Rugby

The following answer is taken from the RFU Laws of Rugby Continuum for Mini/Junior players. APPENDIX A CONTINUUM DISPENSATION on the wearing of Goggles. In the rugby game involving players under the age of 13 and upwards players cannot play rugby, or any variation of it, wearing glasses as this is a danger to the player and to the others on the field. In order to remove this potential barrier to participation, the Director of Community Rugby at the R.F.U. has given the following dispensation for children in the Continuum (U7 to U12) age grades only. Players may wear specially designed and manufacture 'goggles' on the understanding that the child's optician certifies that • They allow the player to have properly corrected vision and do not substantially restrict any normal field of vision • They do not constitute a physical danger to the wearer or other players. The first pair of approved spectacles taken into use were provided by David Cashmore, "Specsavers Opticians", 14/15 New Street, Birmingham, B2 4RQ - 0121 616 2220. As this is a national chain, these should be available throughout the country. It is hoped that by the time the children wearing such goggles reach the under 13 playing age they might be suitable for the wearing of contact lenses and so continue in their chosen sport.

Scotland have not yet won the Rugby World Cup

When the ball is kicked past the try line it is still in play, which means that if the attacking team dives on it it is a try, if the defensive team touch down on it, it is a 10 yard drop out to them. If the ball continues rolling on past the try line and over the dead ball line the ball goes dead and is brought back for a drop out.

Rugby is played in most parts of the world. There are 95 countries on the International Rugby Board's list of rankings. Currently at #1 is New Zealand and #95 is Finland. Traditionally the strongest nations are New Zealand, South Africa, France, Australia, Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales. Argentina, Italy and Fiji are among teams who have gained ground in recent years.

Though of Tongan descent, Jonah grew up in New Zealand and attended a South Auckland high school. Rugby union is New Zealand's most popular sport and every school fields a number of teams so it was natural for someone of Jonah's size and strength to end up playing rugby. Jonah was selected for representative sides while still at school and became one of our youngest All Blacks. Being so physically large and strong, he would have excelled at any number of sports but rugby was what he knew and had always been successful at.

As the muscles in both expand and contract during the exercise of kicking the muscle listed undertake at least one of these functions in the kicking leg. The stand leg also undertakes expansion and contraction but of course to a lesser degree.

gluteus maximus and medius

adductor magnus

semitendinous

gracillis

biceps femoris

semimembranosus

sartorius

plantaris

gastrocnemius

solueus

Scottish Hockey Association was created in 1900.

Jonah Lomu is from New Zealand but is of Tongan heritage.

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dimensions are as follows-

The goal posts are 3m wide and 3.5m high with the crossbar located 2m above the ground.The goal posts are made of 50mm diameter PVC tubing.

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I know my Kids Love It.

Brian Habana or Jason Robinson.

It's hard to say who is the fastest...

Including players in their primes the fastest i would have is #1 caucau, William Ryder, Bryan Habana, Brent Cullen, Rocokoko

There's a nice video list at http://www.rugbygamers.com/news/fastest-rugby-player.html where you can watch all the fastest rugby player videos.

In 2009 - Shane Williams of Wales and Ospreys was recorded as the fastest player over 200 metres.

Jason Robinson....

Right Now I say Tom Varndell

(Though, really, I think that to answer that more accurately, you're going to have to put them all in a flat race over [say] 25 metres ... and perhaps races over 50M and over 100M!

Do you think you can stage such an event?lol

A flat race event such as this is staged at half time each year during the year's AFL Grand Final at the MCG.)

Tackles which are classed as dangerous, collapsed scrums, stamping with studs to the body of undefended players, gouging, broken bones in tackles/falling, head injuries

Rugby is a demanding contact sport with diverse positions. There are many variations such as Union, 7s, 12s, League. However the most common variation is rugby union. Rugby union is played with 15 players per team on the field, the first 8 are called forwards and participate in set plays such as scrums and line-outs. They are typically the bigger players in the teams. The other 7 are called back and are typically the ones running the ball across the field and making complex plays that include passes and runs. What is expected of a player depends on his category (forward/back) and on his position in his category. The position is also typically linked to the number on the jersey. It is also important to mention that all players take part in both the offence and the defence.

