In both Rugby Union and Rugby League, an illegal (or more properly termed "dangerous") tackle is penalised by a penalty kick.

Examples of illegal/dangerous tackles include:

- tackling the ball-carrier while they are in mid-air

- high tackle (above the shoulders)

- "spear" tackle (where the ball-carrier is lifted into the air and thrown down on their neck or head)

- "charging" (where the tackler makes no effort to grapple the ball-carrier but simply hurls their body at them)

- kicking, striking or tripping the ball-carrier (although in Rugby League, where the tackler and ball-carrier are in close contact and stationary, the tackler can trap the ball-carrier's feet with his own to effect the tackle, provided this is not done dangerously*)

- tackling the ball-carrier either before or after they have the ball

At the referee's discretion, a player committing an illegal or dangerous tackle may be cautioned by the use of a yellow card which is also usually accompanied by the player being suspended from play for 10 minutes. A second yellow card will be followed by a red card and the player being sent off the field for the rest of the match.

In cases of particular danger to players' personal safety, the offending tackler may be sent off immediately for a first offence.

The full code of laws for Rugby Union and Rugby League respectively in England may be found at:

http://www.irblaws.com/downloads/EN/law_10_en.pdf
http://www.widnesrlreferees.btik.com/attachments/rugby_laws_book_2004_%5B1%5D.pdf


* For those who have knowledge of Judo, examples of "safe" throws would be e.g. kosoto gari or kouchi gari, since in these the tackled player falls directly to the floor on their back, and under control. Examples of potentially dangerous throws include osoto-gari, o goshi, tomoe nage, ippon-seoi-nage, or indeed most loin/hip/shoulder throws, since the tackled player is likely to be thrown in mid-air and land on their shoulders. Experienced players may be able to manage subtle hip or loin throws, but at risk of being penalised for dangerous play.

They train by focusing mainly on the legs (thighs are important) you pretty much want to focus on everything, but we point a lot of attention to the endurance and explosiveness of our short speed. We do squats, benching, long distance running, and free weights

A touch down is actually called a TRY. Its followed by a conversion attempt where the ball is attempted to be kicked between the goal posts (and above the cross bar). Then a restart occurs in the centre of the pitch with the team who have just conceded the try kick the ball back into the attacking teams area> the intention is to chase the ball and claim it by catching it.

The most basic skills in football are dribbling, tackling, shooting, passing & communication!!!! you need speed, hand eye coordination, upper and lower body strength, stamina, agility, and toughness.

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They played Leicester and beat them by 19 points to 16 points.

Scrum is a way of restarting the game, either after an accidental infringement or (in rugby league only) when the ball has gone out of play. Scrums occur more often, and are of greater importance, in union than in league.

In both sports, a scrum is formed by the players who are designated forwards binding together in three rows. The scrum then 'engages' with the opposition team so that the player's heads are interlocked with those of the other side's front row. The scrum-half from the team that did not infringe then throws the ball into the tunnel created in the space between the two sets of front rowers' legs. Both teams may then try to compete for the ball by trying to hook the ball backwards with their feet.

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Because he reads the game, and executes everything perfectly. And he practices loads.

They have won the NRL premiership twice as of 2010.

1987 - New Zealand - David Kirk 1991 - Australia - Nick Farr-Jones 1995 - South Africa - Francois Pienaar 1999 - Australia - John Eales 2003 - England - Martin Johnson 2007 - South Africa - John Smit

Rugby League.

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I'd say rugby League because it's fast, tough and its 80mins of hard work. In Union it's all stopping and it's very very slow game, it's just like nfl . RL you do not stop.

Most referees in professional rugby get paid around 50,000 dollars a year. This varies spending upon country and which team.

Bill Carson played 10 years First Grade playing for Western Suburbs from 1954-64. He also played for Australia in 1961 and was selected to tour with the Kangaroos in 1963 but declined due to family commitments. He was the lightest forward ever to play for Australia. He passed away 1985.

Paul Woods - rugby - was born on 1950-10-28.

The two have played 91 matches, with France winning 56 times, Ireland winning 29 times and six matches drawn. The last match in March of 2012 in Paris ended in a 17 – 17 draw.

its almost imossible to supply an accurate reply to this except to say that in the last RWc there were 4.2 billion viewers of the game. It would be fair to assume that those who were not Rugby fans would not have taken time to watch any of the games.

A grand slam is when in a six nations tournament a team has won every game they have played.

England - we boast 5 winners of the Heinekken Cup, whilst France have 4 previous winners and Ireland 3. Toulouse are the most successful, having won the trophy 3 times. Leicester Tigers, London Wasps and Munster have all won it twice, with the remaining seasons going to Ulster, Northampton Saints, Bath and Brive.

The best rugby boots depends on a few factors. Such as whether you play in wet weather or dry weather, and whether you are a forward or back. If you play in mainly dry areas, with a harder ground, moulded shoes are usually your best bet. However, if you are a forward, particularly in the first five (front or second row), you may need tags (screw-in) shoes for more grip. If you decide to go screw-ins for dry grounds, try to keep the tags at about 8-12mm. The biggest legal tags you are allowed are usually 18mm. Screws in require a little bit more maintenance, so before each game or two, be sure to tighten the tags with your tag key. Moulded shoes are generally more comfortable and better for backs. However, if you play in wet weather or on soft grounds, tags are definitely preferred because of the grip they provide. Playing in tags of between 10-16mm is usually pretty good. There is nothing worse than going to score a try, and trying to step the last player and falling flat over. I usually have two pairs of boots, one moulded for dry weather and tags for when it rains. As far as brands go, this is really up to the individual. A big thing is the arch in your foot. Nike generally provides quite a flat boot. I have used Nike, Adidas, Reebok, Puma, canterburry, lotto and a few others. I find nike to never really last long. The pumas served me well and were quite comfortable. I am currently using moulded lottos as my dry weather boots and they are quite light and comfortable. I have sometimes got soccer style boots where the lace goes up the sides. This seemed to help my spiral kicking but i don't know if i can put that down to the boot or just general improvement. In the end though, it usually comes down to price, so set your budget and just look for the highest quality boot, be it moulded or tag, in your price range. Good luck!

100 Test matches lost out of 458 played since the 1890's with 17 draws.