Diana's Blog on Rugby

Rugby

The goal of rugby is to move the ball forward by running with the ball or kicking. The team which scores the most points,wins the game.

A match begins with a kick-off from mid-field which must travel at least 10 metres. Play is continuous and free-flowing. There are no “downs”, no designated offensive and defensive teams, no blocking and no automatic “turn-overs” of posession. The ball usually marks the offside line.  The ball may be advanced by running or kicking. Passing with the hands cannot be forward but can be lateral or backward. Players without the ball can not be tackled or interfered with in any way .When a player is tackled to the ground, the ball must be released and the player must move a way from it; play continues without stoppage. A “ruck” or informal scrum forms over a tackled player without stoppage of play.

Their are 4 ways in which a team may score points in rugby:

◦Try – Five points when the ball is touched to the ground in the opponent’s end zone.

◦Conversion – Two points for a kick through the uprights after a try is scored. The kick is taken on a line which passes through the place where the ball was grounded.

◦Drop Goal – Three points for ‘drop kicking’ the ball through the opponent’s uprights at anytime during play.

◦Penalty Kick – Three points for place-kicking the ball through the opponent’s uprights following an infraction by the opposition it  must be taken from the point of the infraction.

1. True or False.     

 A. There are 3 ways in which a team may score points in rugby

  b. When a player is tackled to the ground, the ball must be released.

   2. Questions.

  a. Which is the goal of rugby?

  b. Can Players without the ball be tackled or interfered with in any way?

        3. Synonyms

a.  GROUPS  (PAR.2)               c. OBJECTIVE   (PAR. 1)

b.  HITTING    (PAR. 6)                d. GETS (PAR.1)