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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under the sticks

Sports; Rugby

1) When a try has been scored between the two upright posts. 2) When a conversion/penalty attempt is short and falls just in front of the crossbar.

late tackle

Sports; Rugby

A term used to describe a tackle on a player well after he has got rid of the ball. The degree of 'lateness' varies between rugby-playing countries.

A lineout technique perfected by the Australians, where at a throw-in, a player is held in the air (or "supported") by his team mates for anything up to three seconds. This is of course against the ...

lineout

Sports; Rugby

A lineout occurs when the ball goes "into touch" and it must be thrown back into the pitch (field of play). Forwards from both teams' line up parallel next to each another and they should be standing ...