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Rugby for beginners: a guide to the rules of rugby union

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0:12rugby is one of England's most popular

0:14sports and is played by people of all

0:17ages shapes and sizes male and

0:21female this animation teaches you about

0:23the main laws of rugby so you can have

0:26more fun watching or playing this great

0:28game

0:31you play rugby in a jersey shorts and

0:34boots with studs and you wear a mouth

0:37guard to protect your teeth the ball is

0:40an oval shape and looks a bit like an

0:42egg because rugby originated in England

0:46there are a lot of English

0:48Expressions there are two versions of

0:50rugby Rugby Union and rugby league this

0:54film is about Rugby Union the most

0:56popular version of rugby around the

0:58world the rugby pitch is about the same

1:01size as a football pitch on the pitch

1:04there are a number of lines we start

1:07from the halfway line from this line the

1:10game is started or restarted after a

1:13score next is the 10 m line after the

1:17kickoff the ball must cross this line

1:21then there is the 22 M line next is the

1:24try line behind this line you can score

1:28A Try by touching the ball down

1:30down on the TR line are the rugby posts

1:34two vertical posts and a

1:36crossbar the last line is the dead ball

1:39line and marks the end of the field on

1:42the sides you find the 5 m line and the

1:4515 M line during a line out the players

1:48must stay between these lines a game is

1:522 halves of 40 minutes and has a

1:55halftime break of about 10 minutes a

1:58rugby team has 15 players players eight

2:01of them are called the forwards these

2:03guys form the scrum and line out and do

2:06the more heavy work next you have seven

2:09players called The Backs and they do

2:11most of the fast

2:13running the scrum half connects the

2:15forwards and the backs the last man is

2:18the full back you play rugby with your

2:21hands and feet most of the time you

2:24carry the ball in your hands but rugby

2:27is a team sport so you pass the ball to

2:29your team mates when you pass you are

2:32only allowed to pass backwards you do

2:35this mainly by an underhand throw across

2:38the body but if you wish to you can pass

2:40overhand too you may pass as much as you

2:45want if you decide to kick the ball you

2:48may do so usually to gain territory

2:53[Music]

3:08there are several ways to score points

3:11the most important way is to score a try

3:14you score a try when you place the ball

3:16on the ground on or behind the try line

3:19of your

3:20opposition the result is Five

3:23Points because you scored a try your

3:25team may also attempt to kick the ball

3:27from the ground but it must carry

3:30between the posts and above the

3:32crossbar this is called a conversion and

3:35awards your team an extra two points so

3:38together you score seven points should

3:41the referee award you a penalty kick

3:43your team can choose to restart the game

3:46kick for a line out or kick the ball

3:48between the posts if you kick between

3:51the posts and score you get three points

3:55you can also get points at any time

3:57during the game by scoring a drop goal

3:59when you intentionally drop the ball in

4:01front of you and kick it immediately

4:03after it hits the

4:05ground as with a conversion and penalty

4:08it must travel between the posts this

4:11also wins your team three points

4:14[Applause]

4:26[Applause]

4:44suppose you throw the ball forwards or

4:46you drop the ball and it bounces forward

4:49in both cases the referee will decide

4:52that a scrum must be formed a scrum is a

4:55restart after a foul where the ball

4:57travels forward from the hand

5:00the forwards of both teams set in a

5:02specific formation and set against each

5:04other like you can see in this View from

5:07Above next the scrum half will roll the

5:10ball straight into the middle of the

5:12scrum and both teams are allowed to

5:14contest for the ball by pushing and

5:16using their feet after the ball has

5:18entered the scrum to move the ball

5:21backwards while the ball is in the scrum

5:23you are not allowed to touch it with

5:25your hands when the ball comes out of

5:28the scrum it is usually the scrum half

5:30who will pass it to one of the waiting

5:32players and the next attack will

5:37[Music]

5:39[Applause]

5:55start if the ball leaves the field of

5:57played because it's kicked out or

5:59because a player with the ball is

6:00tackled and Falls across the touch line

6:03or the foot of a player who is holding

6:05the ball touches the touch line the game

6:08will be restarted with a line out to

6:11form a line out the forwards of both

6:13teams will stand in separate lines

6:15between the five and 15 M lines next the

6:19ball will be thrown straight in between

6:21the two lines by the team in

6:24possession the player who can jump the

6:26highest and he may be lifted by his

6:28teammates may catch the ball or tap it

6:31to his scrum half with this ball

6:33possession they can start to attack

6:38[Applause]

6:48again the unique thing about rugby is

6:51that you can stop players by tackling

6:54but can only tackle a player who is in

6:56possession of the ball you're only

6:58allowed to use your hands arms and body

7:02you can grab the man with the ball

7:03everywhere except his neck and head you

7:07are not allowed to kick him or tackle

7:09him while he's in the

7:11air if you do the referee will send you

7:13off the field immediately by issuing a

7:16yellow or red card the most common way

7:19to tackle is using the shoulder and arms

7:21targeting an opposition player below the

7:24waist so he falls to the ground

7:30[Applause]

7:38during the game you will often see two

7:40situations a rock and mole but what are

7:44these suppose a player carrying the ball

7:47makes contact with a player who wants to

7:49tackle him but instead of falling on the

7:52ground they keep standing up immediately

7:56teammates of both teams will join this

7:58formation to Pat for the ball which will

8:00be somewhere in the middle this

8:02formation is called a

8:04mall the man with the ball will try to

8:07turn his back to his opponents and make

8:09the ball available for his

8:11teammates if a moall takes too long the

8:14referee will award a scrum in favor of

8:16the team moving forward

8:20[Applause]

8:22[Music]

8:23[Applause]

8:36a rock is formed after the man with the

8:38ball is tackled and the players fall on

8:41the ground during this situation two

8:44very important rules come into play the

8:47man who made the tackle must let go of

8:49the tackled player and the man who is

8:52tackled must release the ball

8:55immediately players of both teams will

8:57bind as a unit with each other over the

9:00ball group and compete to win the ball

9:02with their feet and pushing back the

9:04opposing

9:10[Applause]

9:16players there are several ways to be

9:18offside one of the most common ways is

9:21during a mall when players are competing

9:23to get possession of the ball or to stop

9:26them all being driven towards the tri

9:28line

9:30the offside line starts at the heel of

9:33the foot of the last person in the mall

9:35and runs across the field from touchline

9:37to

9:38touchline no one can enter the mall

9:41unless they do so from behind that

9:43player's

9:45foot though rugby is a physical and

9:48sometimes tough sport a rugby player

9:50always respects his opponent and the

9:53referee whatever the referee decides you

9:56will never contest their decision or

9:58risk being penalized

10:00after every game you pay your respects

10:02to your opponents and the referee by

10:05applauding them when they leave the

10:06field respect and sportsmanship are two

10:09of the most important values of Rugby

10:12Union hopefully with this explanation

10:15you will enjoy watching rugby even more

10:18but if you are a boy or a girl and want

10:21to play rugby yourself go to England

10:24rugby.com and find a rugby club near you

10:27it's possible to start playing rugby

10:29whether you're 5 15 25 or 35 it's fun

10:33for all

10:35ages your local Club will train you to

10:38become a rugby player so you can play

10:40safe and ensure you enjoy this fantastic

10:43game

10:56[Music]

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