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With this on-line activity, you will be introduced to some basic notions about rugby. You will learn about its rules, players, etc. You will find all the information you need to do the tasks here. Use the worksheet to write the answers, it will help you to keep a record of the things you have learnt.

First of all there is a quiz on the basic rules of rugby. Try it and you will learn about the length of a game, the score and other interesting things.

First of all let’s start with the Rules of Play. Read them carefully and choose the correct answer.

  • How long is a rugby game of play?
    • 40 minutes.
    • 90 minutes.
    • 80 minutes.
  • There is a break in the game. When is it?
    • After 20 minutes.
    • After 30 minutes.
    • After 40 minutes.
  • How many players are there playing on the pitch simultaneously?
    • 30. 15 for each team.
    • 15.
    • 22. Like football.
  • Unlike football,
    • you can touch the ball with your hands.
    • you can’t touch the ball with your hands.
    • you can kick the ball.
  • A knock-on is
    • a goal.
    • the name of a player.
    • a penalty.
  • It happens
    • when a player drops the ball.
    • when a player passes the ball forward without kicking it.
    • when a player misses the ball and kicks the opponent.
  • A scrum is
    • a player who kicks the ball.
    • a group formed by the players of both teams pushing against each other.
    • a player who drops the ball.
  • Tries, Conversions, Penalties and Drop-goals are
    • different ways to score points.
    • the four parts of a rugby game.
    • the names of the best players.
  • How many points do you get for a try?
    • 3 points.
    • 5 points.
    • 2 points.
  • After a try, you can get two extra points with a conversion. What do you have to do?
    • Kick an opponent and run away.
    • Touch the ball down into the opponent’s ‘try-area’.
    • Kick the ball over the posts of the goal.
  • With a penalty kick you can get
    • 3 points.
    • 5 points.
    • 2 points.
  • What’s a drop-goal?
    • A way to score points by kicking the ball over the goal posts before it touches the ground.
    • A way to score points by kicking the ball over the goal posts during the game just after it has touched the ground.
    • A way to score points by kicking the ball over the goal posts just after a penalty.

Once you have a general idea about some basic rules try and match the following positions with their functions on the field. This matching game may help you.

POSITION   FUNCTION
Right wing   He plays in the back and makes key decisions because he distributes the ball. He will be the prominent kicker and drop goal specialist.
Full back   His job is to run when he receives the ball, gain territory and score tries.
Fly back   Like the left wing, his job is to hang around on the periphery until he gets passed the ball when he should run upfield and score a try.
Left wing   He feeds the ball from scrums to his fly half or backs.
Scrum half   A front row forward whose job is to hook the ball out of a scrum and give it to the scrum-half.
Hooker   He is the last line of defence. He is a very athletic player and can make 50-60 yard dashes to score tries.

Click here if you are brave enough. Let's see how long it takes you to complete a rugby team with all its positions.

Finally these are a few other activities on rugby rules and miscellanea:

Four basic words in Rugby
Teams in the last World Rugby Cup
Rugby signals
Rugby scoreboard

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