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The rugby field step by step. Pictures, details and explanations. Look here and

understand. Get the complete picture and be confident you know so you remember.

Know the field you play on

and the rules about itbecause it will help you

play well and play confidently.

Rugby field

Parts of the field

Next, look in a different way so

you know the parts.

Afterwards, you put them all together and

you know all the field

When you look at the pictures that followyou may find you will remember easily.



The Rugby Field Ground Area

"Rugby ground" is the area of land where the rugby field is laid out.

It should be grass but other surfaces which are not hard are allowed.

Rugby grounds include the field and the area closely surrounding it.

Rugby Field outline

There's a touch-line along each side and

a dead-ball line at each end.

These are important lines.



If the ball or

a player carrying the ball

touches

any of these lines

(or anything or anyone outside these lines)

the ball is out of play.

The game stops and must be re-started.

Halfway line

The halfway line divides the rugby fieldinto two equal halves.

Two teams play.Each team defends one half of the field and attacks the other.

At half time the teams swap ends.

Deep in your own half

is where you may be catching the high ball

delivered by the oppositionusing the "up-and-under " kick.

http://www.rugby-sidestep-central.com/catching-the-high-ball.html

http://www.rugby-sidestep-central.com/up-and-under.html

http://www.rugby-sidestep-central.com/catching-the-high-ball.html

http://www.rugby-sidestep-central.com/up-and-under.html



Goal-line and in-goal area

A rugby pitch (same meaning as rugby field)

has a goal-line for each half of the field.At the centre of each goal-line

is a set of goal posts.

Goal lines are very important because

you get points for rugby tries.

You get a try

when you touch the ball on the ground

in the other teams' in-goal area.

Sometimes you send the ball through the defence

into the in-goal area

with a rolling grubber kick leading to a try.

Their in-goal area

• is the goal-line itself........TRY!

• is the ground behind the goal-liine.......TRY!

• EXCLUDES the touch-line behind the goal-line NO try!!!!!!

• EXCLUDES - the dead ball line.. NO try!!!!!!

The touch-line behind the goal-line is called the touch-in-goal line

So, only the goal-line is part of the in-goal area

http://www.rugby-sidestep-central.com/rugby-tries.html

http://www.rugby-sidestep-central.com/rolling-grubber-kick.html

http://www.rugby-sidestep-central.com/rugby-tries.html

http://www.rugby-sidestep-central.com/rolling-grubber-kick.html



touch-in-goal-lines, dead-ball line are excluded.

The field of play is the part of the field withthe touch-lines along the sides

and goal lines across the ends.

22 Metre line and 22 area

.

Lines 22 metres out from the goal-lines in each half show...

...the "22 areas" of the rugby field. "22 areas" are made up of...

• the 22 metre lines themselves• the ground behind the 22 metre lines back to the goal-lines

• but NOT the goal-lines themselves

Sometimes the game restartswith a drop kick from within the 22 area.

It must simply cross the 22-metre line.

The ball may be kicked "into touch" (across either touch-line) from anywhere on the

field. It's a way of moving forward.

• If you kick from behind your 22-metre line the game restarts where the ball

crosses the touch-line.

• It's different if the kick is from in front of your 22-metre line. If the ball

bounces on the field before going into touch the game restarts where the ball

crosses the touch-line. If the ball doesn't bounce the game restarts in line withwhere the ball was kicked.

http://www.rugby-sidestep-central.com/drop-kick.html

http://www.rugby-sidestep-central.com/drop-kick.html



• If the kicking team took the ball back behind the 22-metre line before the kick, it

is treated as though the kick was from outside the 22-metre line.

The kick for touch is often made with a spiral punt kick from inside the 22 area.

Outside the 22, kicks for touch are often made witha bouncing grubber kick

to make sure it touches the ground before going in to touch.

10 Metre Line

In rugby games, play is started (and restarted after points are scored)

with a kick from the centre of the halfway line.

The ball must travel at least 10 metres beyond the halfway line.

So this can be easily judged

a dashed line is placed10 metres from halfway, both sides of the halfway line.

5 Metre line - in from touch, dash line

http://www.rugby-sidestep-central.com/spiral-punt.html

http://www.rugby-sidestep-central.com/bouncing-grubber-kick.html


http://www.rugby-sidestep-central.com/spiral-punt.html




Play stops when the ball goes "into touch" (across a touch-line).

Play restarts with a "lineout".The ball is thrown from the touch-line

into the space between two lines of players.It must travel at least 5 metres.

These lines show the minimum distance the ball must travel.

15 Metre line - in from touch, dash line

Rugby players taking part in a lineout must stand

within 15 metres of the touch line.The 15 metre lines (one at each side of the field) show

the maximum length of the lineout.

In some cases

scrums, penalties or free kicks

http://www.rugby-sidestep-central.com/rugby-lineout.html

http://www.rugby-sidestep-central.com/rugby-lineout.html



are to be 15 metres in from the touch-line.

These lines show where that is.

5 Metre line out from goal-line, dash line

Sometimes a penalty or scrum

will be awarded and must take place 5 metres from the goal-line,

in line with a point along the goal-line

decided by the match official.

