HOW TO TACKLE WELL

When you tackle in rugby you want to do it the right

way; if you don't you could hurt yourself - really badly.

When you tackle someone in rugby you want our head

just behind their gloots ( gloots are the muscle in your

bottom). Your shoulder needs to be touching them

inbetween the waist and the end of the ribcage.

For the position you play you have a

certain number, if you are a forward

(prop, hooker, flanker, lock or No.8) you will have the

numbers 1-8. If you are a back ( scrum half, fly half,

centre, winger or full back) you will have the numbers

9-15.

POSITIONING

POINTS

In rugby you score points for things you do: score a try,

drop kick, penalty and conversion. If you score a try you

are awarded 5 points, but the way to score a try is to get

the rugby ball over the other teams try - line. However,

you have to place the ball down. For the others you have

to kick the ball over the oppositions post. When you kick

for a penaty or drop kick you get 3 points; a conversion is

2 points.

If the referee does not know if it's a

try he/ she will ask the TMO if they

can make the final decision for try or

no try .

SCRUMS AND RUCKS

You will normally have a scrum when the opposition

have conceded a knock on, this is one of the most

popular errors. A scrum is where all the fowards

(numbers 1-8) form a formation called a scrum. To

start the scrum the number 9, who is otherwise

known as scrum half, places the ball in the middle of

the scrum. Then the fowards push,so that the ball

comes out their end.

A ruck is when the ball touches the ground

and the player holding it is still being held

by an opposition player.

Sin bins and Red cards

Sin bins are when you have commited a quite serious

foul . Sometimes these can have an effect , that one of

the oppositions players can get injured and have to

come off the field . If you get a yellow card ( sin bin )

you will be sent off the field for 10 minutes . After that ,

you will be allowed back on .

This is not the worst thing that could happen.

This is

Red cards are the worst punishment you can get in

rugby . It means like football you can't come on the field

until the end of the match.

PASSING

Passing is a way to move the ball in rugby, except

for kicking it. It isn't that easy though, there are

laws. One of the laws is that you are not

allowed to throw the ball foward, otherwise the

other team will be awarded a penalty.You have to

pass the ball backwards or sideways.

Lineouts

Lineouts are taken place when the ball goes over the

sideline. The way lineouts work , is two people carry a

player on their team and the people carried have to

try and get the ball a hooker has thrown.

LIFE AS A RUGBY PLAYER

Rugby is a hard profession.

Below I'm going to tell you about a rugby players

every day life.

In the morning, he/she will wake up at

about 07:00. For their breakfast they will have a meal

of high protien and a healthy nutrition shake. Or they

might have some fruit by itself. At 08:00

they will arrive at the club.

First, they will go to the injury clinic to discuss their

health or any injuries. After that, they will do physical

preparation ( weight lifting). Then, they will have a

team meeting about tactics for their next match.

After, they might separate into fowards and backs. The

backs might practice some of their kicking or do speed

drills, while the forwards might practice their lineouts

or scrums. They will do that after

lunch, which is full of carbohydrates,

protein and vegtables.

For dinner they will have bigger portion of food. If you

are a rugby player and like all other professions you

will need a quality night sleep.

You will also get a holiday and rest days. Every week

you will have one day off. Your holidays will be 5 weeks.

The first 2 weeks you have to just have a big relax no

training, maybe go on holiday with your family. Then

for the next 3 weeks you'll be able to start going to the

gym for the pre-season.

I love rugby. It is my favourite sport, even though

you can get seriously injured.This is going to be a

fact file about my rugby:

My favourite team: Saracens

My favourite player: Owen Farrell

Not because of the name.

My favourite position: Full Back (number 15)

Thank you for reading.