Beginner's Guide to Rugby - World Rugby
Rugby: A game where safety is a top priority. Rugby is a highly physical game. To enjoy it to its utmost you need to be physically and mentally prepared. You also need to understand how to …
The Game - World Rugby
Beginner's Guide - The game Rugby is a game in which the object is to carry the ball over the opponents’ goal-line and force it to the ground to score. Share
Players and positions - World Rugby
Learn about the playing positions for the game of rugby union, both 15-a-side and rugby sevens.
Open Play - World Rugby
Beginner's Guide - Open play The term ‘open play’ refers to any phase in the match where the ball is being passed or kicked between team-mates and both teams are contesting for the ball. …
Tackle, ruck and maul - World Rugby
Learn about the tackle, ruck and maul elements of rugby, with video examples of each, and how they are refereed.
The scrum - World Rugby
Beginner's Guide - The scrum The scrum is a means of restarting play after a stoppage which has been caused by a minor infringement of the Laws (for example, a forward pass or knock-on) or …
Rugby’s history and ethos - World Rugby
Beginner's guide - Rugby’s history and ethos Legend has it that in 1823, during a game of school football in the town of Rugby, England, a young man named William Webb Ellis picked up the …
Offside - World Rugby
As illustrated in this section of the World Rugby Laws site, in general, a player is in an offside position if that player is further forward (nearer to the opponents’ goal-line) than the team-mate …
Kicking - World Rugby
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Training & Education - World Rugby
World Rugby offers a number of accredited online learning courses covering the basics, coaching and officiating through to strength & conditioning, medical and match day personnel.