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Cortland Women’s Rugby Football Club
By Tori Van Diest
Rugby… Huh?Here is a brief overview of how rugby is played:
Field Positions
• The Pack
Support the Backs
1 – Loose Head Prop
2 – Hooker
3 – Tight Head Prop
4 – Second Row
5 – Second Row
6 – Blind – Side Flanker
7 – Open – Side Flanker
8 – Eight Man
• The Backs
Run the ball to score
9 – Scrumhalf
10 – Fly half
11 – Left Wing
12 – Inside Center
13 – Outside Center
14 – Right Wing
15 – Fullback
Your Number = Your Position!
Why’d the whistle blow?
Knock-on
• Happens when ball goes forward
• Throwing, or hitting it forward = knock-on
• Okay to kick it forward
Offside
• When you are in front of the ball, and make a play
• Get back to your side of ball
• Put hands in the air, signaling your awareness of offside
The Tackle• Get as low as you
can
• Wrap your arms around the player
• Pull opponent to ground
TheRuck• Object: win the ball
• Rake back with foot
• Bind on with teammate, push against other team
The Scrum• Each team’s pack
comes together to fight for possession
• Scrumhalf rolls ball in middle
• Can be a result of offside call or knock-on
Line Outs!When the ball goes out of bounds, it is thrown in from the sideline. A player from each team is lifted, fighting for the ball.
Important to:
• Lift by shorts
• Ball thrown right in between those lifted
• Reach!!!
TRY!!!
Play Rugby!
• 15 Different Positions: Pack & Backs
• Different reasons to be penalized
• Knowing the Ruck, Scrum, and Tackle is essential
• Score that try!
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