Rugby

The 2010 2011 side is (as of 13/08/2011)

Rory Best, Isaac Boss Tommy Bowe Tony Buckley

Tom Court Sean Cronin Leo Cullen Gordon D'Arcy

Gavin Duffy Keith Earls Stephen Ferris Luke Fitzgerald

Jerry Flannery John Hayes Cian Healy Jamie Heaslip

Marcus Horan Shane Jennings Felix Jones Rob Kearney

Denis Leamy Mike McCarthy Fergus McFadden Kevin McLaughlin

Geordan Murphy Conor Murray Sean O'Brien Donncha O'Callaghan

Paul O'Connell Brian O'Driscoll Mick O'Driscoll Ronan O'Gara

Eoin Reddan Mike Ross Donnacha Ryan Tomas O'Leary Eoin Reddan Mike Ross

Donnacha Ryan Jonathan Sexton Peter Stringer Andrew Trimble Damien Varley

Paddy Wallace Brett Wilkinson

played, win, draw, lose, points For, points Against, Point Differential, Trys for, Premiership points

1908.

The initial breakaway in England came in 1895 but it took a few years for the game to first develop an identity of it's own and then get the Antipodes involved. The first organised league in Australia started in 1908.

if you are receiving then the forwards line up wherever the opposing team are most concentrated. if your team is kicking then you line up just behind the kicker with most players on the side the kicker has said to be kicking at.

Their emblem is a rugby ball outline standing on its point with a palm tree in the balls centre.

In 1950, the Mayo team in the All-Ireland final was:

1 Billy Durkin

2 John Forde

3 Paddy Prendergast

4 Seán Flanagan (captain)

5 Peter Quinn

6 Henry Dixon

7 John McAndrew

8 Padraig Carney

9 Éamonn Mongey

10 Mick Flanagan

11 Billy Kenny

12 Joe Gilvarry

13 Mick Mulderrig

14 Tom Langan

15 Peter Solan

Sub used: Seán Wynne for Billy Durkin, Mick Caufield for Billy Kenny and Seán Mulderrig for Mick Caulfield.

anywhere between 6k and 500k, depending on position and experience

In the Zurich Premiership, the average yearly pay for a senior squad member is £60,000.

On Average a super League Player will earn 35'000 pounds a year they play every match

15 player 4 reserves

The "Webb Ellis Cup" is named after the person reputed to have started the concept of rugby. William Webb Ellis. However, the cup itself was not made specifically for the RWC winners, it was actually made for another sporting event and had not been used in some considerable time so the cup was renamed and taken on by the RWC Ltd who stage the event then renamed for use within the Rugby environment.

The current captain (2008) is Daniel Vettori.

An average because they vary is aboy 40k perannum plus marketing fees attendance fees etc

28th April 1923 @ Wembley Stadium London

FA Cup Final Bolton v West Ham Utd _ 126,047 (official)

The biggest attendence in BRITAIN was

17th April 1937 @ Hampden Park Glasgow

International Scotland v England _ 149,547

It was 16 - There are now 20 . However there are more international teams being registered with the IRB since the 1987 and that number continues to grow

tom bailon

Richie McCaw is a role model because;

1. He puts the team before himself

2. He is humble

3. He is modest in victory

4. He is a good sport when dealing with defeat

5. He consistently plays a good hard clean game i.e. sets an amazing example to the others

In summary he epitomises everything that a New Zealander should be.

in rugby union there are not set amount of tackles, if you've got the ball you keep the ball. in rugby union there are not set amount of tackles, if you've got the ball you keep the ball.

England last won the rugby world cup in 2003 and was co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. England won the final against Australia 20-17 with Johnny Wilkinson scoring a drop goal in extra time

Its 80 minutes - 40 minutes each half. Time is stopped for injuries therefore no injury time. at the 80th minute if a player puts the ball out of play or a penalty offence occurs the referee stops the match at as full time. If no break in play occurs the game continues until a break down in play occurs. Then full time is called.

World in union

This is a Scrum or Scrummage. The scrum half (number nine in Union) throws the ball in to the tunnel formed by the two front rows. To do this the Scrum Half stands adjacent to their open side prop forward. This is the one who has one side of his head (the left side) not in contact with the opposing prop forward. The ball must pass the feet of the open side prop before the ball can be hooked back by a front row player. No hand may touch the ball . The 2 sides endeavour to push the other off the ball so that they can win possession

To learn more about rugby rules look on the IRB website - it has a wealth of information.

the main rugby injuries are a hamstring injury from the bursts of speed. A head injury e.g. concussion. it is good to note that anyone that has suffered a concussion should not do contact sports for three weeks. the last main injury is shoulder strain.

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Add to this finger dislocations, bone breaks, back injuries and of course a vast range of pulled muscles, sprains of ankles, twisted knees, pull/torn ligament's, tendons, cuts, broken noses and out ear damage. Buts its still a great game

Publisher HES has announced Rugby League Live for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the first Rugby League game for both consoles. It'll be released on September 2 in Australia, New Zealand, France and the UK.

The record was shared by the All Blacks side of the 60's and the Springboks of the 90's at 17 each (it must be said that the All Blacks did not play the Springboks during this period). However the new record is 18 by Lithuania who play Tier 2 rugby nations.

1 million dollars !