a quick overview of rugby - tom cannavo

WHAT IS RUGBY?

Rugby is a type of football.

The term - FOOTBALL itself refers to all sports where a ball is kicked

to score a goal.

Colloquially it refers to American football if you are in the United States and soccer

if you’re not.

SCORING POINTS

The objective of Rugby is to score a try.

A try is similar to a touchdown in American football, and is achieved by touching the ball to the ground behind the opposing team’s goal line.

Teams can also earn points through conversions, penalty

goals and drop goals.

GOALSGoals can be kicked between the two posts

similar to a field goal. However, this can be done during open play or as the result of a penalty.

CONVERSIONSThe team that scores the try given the chance to

score two additional points by kicking a conversion, similar to an extra point in American

football.

There are two types of Rugby

RUGBY LEAGUE RUGBY UNION

Rugby union is more popular world-wide. At a high level Rugby league’s rules tend to allow

for a faster game.

1 point

try: 5 points try: 4 points

Conversion in both: 2 points

a drop goal during open play3 points