Rugby union

Rugby Union Football, or rugby, is a team sport played extensively arise is on the Rugby School in England. According to legend, picked up a young gentleman during a school game football the ball (an inflated pig's bladder, covered by leather) with his hands up and went with it racing toward the opponent's goal. This player,William Webb Ellis, is still seen as the founder and inventor of the ball game. Rugby in England was originally referred to as Rugby Football. During the years, the rules have changed significantly and these are still almost every year to keep the sport safe and attractive. Rugby is one of the most famous field sports in the world. A match is played by two teams of 15 people and lasts 2 times 40 minutes. During the match the players try an oval ball over the tryline of the so-called opponent twice, or between the posts to kick in order to score points. Players may carry the ball or kicking. Playing with the hands to a teammate (fit) should only in backward direction.

In 1886 became the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) was established in 1997, the name was changed to International Rugby Board (IRB). The society is based in Dublin. The IRB determines the game rules (called ' laws ' in the rugby world) and organizes World Championships (since 1987). Since 1995 the sport professional.There was no question of payment. The players had to self pay their cup of coffee after the game, beer was free. This attitude of the leagues include the rugby unions of the richest sports associations in the world. It has been said that the miners ' strike was sponsored by the early 1970s in Wales WRU.

In addition to Rugby Union, there is also the variant Rugby League. The two sports are gone in 1895 apart after a dispute over payments. Rugby League was the professional rugby variant, with 13 instead of 15 players. Nowadays both variants played professionally. At Rugby League expired in particular tackles quite different, because the scramble for the ball stops after a player with the ball is tackled. This creates another game pattern. In Belgium or Netherlands you will almost never see a Rugby League match.



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[hide] *1 game rules  ==Game Rules[ Edit] == The rules of Rugby Union as set forth by the IRB[2] . ===Playing Field[ Edit] === Diagram of a rugby playing field with marker lines and measurements.The posts are on the goal line. Behind the goal line is the end line. The area between these two lines is the target area. In the target area can be printed a try. For the goal line is the 22-meter line to the each team tries to. Each team tries In that State on 5 meters from the end line a dashed line. Set pieces must not take place between this line and the goal line. They are posted back to this 5-foot line. Between the 22-meter line and the center line is interrupted the 10-meter line. This is 10 metres from the center line. This 10-meter line to cross at the kick-off. This line has no meaning.
 * 1.1 playing field
 * 1.2 Ball
 * 1.3 Tackle
 * 1.4 Ruck
 * 1.5 Maul
 * 1.6 Scrum
 * 1.7 Line-out
 * 1.8 Scoring
 * 2 positions of the players
 * 3 International
 * 4 Mentality
 * 5 Students rugby
 * 6 external links

Continue walking there also still lines in the length of the field. Starting the sidelines. At 5 metres there are dashed lines, and another 15 metres from the sidelines. These are the lines between which the players must capture that a line-out. ===Ball<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === A rugby ball as it applies in rugby union.Typical modern American football-ball. This is not used in rugby.<p len="317" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">At rugby uses an oval ball as shown here. That's a different ball than the ball of American football. The ball of American football is slightly shorter and pointier, traditional Brown and has the distinctive white, something excellent laces. This American ball is not used at rugby. ===Tackle<span class="mw-editsection" len="324" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === Tackle.<p len="413" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">A player in possession of the ball (the ball carrier) may be tackled by an opponent. Players other than the ball carrier must not be bothered (obstruction). Also standing in the way of a tackle can be penalized (crossing).

<p len="556" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">A tackle is to bring the opponent to the ground using arms (and hands). Head or neck must not be touched (high tackle). A player is tackled as a knee or higher body part touches the ground. The ball carrier must then immediately move to the ball. Not on time can be punished (holding the ball). The tackelaar should immediately make the tackled player move to give the ball to the space. Not on time space can be penalized (not releasing).

<p len="551" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After a tackle there 2 offside lines. At the extreme body border on the side of the opponent and at the extreme body border to the private side. The players have to go to their own side on either side of these lines. The only way open to the side of the opponent is on the tackled player can go from the private side. The boundary of this passage is formed by the physical limits of the players involved in the tackle. Income from the side can be punished (coming in from the side).

<p len="351" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">A ball carrier has the right to make one movement after a tackle before the ball giving off. The player can use them to like this site to win or even to score a try . ===Ruck<span class="mw-editsection" len="322" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p len="611" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After the tackle is going to continue the fight for the ball. Above the players on the ground usually forms a ruck. The best translation is perhaps "the Pack". The Pack that the tackle follows. By both sides comes a Pack (standing) players who dispute each other space. However, it is not intended to be on the tackled players diving. Who goes to the ground at the income can be punished (off feet).

