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Rugby
Rugby is a version of football with complex rules. Not for the weak of heart, rugby is played without pads or helmets. Ask questions about rugby rules, teams and records here.
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Why aren't girls allowed to play rugby at a certain age and boys can?
In truth, many women and girls are quite competitive and skilled players, and can be said to belong on the team more than some of their male counterparts. But because of the logistical issues mentioned above, or some preconceived notions ofincomparableathleticism between the sexes, many organizations will have a "separate but equal" team for female players, which erases those concerns.
If a girl or woman is quite skilled in soccer or any other sport, she is highly encouraged to try out for the boys' team if the school or club will allow it (and you might be able to make a legal stink of things if they refuse). Most recreational clubs will be happy to give her the chance, bearing in mind the logistics. Women playing traditionally male-dominated sports is not meant to be easy, but can be very rewarding for the player and also for inspiring others to do so!
Where are the tallest rugby goal posts in the world?
I don't know if it's the highest ground in the world but La Paz Rugby Club and URC Cochabamba will play an official rugby game in El Alto ( Bolivia) on the Altiplano at 4070 meters on the 3rd of August 2013.
When did Russia start playing rugby?
The first rugby match recorded was in the 1880s and this was orchestrated by a Scotsman called Mr Hooper. However, in 1886 the Russian police clamped down on the game as it was felt by the Zsar that the game was likely to incite riots and demonstration's the period 1908 some games were still being played and in 1923 the first formal game was played in Moscow. In 1934 the Moscow Championship was started, and in 1936 the first Soviet Championship took place.
The game was more or less banned for a number of years in the Soviet Union because of an incident in a final in Moscow, when supporters of Llanelli and a Bucharest team were involved in a braw. In 1949, rugby union was forbidden in the USSR during the "fight against the cosmopolitanism". The competitions were resumed in 1957, and the Soviet Championship in 1966. In 1975 the Soviet national team played their first match.
When the Soviet Union broke up, there were two main consequences - firstly the loss of a much larger pool of players and fans, and secondly, the defection of many players to rugby league, which had previously been frowned on by the Soviet authorities. The two main areas for Russian rugby were to be Moscow and Siberia, and to a lesser extent, Leningrad/St Petersburg.
The most notable Russian player perhaps is Dimitri Mironov who played for the Barbarians several times during the 1980s
The game remains to be a growing force in Russia with many now taking up the game at some very impressive levels
Can you play rugby with blades on your boots?
It depends on if the club you play for have banned them.
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Any and all clothing foot-ware and protective equipment is governed by the various bodies . For Union Its the IRB for league its NRL. Look at their site and you will get the official word on what can be worn. It is not necessarily down to the club - they are to follow international guidance.
What are the disadvantages of playing rugby?
One of the disadvantages of playing Rugby is that there is almost a 100% chance that you will be injured in a game. Without pads and with the same tackling skills and expectations as American Football, you can imagine what kind of strain your body goes through and along with that, the increase in hospital bills.
As to other disadvantages. I don't necessarily know if everyone would consider it a disadvantage but I do. When you play a Rugby game, your adrenaline is pumping and you start hating the opposite team, they are you enemies and you are to take them out, of course by legally tackling them. However, with your adrenaline pumping as hard as it does, you start to get angry with that other team mate that you are covering and sometimes it leads to a real, illegal, fight.
yes but after the game there is usually great camaraderie
How is math used in rugby league?
scoring, pitch marking, training, weight and personal dynamics, accountancy, budgeting, marketing - The range of differing mathematical equation's is vast when you look in to the operation of a rugby team. So basically they use measurement, weight/volume, addition, multiplication, division, subtraction, percentages, averages, max/min equations, plus those used in the field of accountancy
Who are the rugby champions of the world?
== == The 2008 winners were New Zealand, who won 34-20 against Australia at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Australia on Nov 22, 2008.
How many teams play in the NRL rUGBY lEAGUE?
There are 16 Australian Rugby League teams.
There are thinking of introducing 4 more new teams.
There are thousands of rugby league teams throughout Australia. Rugby League is played from school-age level, right up through to the professional level.
Who is wales top rugby try scorer of all time?
Shane Williams broke Wales's all-time try-scoring record on March 15th 2008 with a touchdown against France in the 2008 RBS Six Nations; Prior it was Gareth Thomas (ALF) and the highest scoring forward was Colin Charvis
What is the area of a normal rugby field?
Regulations state that a pitch shall not exceed 100 meters goal line to goal line and 70 meters from touch line to touch line. The area on this is 7000 sq meters
How many schools play rugby in England?
hard to judge....considering the amount of population england has, most kids play football from an early age as this is more popular. Living in england myself, i find some kids i know often convert to playing rugby after getting tired/bored of football at around secondary school age. still football is played far more by kids at the weekends...
How many times has Namibia won the rugby world cup?
The World Cup is the top prize of International Soccer organization FIFA. South Africa has not won the cup to date.
Which country has won the most rugby tri nations?
The Tri-Nations Rugby competition began in 1996 and involves the national teams of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. New Zealand has won the competition 9 times, Australia and South Africa have each won twice. Of the 56 tests played in the competition, New Zealand has won 56, Australia 23 and South Africa 21.
When was the first England v wales rugby match?
19 February 1881 at Richardson's Field in Blackheath. England
What are the points called in rugby?
It's called a try where the ball is placed is grounded with a hand in the opposing in gaol area. A conversion where the try scoring team attempts to kick the ball over the opponents goals cross bar, a penalty goal where an infringement occurs and the team who is award the penalty can kick that ball from a placed kicking position over the opposing cross bar and a drop goal where an attacking player drops the ball to the ground and on hitting the ground is kicked over the opposing teams posts
Why is swing low sung in rugby?
