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RUGBY

PE DEPARTMENTIES FERNANDO SAVATER

Marco Fiorone

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INTRODUCTION

Rugby is considered to be one of the most popular teamsports in the whole world.

The ball is oval in shape and two teams try to scoremore points than the other team.

In spite of being a full body contact sport, is one of themost fair games we can play.

In PE class we are going to play touch rugby, a type of

school rugby in which body contact is not allowed.

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RUGBY: AIM OF THE GAME

Rugby union is played by two teams of 15 players

Although the aim of the gane is very simple, there are many lawswhich can make it hard for the new viewer to know what'shappening.

The aim: two teams trying to score more points than the otherteam.

Players can run, kick, pass the ball, but passing forwards is notallowed.

Rugby union is a contact sport, so players can tackle anopponent in order to get the ball. However in touch rugbytackling is not allowed.

We are going to learn how to enjoy this game.

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RUGBY:ORIGINS

-William Web Ellis, a clergyman, isconsidered to be the inventor of thissport.

-The legend says that the clergyman wasplaying football when he picked up thefootball ball and started to run to theopposite line and made a touch withthe ball on the floor,originating thedistinctive skill of the rugby game.

- He rejected the old football rules andwith his action invented a new way toplay this sport that became very

popular in Great Britain and in a fewtime in the whole world.

- Actually, the Rugby World Cup Trophy isnamed William Web Ellis trophy, inhonor to his inventor.

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RUGBY RULES (BASICS)

As we said before, two teams of 15 players try to score more points thanthe other team.

Players can run with the ball, kick it and pass it, but passing forwards isnot allowed.

In Rugby, you can tackle an opponent in order to get the ball.

There is a referee and two judges , who decide how the rules should beapplied.

There are several ways to score points. The principals are:

A TRY: five points are added for touching the ball down in youropponent goal area.

A CONVERSION: two points are added for a successfull kick throughthe goal posts (after a try we have the possibility to win a conversion)

A GOAL KICK: three points are awarded for a penalty kick through theposts.

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RUGBY RULES (BASICS)

A game of rugby has two periods of 40 minutes each, between the twohalf there is an interval of 10 min.

Kick off: the game stars with a kick from the middle of the half way line.

Tackling: A tackle is allowed only below the shoulders.

Line out: A way of restarting play after the ball has been knocked orkicked out of the play past the touch line.

Scrummaging: 8 players from each team can take part. The strongestplayers join a scrum. It is considered to be one of the hardest areasof the game to the referee.

Sin Bin: It is a punishment, a yellow card showed to a player by thereferee.

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RUGBY PITCH

The pitch sized 110 mts and 70wide. The main areas are:

Dead ball line and try line: you canonly score a try between tehdead ball line and the try line.

22 m line: It is the place to restartplay when the ball has goneover a team dead ball line. Theplayer must do a drop kick torestart the game.

Half way line: The place to kick offfrom: Start play.

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RUGBY SKILLS

Passing:

In the game of rugby the ballmust be passed backwards.The ball is thrown towards a

teammate at waist height tomake it easy for him to catchit. Usually the ball is passedto the nearest teammate butsometimes longer passes are

made to speed up the play orto find a gap in the opponents defence.

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RUGBY

TACKLING:

Tackling is the only way oflegally bringing down youropponent when your

opponent is running with theball in his hands

The tacklers head must gobehind the opponents body, asyou see on the picture.

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RUGBY

KICKING:

There are three types of kicks inrugby union.

The place kick is when the ball is

kicked from the ground.

It is used to kick conversions aftera try has been scored. The puntkick is when the ball is kickedout of the players hands. It isused after a penalty is given.The drop kick is when the ball iskicked just as it bounces on theground. This is used to score adrop goal.

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TOUCH RUGBY

It is the rugby we play at school.The main differences are:

School Rugby Rules

- In order to take the ball from another place/team you must pull

out the rip and shout TAG!- To score a goal the player must cross the line and put the ball on

the ground.

- The ball can be pass in line, backwards or forwards, only in rugby

class .

- You (as a player ) can run with the ball and there is no limit.

- Its totally forbidden to hit the oponent.

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RUGBY ANECDOTES

In 2003 England became the first

northern hemisphere side to win

the Rugby World Cup with a

breathtaking drop goal just 26

seconds from the end of a thrilling

World Cup final in Sydney against

Australia. Johnny Wilkinsons last

gasp effort was all that separated the

sides after 100 minutes of rugby and

a dramatic extra-time finale.