<p len="253" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">What ensues is reminiscent of a scrum. It is also sometimes called a loose scrum. Players contesting each other the position above the ball by pushing against each other. As with a scrum goes here: shoulders above the hips in order to keep it safe.

<p len="312" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Because the tackled player still has one movement, the ball usually brings this to his own side. As a result, it is usually easier for his associates to protect the ball.In most cases the ball to the side of the ball carrier from the ruck. A new attack can arise thereby.

<p len="570" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">All players who are involved in a ruck must bind to the ruck. That bind consists simply from making physical contact. The offside lines of the tackle by the ruck still further expanded. The same applies here: the physical boundaries of any person who is involved in the ruck determine the lines, front and back, left and right.Anyone who is not tied to the ruck, must therefore behind the last feet of his fellow player in the ruck drafting. Non-aligned players must observe the offside line.Not timely to bind can be punished (off side).

<p len="426" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In a ruck cannot contain any of the players in the ruck touching the ball with the hand (hands in ruck). One may return the ball with the feet, so that the opposing team can no more. This is known as rucking the ball . The ball is brought to the back of the ruck. There the ball may be picked up by a free player, usually the scrum half. Only when the scrum half the ball in your hands, the ruck is over. ===Maul<span class="mw-editsection" len="322" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p len="227" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">If a ball carrier is attacked, but all supporters who make physical contact with the ball carrier are not to ground, then creates a maul. That Word can perhaps best be translated with sledgehammer.

<p len="524" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">As with a tackle offside lines arise before and behind and to the left and right of the maul. Supporters need to remain bound to the maul to hear. Players should only push from their own side. The team in possession tries the ball usually to the rear to bring in the teammate maul. If a maul the ball comes to a stop and not come out fast enough, the game resumed with a scrum. The deliberately collapsing a maul is a serious offense (collapsing the maul). ===Scrum<span class="mw-editsection" len="323" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === Scrum.<p len="285" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">A scrum (short for scrummage) is a game resumption that often occurs during a game. The referee gives a scrum as play resumed after small, technical violations, such as when a player drops the ball forwards or if the ball has become unplayable.

<p len="139" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The scrum may be viewed as an ordered ruck. In principle, the ingooiende team have the best chances to set up a new attack.

<p len="779" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Eight players of each team In a scrum set in a fixed formation facing each other and try to come by pushing in ball possession. The ball is in the scrum by the scrum half. The players may only push with the shoulders above the hips. It is not allowed to express a scrum to the ground. This is seen as a transgression (collapsing the scrum). After the ball in the scrum is entered will the hooker trying to hit the ball with the heel of his shoe to work backwards. The throw-in should be perpendicular to the scrum are carried out. It is not allowed to throw the ball in the scrum cant to the own party (feeding). If the ball at the back of the scrum comes out, will usually be the scrum half the ball again picking up and the game continues. ===Line-out<span class="mw-editsection" len="326" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === Line-out.<p len="180" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">A line-out is given as the ball crosses the sideline is gone. The place where the line-out is given, however, is not necessarily the place where the ball crossed the line.

<p len="423" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">First, the ball out, or better in touch if the ball hits the ground, either directly or via a player. A jumping player outside of the lines, should throw the ball again in the field as long as he does not touch the ground but with the ball in hands. On the other hand: a player with the ball in hand within the lines, which with one foot off the field hits the ground, the ball so in touch created.

<p len="371" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Furthermore, it is not just possible to gain in ground to books by outside their own 22-meter area directly over the sidelines to kick. A kick directly over the sidelines from their own 22-meter area leads to a line-out just at the place where the ball went over the sideline. Outside their own 22-meter area, this leads to a line-out at the place of the kick.

<p len="244" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">However, indirectly on the sidelines the ball is kicked, then simply replace passing the sidelines as the place of the line-out. Indirect means that the ball touches the ground first (or something else) before going into touch .

<p len="511" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">At a line-out allow players of both teams into two rows perpendicular to the sidelines with 1 m distance. Each team is free to determine how many players in the line-out stand. A player (usually the hooker) throws the ball between the 2 rows by cross on the sidelines in. Players in the row may be lifted up to catch the ball or to a teammate by playing. It is important that this is done safely. A player with the ball must not be attacked, as long as they do not on the ground. A penalty.===Scoring<span class="mw-editsection" len="324" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p lang="en" len="67" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In rugby players can score points in different ways: A try.*After scoring a try should a player attempt to add an additional score by taking a so-called conversion kick. The conversion kick should be taken somewhere in a straight line along the length of the field relative to the place of the try. If this conversion touch, this is worth 2 points. ==Positions of the players<span class="mw-editsection" len="342" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p len="588" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The fifteen players of a rugby team in two categories. The players with number 1 to 8 are the voorwaartsen, or the ' Pack ', the players with Jersey number 9 to 15 are called driekwarters, also known as the backs '. Also we have a further subdivision of the pack and the backs. So be in the pack, the first row, two props with in the Middle a hooker, along with the second row, where the two locks, the front five. The numbers 6 to 8 of the pack along the "back row" shapes, either third row. A team may have up to seven reserve players.
 * The stairs of the ball between the vertical posts and above the crossbar in the defensive area of the opponent. This may as the referee awarded a penalty after a violation. But it may also be from an open-game situation. The kick should have been taken as drop-kick. This is done by 3 points awarded.
 * The ball over the tryline by pressing the opponent (a 'try'). This score delivers 5 points. the referee should give a penalty-try after defensive offence.

