geogofrugby

Laws of rugby The laws of rugby are quite simple when you look at the game in a vague way, but the rules do go quite in depth as you look further into the game. The most basic rule of rugby is that you can only pass the ball backwards or flat. This means that if you pass the ball forward or drop the ball in a forward motion it is a scrum to the opposing team. The scrum The scrum occurs as I said before when the ball drops or is passed in a forward motion or when a maul is stoped for a period of time. A scrum is where the two opposing pack push against each other in sort of a diamond formation while the scrum half put the ball in and the two forwards at the front of the scrum have to contest for it. These two forwards are called hookers because they hook the ball with there foot back to their side of the scrum

Positions and roles in the team The rugby union team consists of fifteen players on the pitch at one time while having eight subs you can replace the people starting on the pitch. The rugby team is split up into two sets of players, the forwards and the Backs. The forwards   The forwards or the "pack" have the main responsibility of gaining and retaining the possession of the ball. In these responsibilities, it includes the scrum and the line-out. (which will be explained in a later blog) they also have to attack the line with the ball to make their way to the opposing teams try-line. they also have to defend the opposing team when they don't have the ball. The backs The backs are generally smaller in weight but not height and are usually more agile than the forwards. The role of the backs is to create alternative scoring options to the forwards. The usually achieve these options by creating and doing set moves that fix and confuse the opposing def...

History of rugby     R ugby or rugby football as it was first called during its early days in the school of rugby.Forms of traditional rugby football have also been played . Many of these form's  of rugby had most of the rules included like scrimmaging and handling the ball and passing backwards.some of the countriesd that played these sports at such an early time included New Zealand who had their own game called kio Rahi which was invented by the indigenous maoiri tribes.Many other countries had their own ancient versions like Australia Marn grook, Japans Kemari, Georgia s lelo burti and irelsands cairn which is an ancientver4sion of GAAbrought by the Celts to Ireland. Rugby union has been a long tradition in the united kingdom and versions of rugby has been played long before three boys produced the first rule book in 1845 in the rugby school. The first time that the game of rugby was said to be discovered was at the school of rugby in 1816 by ...

Hey guys intro     F or my blog I will be talking about the geography of rugby I will be talking about it in 5 parts the first thing I will be talking about what rugby is and then how it first about. for the rest of the posts I will be going into depth about the geography of rugby.