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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This player is a defensive player and is one of the last players between the opposing team and his goal. The Fullbacks main job is to catch kicks and to kick the ball to move the play into the other ...

go looking for work

Sports; Rugby

When a winger has not been involved enough in the play of the game as to his liking will go infield and play out of position in order to get involved in the game.

go the distance

Sports; Rugby

When a penalty has been awarded or a try scored, and the kicker has come forward to attempt the shot at goal. If, upon taking the kick, it fails to reach the cross-bar (as opposed to spraying to ...

goal area

Sports; Rugby

This is the end of the field where the goal line, dead-ball line and touch lines are. The place where try's are scored.

goal line

Sports; Rugby

The goal posts are on the goal line. To score a try a player must cross the goal line and then touch the ball to the ground. If a defending player takes the ball over the goal line and touches it to ...