<p len="906" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The voorwaartsen are important in the game parts for which proportioned power and technique is needed, for example in the scrums, rucks and mauls the. These players in the first row are often heavier and stronger than the backs. Most first rad, especially the props up to speed in fines, but there are hookers that in terms of speed and skill with the ball in the hand does not do for the driekwarters under. Second radloff, the locks, take care of the ball possession from the line-outs and for the ' locking ' of the scrum. Usually these players longer than 1,95 m and outside they their length accompanied by the necessary force to jump above their opponents to come out. The third Radford are the connection players of the team who both continue of attacks, as well as in setting up and breaking down the opponent's attacks, for balbehoud and/or new ball possession must ensure.

<p len="425" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The contribution of the backs is speed and technique. They are considered the defense with fast combinations of the opponent to play out of position. Also they form the first line of block, stop offensive players of the opposing team off until the third rad itself could interfere to secure possession. The scrum-half and fly-half are the game dealers and are together called the half-backs.

<p lang="en" len="66" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The positions of the players are mostly in English referred to. ==International<span class="mw-editsection" len="333" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p len="2279" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The most important international tournament is the rugby World Cup, which is organized every four years. The current world champion is New Zealand, that in 2011 the Webb Ellis Cup medal by defeating France in the final. In size and public interest does the tournament but for little events below, but it does do under for the Olympics and the football World Cup. Since 1989 the Dutch rugby team does take part in the qualifiers for this event. Narrowly missed the final rounds were of 1991 and 1995. The Dutch selections in those years could compete with the European subtop, such as Romania and Italy. Also were regularly top teams from France, England and Wales by the Dutch Five dozen surprised. Since 1995, is also to practice as a professional Rugby Union and are the differences between the countries with a professional core and a paid competition format and the ' smaller ' countries become unbridgeable.
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<p len="2733" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the northern hemisphere has been around since the eighties of the nineteenth century an annual competition between the strongest rugby countries of Europe. Once started as four associations ' tournament, between England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland, was admitted at the beginning of the twentieth century France and was there from 1910 a five nation event. However from 1931 France was excluded from participation because the Organization in England suspected there were paid players in France. In 1939, the mend and if France again to take part in this tournament. In the year 2000 Italy is admitted to the prestigious tournament and is now the Six Nations Championship held every year. The participating teams are England, Wales, France, Italy, Ireland and Scotland. Striking here is that Ireland international as a combination ofIreland and Northern Ireland (United Kingdom). There is also a separate national anthem played, Ireland's Call.

<p len="950" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Smaller European rugby countries, including Netherlands, Belgium and playing under the flag of the European Rugby Federation FIRA-AER the European Nations Cup.

<p len="1118" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the southern hemisphere is called the counterpart of the European Rugby Championship TheSix Nations Championship. The participants are Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and South Africa. ==Mentality<span class="mw-editsection" len="330" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p len="763" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Although it there on the field sometimes things are hard, have a mutual code of honour that Rugby Union is based on respect. Thank the teams after a match for each other by the opponent to form a erepoortje.After that always follows the ' third half ', in which the atmosphere is matey. During a game it is seen as undesirable that the decisions of the referee be criticized by players. The only one of whom it is tolerated is the team captain. At rugby, the referees at overt criticism by the offending party a penalty of depriving the ball and ten feet back to let go on site. At repeated criticism of the game manual, players can be sent (temporarily) of the field. ==Students rugby<span class="mw-editsection" len="333" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p len="973" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Netherlands rugby has always known a unofficial separation between the student sports and citizen sports. This difference existed initially from the international character of the rugby sport whereby the international students by fellow students in touch came with the previous stage in international sport. It is no coincidence that the Eindhoven, Groningen and Leiden students stood at the base of the rugby sport in Netherlands. By this international influences has the sport can find its base in Netherlands. That in the past few years could be as non-student teams champion rugby club Hilversum means that rugby has been able to outgrow her student status.