RUGBY

RUGBY

Rugby is played with an Oval Ball which may be carried, thrown or kicked.

There are two codes of rugby.

Rugby Union is an amature game played by two teams of 15 players. They can score points in two ways; by placing the ball by hand over the opponents goal-line(a try, scoring four points) or by kicking it over the crossbar of the opponent's goal ( a conversion of a try scoring two points; a penalty kick, scoring three points; or a drop-kick, scoring three points).

Rugby League developed from the Union game but is played by 13 players at amature and professional levels.

In League games, a try scores four points; a conversion of a try scores two points' a drop goal scores three points, and a penalty kick scores two points.

Scrummages occur in both forms of the game when play stops following an infringement.