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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ten meters

Sports; Rugby

Ten meters is the distance that the defending team must stand back from the ball.

test match

Sports; Rugby

This is a game played between two national teams and it is not part of a tournament or a cup competition.

There are two touch judges, one on each side of the field that watch the touch line. They are responsible for determining when a ball has gone out of bounds, or if a foul was committed and the game ...

touch line

Sports; Rugby

The sidelines of the field. The touch-lines are 110-yards long and if the ball goes over the touch line then the ball is out of bounds.

touch-down

Sports; Rugby

When a defensive player grounds the ball in his goal area. This stops play and then the game is restarted with the defending side taking a dropout from their goal line.

try

Sports; Rugby

A try is what a score in rugby is called and it is worth three points. After a try a conversion can then be tried and a conversion is worth two points. A try is scored when the offensive team grounds ...