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The games concept is simple.

Gain possession of the ball, passing of the ball across field in line with the ball carrier or behind the ball carrier to a team member so that the ball is taken to the in goal area of the opposing team. The ball must then be placed on the ground in the "in goal area" (the goal line constitutes the goal area) with hand pressure to gain a try, the name of the score. There after the scoring team may attempt to kick the ball over the cross bar (between the up right posts) of the opposing teams goal posts to "convert " a try and add points to the score. Penalty goals can be awarded where the team award the penalty can kick the ball if possible over the posts of the opposing team to gain more points. If in possession of the ball an attacking team player may attempt a drop goal score. This is where the ball is dropped to the floor and as it hits the floor it is kicked over the opposing teams posts.

Munster have won the Heineken cup twice, first time in 2006 beating

Biarritz 23-19 and won again in 2008 beating Toulouse 16-13.

Both finals were played in the Millennium Stadium,Cardiff.

if you had the initial base area which is hardcore and draining set in the cost of turfing averages £7000 for the grass and about 2000 for laying the grass. The cost then for marking out is 300 GBP. If you are considering the entire ground the cost is somewhere in the region of 22 million for a basic club set up and facilities

Ashley Billington, playing for Hong Kong with 10 tries in one match against Singapore in 1994. Marc Ellis, of the New Zealand All Blacks with six tries in one match against Japan in the 1995 RWC.

The Stanley Cup. It was named after the person who created it, Lord Stanley of Preston.

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Ireland v Wales Aviva Stadium

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France v Ireland Stade de France

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Wales v Scotland Millenium Stadium

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Italy v England Stadio Olimpico

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Wales v France Millennium Stadium

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Italy v Scotland Stadio Olimpico

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England v Ireland Twickenham

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Ireland v Italy Aviva Stadium

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England v Wales Twickenham

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Scotland v France BT Murrayfield

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Wales v Italy Millennium Stadium

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Ireland v Scotland Aviva Stadium

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France v England Stade de France

Wales won 27 - 13

The RFU Junior Vase 2nd round match between Streatham-Croydon and Old Walcountians, held at Frant Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, UK on 6th November 2010, yielded an astonishing eight yellow cards, with Old Walcountians scraping through 23-22.

Last night's (20th March, 2009) super 14 match between the Hurricanes and the Bulls saw a record number of yellow cards for Super Rugby being given. The referee issued a total of six yellow cards, or 5 yellow and one red (one player was yellow carded twice and his second yellow automatically became red).

The points value of a try was increased from 4 points to five points in 1992. The first player to score an international five point try seems to have been Inga Tuigamala for the All Blacks vs the Wallabies in Sydney on 4th July, 1992.

Jonah Lomu scored 37 tries in Test matches for the All Blacks. A further 26 tries in Super rugby, 18 in provincial rugby in New Zealand and 1 for Cardiff in Wales. He also played for 3 games for Marseille in France but did not score.

He did not actually invent ruby as such - that came later in the century when a group of clubs headed by Black Heath sat down and compiled the rules of the game. However, Webb-Ellis was the inspiration behind the game by picking up the all and running with it in 1823

You can approach the players club - preferably after a match of before one. There are some players that will sign off a shirt without a problem. However, as more agents and managing agents get involved they are charging for shirts, match balls and pictures.

If you are the kind of forward looking to make an impact you should be making at least up to five (preferably more) tackles a game. But what is more important is not how many tackles you make rather how GOOD the tackles are. Youv'e got to hit'em hard and make them think twice before running the ball up again.

Side step, Changing direction to set defensive players on the wrong footing

switching or scissor - normally done by the backs where the ball carrier is passing the ball behind their back to another player who is running in the opposite angle to the ball carrier, this changes the defense line and can make gaps open up through which the receiving carrier can burst through