After last weekend's Consecutive National Championship winning Hokies win in Houston, I was made aware of a number of people here on TKP that did not know the game. I decided to do a quick and dirty review of this incredibly simple game. I'll do a basic down and dirty here then serialize this and explain some individual points in reply posts.
Rugby at VT is a club sport, not an NCAA sport. Also, at VT one of the players is also the coach.
Rugby was invented in 1823 in England by William Ellis, a student playing Football (soccer) at his high school, Rugby School.
With a fine disregard for the rules of football, as played in his day, young Mr. Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it. His mates gave chase and thus the game of Rugby Football was invented.
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A game for hoodlums, played by gentlemen - the rules are simple.
2 teams of 15 players each. 1 on field referee + 1 side judge on each sideline.
Play does not stop unless there is a score, out of bounds, sometimes a penalty or sometimes an injury.
No substitutions except for injury.
3 ways to score.
1) Try- 5 pts. A Try is when a player touches the ball down, under control, into the area we think of as an endzone. If the ball is not touched down under control, this does not count.
2) Points after - 2 pts. After a Try, the scoring team attempts to kick the ball through the uprights. The kicker brings the ball out as far as he likes, perpendicular to the goal line at the point the ball was touched down in the "endzone".
3) Field Goal - 3 pts. The ball can be kicked through the uprights at any time. A missed field goal is a live ball.
Penalties
You cannot throw the ball forward. This includes accidentally dropping the ball.- Knock on result turnover in the form of a scrum
You cannot tackle above the shoulders. - High tackle free ball tothe other team.
Out of bounds is self descriptive - result is a "Line Out" Think of how soccer, lacross and Bball put the ball back in play.
You cannot be in front of the ball unless you are attempting to return to "onsides"- Offsides
You cannot act as a blocker - This is a form of offsides.
If you are tackled, you must fumble the ball within 1 second (this is currently loosely reffed) but can turn to fumble rearward if uncontested. If the ball is on the ground you cannot reach into a pile to pick up the ball.
You can only handle the ball when you are on your feet.
So, here it is in a nutshell.
1) Don't tackle high or do unsafe things.
2) Keep the ball inbounds.
3) Don't throw the ball forwards.
4) Don't be in front of the ball.
5) Score by kicking through the uprights or touching the ball down in the endzone.
Ask questions.
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