Rugby

Rugby

Rugby is a competitive sport played in teams with a oval shaped ball. where the object of the game is to score by carrying the ball across the goal line.

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When a player catches a kick, such as a bomb, in their own 22 meter zone they are allowed a fair catch or mark. Play will then restart from where the catch or mark was taken. Fullbacks like this rule ...

mauls

Sports; Rugby

Maul's happen when a ball carrier is surrounded by players from both teams or is tackled and the two team's battle for ball possession. A maul will end if the player with the ball gets away from all ...

men to burn

Sports; Rugby

When there are more players on the ball carrier's team outside of him than there are players from the opposing team.

miracle ball

Sports; Rugby

A Miracle Ball is a pass, which is a desperation pass and will most likely be coughed up or will be intercepted.

miss out pass

Sports; Rugby

In a regular backline advance a pass that goes out wider than the next player is called a miss out pass. A pass can miss out more than one player at a time. This is considered a dangerous pass to ...

obstruction

Sports; Rugby

A blocking foul. This happens when one player blocks another player who does not have the ball.

offside

Sports; Rugby

A player is offside if he is ahead of a teammate who has the ball. An offside penalty can result in a free kick or a scrum where the penalty occurred. An offside player can be back on-side if the ...