Rugby

   So hello guys, we meet again in this entry, so today i just want to share with you about this one sport called as rugby. So, what is rugby? How does it play?

       Rugby is the game played with two teams, each consisting of fifteen players. Each team can carry, pass or kick the ball to the end zone to score as many points as possible. The team scoring the greater number of points is the winner of the match. The two teams compete for two forty minute halves with a five minute halftime.

      Here are the position for rugby players based on their weight, body type, and their speed and also strength. All of them has different roles suit with their position

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      The ball use for this sport is totally different with the other sports, it is not a sphere shaped but oval.


   Here i will show you some laws and how to play,

1. RUCK

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         One or more players from each team, who are on their feet and in contact, close around the ball on the ground. Once a ruck has been formed, players can’t use their hands to get the ball, only their feet. A ruck ends when the ball emerges from the ruck or when a scrum is ordered by the referee.

2. MAUL

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One or more players from each team on their feet and in physical contact closing around a player who is carrying the ball. A maul ends when the ball is on the ground, a ruck, or the ball or a player carrying it emerges from the maul or when a scrummage is ordered by the referee.


3. SCRUM

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        A set piece formed by the front eight players of each team. The ball is thrown into the middle of the group and each team pushes against the other team's assembled eight men to contest for possession of the ball. Scrums restart play after certain minor infractions. The scrum ends when one team gains possession of the ball and moves down the field.

4. LINEOUT

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      Both teams line up opposite each other (similar to a jump ball in basketball), but one team then throws the ball down the middle of the tunnel. Line-outs restart play after the ball, or a player carrying it, has gone out of bounds.

   If in football, the players can stop their opponent from scoring a goal by intercept opponent balls, but if in rugby, while your opponent is running, you have to tackle him to stop him from running to the try zone. Tackle is the key to slow down the opponents.

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    How to score? So, there a four different ways to score

1. TRY

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  The most valuable play is to score a try, which means touching the ball down in the opponent’s in-goal area or on their goal line. Doing so is worth five points and earns that team the right to attempt a conversion kick.


2. CONVERSION KICK

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     This kick is worth an additional two points. The conversion kick is taken from a spot in line with where the ball was originally grounded, so scoring as close to the posts as possible is best.


3. DROPPED GOAL
 

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      A dropped goal, which occurs when the player drops the ball on the ground and then kicks it just as it bounces, is worth three points if it goes through the uprights.

4. PENALTY KICK

     Penalties for various infractions can be used to take a kick at goal, which is worth three points.

      

   
     To sum up, rugby is a great game played by the gentlemen, eventhough all of the players has huge sized body, but they respect each other in the field and friends out of the field. And for your guys information, Rugby World Cup are currently held in Japan and there 20 Nation compete to win the trophy, so let's enjoy the game!