Why did the whistle blow?
Roster Sheet
Penalty
Scrum
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Team Name:
Offside
Player is offside when in front of the player
Players and positions:
carrying the ball. No blocking allowed in rugby.
Prop (1):
Forward pass
Only lateral and backward passes are
Hook (2):
allowed in rugby. If the ball is passed forward a scrum will
be awarded to the non-offending team.
Prop (3):
2nd Row (4):
Knock-On
A knock-on is when a player fumbles the
2nd Row (5):
ball forward. The non-infringing team is awarded a scrum.
Flanker (6):
Failure to release player/ball
After a tackle,
Flanker (7):
the tackler must immediately release the ball carrier and
Number 8 (8):
the ball carrier must immediately release the ball. If either
of these does not occur within a reasonable time a penalty
Scrumhalf (9):
is rewarded to the non-infringing team.
Flyhalf (10):
What is a ruck?
Left Wing (11):
Center (12):
A ‘ruck’ is what occurs after a player has been tackled.
Center (13):
Both teams will compete for the ball by driving the other
team away from the ball, allowing their players to pick it
Right Wing (14):
up out of the back and continue play. No, this is not just
Full Back (15):
chaos, there are some rules around the ruck!
Substitutions:
Illegal action in the ruck
All players must join
a ruck from their own side of the ball, through what is
called a ‘gate’. They should not join the pile from the side,
only the back. A penalty will be called if done incorrectly.
If the ball becomes unplayable in a ruck and neither
team is at fault, a scrum will be awarded to the team in
possession of the ball prior to the ruck.
Rugby Positions:
How are points scored?
Try (5 pts)
A try is scored by touching the ball to the ground in the
opponent’s try zone.
Conversion Kick (2 pts)
After a try, teams attempt to score
by placekicking the ball through the goalposts.
Penalty Kick (3 pts)
A team awarded a penalty has a chance
to kick for 3 points at their opponents goalpost.
Drop Kick (3 pts)
A drop goal is scored by
dropkicking the ball through the goalposts in open play.