North were created and operated by men of the ruling classes. However, as the majority of the population in Yorkshire and Lancashire was working class, the clubs, teams and crowds quickly displayed a cross-class nature. Hull FC was formed in 1865 by a young gentlemen who had been at Rugby School and immediately took on members who were plumbers and glaziers. An ever rarer example was Leeds Athletic which was started by working men on their own initiative. It began with an advertisement in a local newspaper placed by a rail clerk.
Other clubs had religious affiliations at the start which are now long forgotten, but others such as Wakefield Trinity were marked by this for the rest of their existence. Wakefield was formed in 1873 as a sporting arm of the Holy Trinity Church Young Men's Society.
In Lancashire, rugby was started at Rochdale in 1867 by a magistrate and numerous business owners and self-employed men. Within a year they were all playing alongside new members when working class men were allowed to join as well. This club was the forerunner of the Rochdale Hornets who arrived in 1871 with an open door approach to membership. At Rochdale they were also able to insist on gate money as they played on an enclosed field. This became an increasing tendency in the North. Some clubs though, like Wigan, did not have an enclosed field and had to rely on crowd donations from collection boxes.
Throughout the game either one side or the other has possession of the ball. At the end of the game the referee calls "no side" to indicate that neither side has possession of the ball thereafter.
Did American football come from rugby?
The game of football (soccer) was originally a mix of rugby and soccer as we know today. However, in 1870 ther was a move to formalise the game which then was called football. The rules of the game allowed the ball to be handled and carried to the rear of the ball carrier to pass but the events of web elllis running forward carrying the ball (which really wasnt in the rules) became the new way of playing. Added to this "hacking" (the kicking of the legs from beneath the ball carrier) was also allow. In the new step up handling and hacking became against the rules and teh Football Association was created - Supportes of te ball carrying game split and formed the Rugby football union. The game of American football can be traced (in the same line as rugby and football/soccer) back to Atherstone Shrovetide Game, dating back to 1199 and the Eton Wall Game All of which were UK based. The games were in basic a rough free for all where teams were not equal and frequently had 100 people on the field of play.
Wales were the winners of the 2008 Six Nations Championship. They were unbeaten in all their matches, so they achieved a 'Grand Slam'.
What type of tape soccer players wear on there wrist?
Its an athletic tape which you can buy from eBay or maybe some sports shops.
Who won rugby wales vs England 2018?
England won 12 - 6 (World Rugby have apologized formally to Wales as the TMO made an error on the grounding of Gareth Anscombes try - The ball was in fact grounded subject to World Rugby Rules, which would have awarded Wales a minimum 5 point score to be added to their final score)
What position in a rugby team does the person wearing jersey number thirteen play?
Depends on local tradition. Most places I have seen (Philadephia PA) 13 is worn by the outside center. It could however be one of the back wings.
If there are 15 players on each team in a game of rugby how many people are there on the pitch?
15 a side playing in union plus subs and 13 a side playing plus subs in league
What position does johnny wilkinson play in?
He played fly-half (out-half) mostly. He also played as inside centre.
Probably the most famous team in rugby union is;
The New Zealand All Blacks. Their reputation for hard play is world renown. There are others across the world but if you ask the supporter in the street the All Blacks comes to mind
Rugby - How many conversions in a try?
when you complete a series of downs to start another,for example,if it is 3rd down and 3 yards and you get it it is an conversion.
A conversion can also mean a point after touchdown or a two point conversion after a touchdown.
Why did jonny wilkinson become a rugby player?
Becasue he was a fantastic kicker. He also was a very good five-eight. He was a good side-steper, passer and read the game well.
Who is the best rugby kicker in Australia?
Well there are many great rugby kickers and if you mean goalkicking then the best would have to be at the moment frANCOIS steyn, OF SOUTH AFRICA or dan carteR, OF NEW ZEALAND. I'M FROM NZ AND WE KNOW OUR RUGBY.
Dancarter is probably now the best goal kicker in the world though the best goal kicker ever was johhny wilknson of England who has gotten over 95% of his conversions over.
1. Johnny Wilkinson
2. Daniel Carter
3. Ronan O"Gara
4. Francois Steyn
The youngest player in rugby league history?
The youngest player in the NRL is Jamal Idris who plays for the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs.
What are the springbok players names?
Full-back
Heini Bock, Tertius Losper
Wing
Melrick Africa, John Drotsky, Deon Mouton, Ryan Witbooi
Center
Lu-Wayne Botes, Du Preez Grobler, Emile Wessels
Fly-Half
Morné Schreuder
Scrum-Half
Eugene Jantjies, Jurie van Tonder
Number 8
Jacques Burger, Jacques Nieuwenhuis
Flanker
Tinus du Plessis, Herman Lintvelt, Michael MacKenzie
Lock
Nico Esterhuyse, Domingo Kamongo, Uakazuwaka Kazombiaze, Heino Senekal
Hooker
Hugo Horn,Bradley Langenhoven, Johannes Meyer, Piet van Zyl
Prop
Jané du Toit, Kees Lensing, Johnny Redelinghuys, Marius Visser
Coach
Dawid Hakkies Husselmann
Who are the people who play rugby?
New Zealand All Blacks and God.
Most countries have now affiliated with the IRB. Many like Russia, Germany and Switzerland are new in to the programme but the main playing countries have a programme of continued development to bring on new countries every year
Who invented rugby league and in what year?
The RFU had been formed in 1871 by representatives of 21 clubs - all of which were located in southern England and most were within London. By the early 1890's rugby was widespread and well over half the RFU's clubs were in northern England. The working classes of the north of England and South Wales were particularly taken with rugby over soccer.
As with rugby clubs right across England, the majority of the clubs of the North were created and operated by men of the ruling classes. However, as the majority of the population in Yorkshire and Lancashire was working class, the clubs, teams and crowds quickly displayed a cross-class nature. Hull FC was formed in 1865 by a young gentlemen who had been at Rugby School and immediately took on members who were plumbers and glaziers. An ever rarer example was Leeds Athletic which was started by working men on their own initiative. It began with an advertisement in a local newspaper placed by a rail clerk.
Other clubs had religious affiliations at the start which are now long forgotten, but others such as Wakefield Trinity were marked by this for the rest of their existence. Wakefield was formed in 1873 as a sporting arm of the Holy Trinity Church Young Men's Society.
In Lancashire, rugby was started at Rochdale in 1867 by a magistrate and numerous business owners and self-employed men. Within a year they were all playing alongside new members when working class men were allowed to join as well. This club was the forerunner of the Rochdale Hornets who arrived in 1871 with an open door approach to membership. At Rochdale they were also able to insist on gate money as they played on an enclosed field. This became an increasing tendency in the North. Some clubs though, like Wigan, did not have an enclosed field and had to rely on crowd donations from collection boxes.
Where does the name rugby come from?
while playing football in 1823, Webb Ellis 'caught the ball in his arms… and on catching the ball, instead of retiring backwards, rushed forwards with the ball in his hands towards the opposite goal'. The name Rugby is directly taken from the town of Rugby and the School in which the game was first developed in Warwickshire. England.
Rugby was the name of the school in Warwickshire, England where the game originated in 1864.
In rugby when a player scores why do they call it a try?
From the early game, grounding the ball behind the posts gave the player a 'try at kicking a goal' A try is worth five points, not three. Therefore is does not mean "tri". Legend suggests that when Webb Ellis put the ball down over the line he asked his sportsmaster: "Was that a goal?" and the sportsmaster replied: "No, but it was a good try". So it could come from that.
