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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Loose head

Sports; Rugby

The name of a front-row forward in the scrum who is near the referee.

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.

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 ...

Goal post

Sports; Rugby

The Goal Post must be passed in order to touch the ball down to score. The Goal Post is of course needed to gain kick points.

Got the wood on

Sports; Rugby

A term used at scrum time to describe a team who has the ability to push the opposition pack backwards.

Grubber kick

Sports; Rugby

A tough-to-handle kick that sends the ball bouncing along the ground. Also known as "grubber".

Halftime

Sports; Rugby

There are two halves of 40 minutes. Halftime lasts 5 minutes and the teams change sides during halftime. The referee will add on anytime for stoppages.