Rugby

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Not much, if it did get a high rate, they would of band rugby in Australia

The birth as such of the game came when William Web-Ellis, a 17 year old student of Rugby School, Warwickshire, England picked up a football ball and ran with it in 1823. At the time of writting(June 2010) this made the games origin 187 years old. However, the actual formation and creation of the first code for union did not occur until 1870 this was as of the time of writting (June 2010) 140 years ago

They can be. However, there are very specific IRB and NRL regulations appertaining to rugby footwear. If you look at the link here it takes you directly to the section. Note that a referee can make a player / team change their footwear if they feel that the boot/shoe does not meet the regulation. http://www.irb.com/mm/document/lawsregs/0/060924gfirbregulation12_879.pdf

The use of studs in boots appears to be the preferred method of players

The team as it stands, 2010 :

Luke Burt (Wing/Fullback)

Nathan Cayless - Captain (Prop) (Leaving)

Jarryd Hayne (Fullback)

Nathan Hindmarsh - Captain(Second Row)

Feleti Mateo (Lock/Five Eighth) (Leaving)

Krisnan Inu (Centre/Wing) (Leaving)

Joel Reddy (Centre/Wing)

Kris Keating (Five Eighth/Halfback) (I think he is leaving)

Matt Keating (Hooker)

Eric Grothe (Wing)

Justin Horo (Second Row/Lock)

Tom Humble (Halfback/Fullback)

Taniela Lasalo (Second Row/Centre)

Tim Mannah (Prop)

Manase Manuokafoa (Prop)

Anthony Mitchell (Hooker)

Fuifui Moimoi (Prop)

Daniel Mortimer (Halfback/Five Eighth)

Brendan Oake (Second Row/Lock)

Justin Poore (Prop)

Jeff Robson (Halfback/Five Eighth)

Shane Shackleton (Prop/Second Row)

Ben Smith (Second Row)

Timana Tahu (Centre)

Etu Uaisele (Wing/Centre/Fullback)

Jonathan Wright (Centre/Wing)

because the flower that represents England is a red rose.....

There are big differences between rugby and American football. In rugby, all players are allowed to handle the ball, but the ball cannot be passed forward. The ball can be kicked forward in an attempt to gain better field position or to catch the other team unaware. Also, unlike American football, there is no blocking allowed in rugby. No player can shield or protect the ball carrier and the ball carrier cannot run behind his own players in an attempt to shield from the other team - doing so results in a penalty. If the player is tackled, play does not stop, as rugby is a continuous sport. Once tackled, the ball carrier must immediately release the ball. A penalty will be called if a player is tackled and does not make an attempt to get away from the ball. As the rugby tends to have non-stop action, players must be equally skilled both offensively and defensively.

The first recorded instance of rugby being played in Japan was in 1874 but it was formally introduced in 1899

You can perform a dummy pass with set plays, when you are running the play don't pass (don't use S,Q,E,W,etc) and the player will simply automatically dummy pass to a nearby player.

It isn't very effective

REF - Referee or Marm (said MAM) or Madam. It is a pleasant situation that in Rugby in both codes the referee is highly respected and in the past before female referees and officials were involved everyone playing the games referred to the referee as "sir". They still do today (now that's a note of respect ) This is why females are referred to as Madam etc.

Yes you can. However, Soccer studs are shorter beneath the sole of the boot than the regulation Rugby ones ( that is not an issue from a regulation perspective) and it does mean that grip is reduced. You would need to make sure that you have the type off boots that have screw in studs and replace them with the longer version - Normally the heel studs are the regulation length so you need to buy all heels studs. To check on stud regulation you can access the IRB site and search for boot regulations - there is a load of good info there to help you with rugby and the proceures and laws.

France lost, on home soil, to England in the 2007 Rugby World Cup semi final.

Rugby League originated in the north of England.

In 1886, the Rugby Football Union introduced strict amateur-only rules to combat the dominance of the game by working class northern clubs.

In 1893, a proposal to pay players six shillings when they missed work due to playing commitments is rejected by the Rugby Union.

In 1895, 21 rugby clubs from Lancashire and Yorkshire meet in Huddersfield and form the breakaway Northern Rugby Football Union.

In 1897, the Northern Union abolishes line-outs and reduces goals to 2 points and tries to 3 points.

In 1906, the number of players is reduced from 15 to 13, rucks and mauls are replaced by play-the-balls and rugby league is created as we know it today.

As the tournament was the 5 nations prior to this the actual first 6 nations winner was England in the year 2000. Scotland hold the title of the winner of the last 5 nations tournament.

A match will end when the referee deems the ball to "go out of play" at or after 80 minutes of playing time have lapsed. In a tournament where eg a cup match occurs if the teams are drawing then extra time may be added followed by penalty goal kicks

A Rugby Ground normally refers to the playing area, changing rooms and any associated ground area. The playing area is called a rugby pitch

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The laws state that;

'Kicked directly into touch' means that the ball was kicked into touch without landing on the playing area, and without touching a player or the referee.

'The 22' is the area between the goal line and the 22-metre line, including the 22-metre line but excluding the goal line.

The line of touch is an imaginary line in the field of play at right angles to the touchline through the place where the ball is thrown in.

The ball is in touch when it is not being carried by a player and it touches the touchline or anything or anyone on or beyond the touchline.

The ball is in touch when a player is carrying it and the ball carrier (or the ball) touches the touchline or the ground beyond the touchline. The place where the ball carrier (or the ball) touched or crossed the touchline is where it went into touch.

The ball is in touch if a player catches the ball and that player has a foot on the touchline or the ground beyond the touchline. If a player has one foot in the field of play and one foot in touch and holds the ball, the ball is in touch.

If the ball crosses the touchline or touch-in-goal line, and is caught by a player who has both feet in the playing area, the ball is not in touch or touch-in-goal. Such a player may knock the ball into the playing area.

If a player jumps and catches the ball, both feet must land in the playing area otherwise the ball is in touch or touch-in-goal.

A player in touch may kick or knock the ball, but not hold it, provided it has not crossed the plane of the touchline. The plane of the touchline is the vertical space rising immediately above the touchline.

Its a tackle where the arm of the tackler makes contact with a player across the throat or head. It can cause unconsciousness and has caused severe neck injury. Its an immediate sending off offence

Odsal Stadium, Bradford during the 1954 Challenge Cup Final Replay between Warrington and Halifax. A record crowd of 102,575 .

Actually, the crowd at the NRL grand final between the Newcastle Knights and Melbourne Storm at Stadium Australia, in Sydney, attracted a crowd of over 108,000. Besides, there have been other Rugby League crowds of well over 104,000 at this same stadium.

Sorry mate the game was actually between St George Illawarra and Melbourne, Melbourne and Newcastle have never played against each other in a grand final. (correct as at sept 2009)

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James Small - rugby player - was born on 1969-02-10.