What is Rugby?

ScrumsRucks

MaulsTry

In-touchKnock-

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Learning Objectives

• Relate the origins of rugby • Name the US national rugby team• Compare a rugby pitch to a football field• Differentiate the various rugby positions and

categorize into forwards and backs• Describe a rugby ball and how it is different from a

football• Describe methods of moving the ball in rugby• Calculate the score in a rugby game• Explain how play can be restarted in rugby• Describe the difference between a ruck and maul

Founder of Rugby

rugbyrelics.com

Where is rugby played?

www.agrugby.com/gpage3.html

Countries Particpating in Rugby World Cup

US Eagles Women win first World Cup

http://www.womeneagles.com/images/91images/eaglesDare.jpg

Rugby Scrum

University of Oregon Men’s Rugbyhttp://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~rugbymen/scrum.jpg

Rugby Ball vs. Football

Rugby Ball Football