One of the most common questions that people ask when they hear a person taking about Rugby is; What is Rugby? Well, Rugby is a gentle mans sport. It is mainly played in various European countries such as England, Wales, France, Scotland and Ireland as well as Oceania countries such as New Zealand, Fiji and Australia. Other countries such as South Africa, Japan, Canada and the United States are major competitors in Rugby Union
and the Rugby World Cup. (Rugby World Cup) Now to answer the question of What is Rugby? Rugby is a sport that is played by two teams. There are fifteen players per team and two halves of forty minutes each. The most important and only equipment that is mandatory to play the game with is the ball. The objective of the game is to make it into your opponents try zone and put the ball down to gain five points for your team. You can then take a placed kicked in line to where you have scored to gain an extra two points. The game is played in one continues motion with only a ten minute brake between the forty minute halves. When the ball goes out of play, the game is restarted with a line-out. After a penalty or and infraction, the game can either be re-started with a scrum, an attempt at goal or a quick tap and go. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins! (Diffen)
and the Rugby World Cup. (Rugby World Cup) Now to answer the question of What is Rugby? Rugby is a sport that is played by two teams. There are fifteen players per team and two halves of forty minutes each. The most important and only equipment that is mandatory to play the game with is the ball. The objective of the game is to make it into your opponents try zone and put the ball down to gain five points for your team. You can then take a placed kicked in line to where you have scored to gain an extra two points. The game is played in one continues motion with only a ten minute brake between the forty minute halves. When the ball goes out of play, the game is restarted with a line-out. After a penalty or and infraction, the game can either be re-started with a scrum, an attempt at goal or a quick tap and go. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins! (Diffen)