Rugby

The tallest Irish rugby Irish player ever is current rugby player Devin Toner. He stands at 6' 11' tall, which is currently the tallest record in rugby.

New Zealand had signed The Gleneagles Agreement with other countries around the world. It stated that any country that signed the agreement would not participate in any sporting activities with South Africa until the apartheid was abolished. The government allowed the Springbok to come and play stating "no politics in sports" but many New Zealander's disagreed and organised protests to show their disapproval. My opinion on what happenede during the Springbok Tour is that the protestors had are reslly good reason for what they were doing.

Every 4 years. It's timed not to interfer with the Football World Cup / European Championships. The last World Cup was held in France in October 2007. The next one will be in New Zealand in 2011.

There are actually 5 main groups at a rugby match

1 - The teams

2 - The match officials

3 - The organisors

4 - The supporter/crowd

5 - The teams management/coaches

Mr Alllanson was in rugby league from the '80s. He played for the Western Suburbs Magpies from 1987 to 1988 and the Newcastle Knights from 1989 to 1990. He played for Australia in 1987 and 1990.

Stephen Kearney. He is a former Kiwis captain and is assistant coach for the Melbourne Storm NRL team.

you just need basics like running and passing and catching but then positions come into play for instance if your a number 10 you need kicking skills or prop or hooker you need to know how to control the scrums

There are many good union player. You cannot compare them at all even if that person is handsome and sexy or what so ever. A good rugby player is a person who plays the game well and show sportsmanship.

Find a club near you and join their sessions for your age group. To find a club try googling rugby and your country and then the clubs listed. There are two distinct codes. Rugby union and league. Check out both on you tube and see which you would prefer.

It was originated in 1823 when the pupils were playing the then game football. In this early version of the game we now call soccer as well players could hack the legs from the ball player and at that time the players could pick up the ball - However, it was the rule of the day that the ball carrier ran back toward his team to make a pass. William Web Ellis a student of the school collected the ball and ran forward toward the oppositions goal. This concept caught on and the school played on with this rule. The game spread as pupils left and went to university, the armed forces etc and the concept of carrying the ball continued with passes being make behind the carrier as we have today. Then in 1863 the Football association was Born and they decided hacking and ball carrying were to be outlawed. There were a number of teams that were playing the original style who decide to breakaway and allow the ball carrying. By 1870 a group of clubs and universities came together to formalise the rules and set up the RFU (Rugby Football Union) The name remains today

Answerer no 4 at the link below gave me the answer ( so thanks go to them )

Jean Michel Jarre

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Penrith Panthers Wbeat the Canberra Raiders. Arnold Shwarzaneggar was the special guest referee

IT appears there are no real reasons to cite. The game in the past 12 years has brought in vastly more spectators and players than at any time previously. Despites it hard hitting and physical nature the game has one of the best discipled code in ball sports.

In 2008 i think. The score was wales 21-18 australia.

To maintain the flow of the game, penalise those who do not follow game rules, ensure that IRB regulations are maintained throughout the pre match checks and during the game time. Maintain their own fitness to ensure they can keep up with play, keep themselves abreast of regulation changes. Maintain an unbiased view of the game. Consider and ensure that the safety and welfare of all players is maintained throughout the game. feedback to the RU body incidents that could be classed as citing issues.

Joost van der Westhuizen

Johan Roux

If it's your first time and your just messing around with pals or trying out at a club.

You need:

A tough shirt that isn't going to get ripped.

Tough shorts

Socks

A GUM SHIELD (absolutely 100% vital no matter what level. Have saved my pearly whites on a number or occasions)

A ball (size depends on age & sex)

Sturdy footwear (football or rugby boots reccommended. You don't need rugby boots. Rugby boots have thicker leather, so are warmer and dryer in the winter months and have six studs at the front. However this makes them heavier. I have played for eight years for London Irish and had England academy trials and have always worn football boots-i own both studs and blades.) With studs you must replace the football ones with all metal ones, as the plastic ones can and will chip, causing some very nasty injuries.

And don't forget spades of enthusiasm!

There are a total of 12 players in a rugby (union) sevens Team, with seven on the pitch at any one time and 5 as reserves. The squad numbers are variable as in the 15 a side version. Squad sizes are down to the RFU of the country playing. They may ONLY name 12 for a game from the squad.

The NRL was born out of a compromise following what became known as the ARL/Super League War with it's first season coming in 1998.

The ARL was in charge of the game in Australia with Channel 9 holding the TV rights, but in 1995, News Corp was buying up TV rights in other countries and wanted a slice of it in Australia. Some clubs and players signed up with News Corp's Super League while others remained loyal to the ARL. Without wishing to get too far into the ins and outs of it all, two competitions ran parallel for a few seasons until there was an outbreak of common sense prevailed and the two sides got back together in the guise of the NRL.

Points for the men's rugby world cup: NameTeamMTPTSTRSCONPENDGYCRC Jonny WilkinsonEngland 15 249 1 23 53 13 0 0 Gavin HastingsScotland 13 227 9 39 36 0 0 0 Michael LynaghAustralia 15 195 4 36 33 2 0 0 Grant FoxNew Zealand 10 170 0 37 31 1 0 0 Andrew MehrtensNew Zealand 10 163 1 25 33 3 0 0 Gonzalo QuesadaArgentina 8 135 0 12 35 2 0 0 Matt BurkeAustralia 13 125 6 19 19 0 0 0 Nicky LittleFiji 11 125 0 22 26 1 0 0 Thierry LacroixFrance 9 124 4 7 30 0 0 0 Gareth ReesCanada 13 120 0 15 25 5 0 1

A cricket field, or ground , is a roughly elliptical field of flat grass, ranging in size from about 120 to 200 metres (130-220 yards) across, bounded by an obvious fence, rope, or other marker. There is no fixed size or shape for the field, although large deviations from a low-eccentricity ellipse in this size range are discouraged. The edge of the field is called the boundary.

IRB regulations start that the wideth of a pitch shall not exceed 70 meters from touch line to touch line and the length not exceed 100 meters goal line to goal line. The in goal area shall not exceed 22 meters in depth