Rugby players and their supports originated in the small village/towns where each week the match took place and the after match meal, which normally included the odd alcoholic beverage was all about enjoying and socialising. as whole. Teams would not have large entertainment but would entertain themselves with songs, inevitably the songs would be well know but words would be changed frequently having funny and or adult content. To make some songs even funnier hand actions would be added - This proved to be a main stay of the after match get together with bawdy songs, silly games and the odd challange thrown in all in the name of sport (and if you believe that you you believe anything). As teams travelled so the songs travelled as well. Swing Low is an English favourite whilst Tom Jones's Delila is a Welsh favourite and many more.
When did Wales win the World Cup?
Yes but only once it was TNS in the year 1968 beating Aberdeen in a qualifier 2-1 on aggregate but they failed to win any games in the competetion only getting a draw to a Norwegian team at home who were lucky to get in to Europe aswell but they lost to every other team by big score lines and even lost 7-2 to the team they drew with before at their stadium when TNS travelled away to norway
What six teams are in the six nations this year?
The 2011 Six Nations Championship was won by England. It was their first Six Nations Championship title since 2003.
England won 4 of their 5 Six Nations matches in 2011, only losing to Ireland on the final weekend.
Who is the oldest rugby player in the English premiership?
Its David Mefin Davies (39) (born 2 September 1972) Wales and Ospreys
so far
Why does the Irish rugby team have 2 anthems?
The Ireland team is made up from players from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (ROI). The first anthem sung is "Amhran na bhFiann" (The Soldiers' Song), the ROI national anthem. The second anthem is "Ireland's Call", which is supposed to represent all of the players together.
The process is simple. The attacking team carrying the ball will progress the game by passing the ball to a team mate in the correct manner or by kicking the ball ahead, collecting it and then;
The player holding the ball to score a try and the ball itself must not be in touch or touch-in-goal (including on or over the dead ball line). The touchline, touch-in-goal lines and dead ball lines count as being 'out'. There has to be contact with the ground or corner flag by a player or the ball for it to be ruled in touch or touch-in-goal. Parts of the body in the air above the lines and outside the field of play or in-goal are not touch, and it is common to see players who are partly in the air over the lines still ground the ball successfully.
The in-goal area in which the ball must be grounded includes the goal line but not the touch-in-goal and dead ball lines.
Grounding the ball in both codes means either holding it and touching it to the ground in-goal, or placing hand, arm or front of body between waist and neck (the front torso) on top of the ball which is on the ground in-goal.
A player does not need to be holding the ball to ground it. If the ball is on the ground or just above it, it can be touched to the ground with a hand, arm or front torso. Match officials interpret dropping the ball in-goal as a knock-on, and disallow a try. For a try to be awarded they consider whether the player had the intention to ground the ball and the control of it when they did. Grounding of the ball can be instantaneous, it does not matter if the player immediately lets go and the ball then bounces forward.
An attacking player who falls to the ground before reaching the goal line scores a try if momentum carries the player so that the ball touches the in-goal including the goal line.
These are common in both code
In Union only
- A player may ground the ball in one of two ways: (1) if the ball is held in the hand(s) or arm(s), merely touching the ball to the ground in-goal suffices and no downward pressure is required; (2) if the ball is on the ground in-goal, downward pressure from the hand(s), arm(s) or upper body (waist to neck) is required. For a try to be awarded, an attacking player must ground the ball before a defender does so. If there is doubt about which team first grounded the ball, the attacking team are awarded a 5-metre scrum.
A player who is in touch or touch-in-goal, but who is not carrying the ball, may score a try by grounding the ball in-goal.
The goal-posts and padding at ground level are part of the goal line and therefore of the in-goal, so a try may be scored by grounding the ball at the foot of the posts.
A player may ground the ball in a scrum as soon as the ball reaches or crosses the goal line. (The laws governing the scrum do not apply to the in-goal area so as soon as the ball crosses the line, players may unbind and ground the ball.)
If an attacking player is tackled short of the goal-line but immediately reaches out and places the ball on or over the goal-line, a try is scored. (This is a direct contrast to rugby league which would award a penalty for "double movement", see below. There is occasionally confusion amongst spectators and players at community levels of the game and an incorrect protest of "double movement" is a common one at English rugby union matches.)
If a television match official (TMO, or video referee) has been appointed, the referee may ask for advice before deciding whether to award a try, but under current protocols the TMO may only advise on whether the ball was properly grounded, on whether the ball or ball-carrier went into touch or touch-in-goal in the act of scoring; and on any foul play that may have occurred.
In league only
The laws of rugby league still refer to the need for "downward pressure" to be exerted in grounding the ball with hand or arm.
The laws of rugby league specify that a try is scored if an attacker grounds the ball simultaneously with a defender.
An attacking player whose momentum does not allow the ball to reach the try-line or in-goal after their ball-carrying arm touches the ground may not reach out to score if a defender is in contact with them; this is disallowed by interpretation as a "double movement".
The goal posts and padding are not part of the goal line so grounding the ball at the foot of the posts will not result in a try.
Players who are in touch-in-goal and not carrying the ball may not score a try by pressing a loose ball still in play to the ground.
A try may not be scored in a scrum which crosses the goal line, but when the ball comes out of scrum a player may pick it up and 'bore through' their own scrum to score a try.
Video referees in rugby league are given a wider scope to look at the validity of a try and if the video is inconclusive, the decision is sent back to the referee ("ref's call"). Referees often give the benefit of the doubt in favour of the attacking team in such cases