These lines indicate the required distance from the goal-line.

All lines on a rugby field

http://www.rugby-sidestep-central.com/rugby-scrum.html

http://www.rugby-sidestep-central.com/rugby-scrum.html



You may think viewing the rugby field

as a whole is not easy.

Take it apart, see a bit at a time,

put it back together as you have

and you know

you wil

remember the field layout

You could practice when you have spare moments.

Close your eyes...

picture each part...

See how it all fits together.

Move around...

change direction...go all over...see the lines you know...

think about the rules that apply and...

remember...

...you can use rugby sidesteps anywhere on the field!

Field Dimensions

You don't have to

know the dimensions, but if

you are interested

you can find out what they are,how they may vary and

how that may affect the game.

Have a look at rugby field dimensions.

The Modern SidestepKnow how the modern sidestep is used to beat opponents. Some angles are better than

others.

You want to beat players with a sidestep

http://www.rugby-sidestep-central.com/rugby-sidesteps.html


http://www.rugby-sidestep-central.com/rugby-field-dimensions.html






So you have to convince them that you're going to do one thing, then do something

different.

This is not easy with the modern sidestep, but it can be done.

Instructions on how to do it are few and far between.

If you find any instructions about how to do it they will often include some of the

following.

1. Do things to put the other player in two minds about what you are going to do.2. Step out wide with your leg to make them think you are going that way

3. Put your weight over that foot.

4. When you have convinced them and they are committed, push off your outstretched leg and go the other way.

5. Go past them an accelerate away.

Immediately there are problems.

If you put your opponent in two minds about what you're going to do, they might get in

the way by accident!

If you do things to put your opponent in two minds you often do the same to yourself!

That`s why you often see players go to the left, go to the right - then get hammered in

the middle!

To put your foot out wide you have to lean in the opposite direction. A big give-awayabout the direction you are actually going!

Difficult angles for the Modern Sidestep

Let's see what it looks like...



The ball carrier is running and the tackler is running to intercept and tackle.

The tackler is reading the situation and running to a point where a tackle can be made -taking into account the ball carrier's speed, direction, glances, waves, focus, weightdistribution. Everything!

At some point you, the ball carrier, have to make a move. You want to cut inside the

tackler, so you have to convince them you are going the other way. In this case to the

right.

Like this..

So you bang your right leg down out wide to the right (very hard to do if running at morethan low pace). You are trying to convince the tackler you are going to follow the black

arrow path, then cut inside.



There are some problems!

1. You're not putting much into convincing the tackler - only one part of your body(the outstretched leg) is saying "I'm changing direction"

2. Your head can be put out to the right as well - but by then most of the rest of your body is showing it's going left! Try it.

3. The tackler has to react or the trick won't work. By putting your leg out wide tothe right you are committed to going left - into their arms.

4. The tackler has to act quickly. If they don't there's a good chance you will run into

them.5. You can see from the angles I've chosen for the two players that a sidestep will

not be very effective in this situation. Even if you convince the tackler, it will still

be hard to cut inside.

Better Angles for the Modern Sidestep

There are some angles where the modern sidestep is more effective.

If the players are converging in a near straight line like this...

The front on view means the tackler has far less information to go on and will be easier to convince that a change in direction is being made.

So when you put your foot out wide to the right and push off it...



and the tackler reacts (as they are more likely to do)...

...you push off to your left and beat the tackler. In theory!

There is still a problem. You put your foot out wide to the right and now the first partof your push off to the left is used up in simply moving your body back to where it was

at the start!.

The next part of your effort will be moving your body further to the left to improve thechances of actually missing the tackler.

Best Angle for the Modern Sidestep

The best angles for modern sidesteps to work are where the tackler is already at a

disadvantage and the sidestepper can take advantage by slowing down better than the



tackler.

A typical example is where a player is already in the clear, racing for the line and adefender is racing across the field to tackle.

It looks like this...

When you (the ball carrier) bang your foot down out wide, do it with a straightish leg andtowards the front of you (so you don't fall over).

This causes you to move to the right. More importantly, it causes you to slow down

rapidly. The would-be tackler has no time to react and goes shooting across in front of you.

You continue to the line and get a try!

The modern sidestep can be useful but has many limitations. I never used it. When I

played I was not aware it existed, but that was a long time ago!

Update! Update!

I've been finding out more about where sidesteps originate and what I call "the modernsidestep" seems very similar to early sidesteps. To see more look in the section on the

History of Rugby.

It doesn't make them any better! - just thought I ought to include this information.

Perhaps the Welsh improved early sidesteps out of sight - or had a parallel development

which is not immediately obvious.



The result was a very special and valuable skill...

....the now-you-see me, now-you-do

Rugby jink sidestepKnow how and why the rugby jink sidestep works. Understand how you beat

opponents with this terrific rugby skill.

What's a rugby jink?

It appears to have survived better than other sidesteps, maybe because it`s easier to do -

but not necessarily easier to do well.

As usual, Welsh players spring to mind when you think about sidesteps.

They call players who do it "jinkers".

They tend to be done at a slower space than other sidesteps. You spring sideways or

even backwards to avoid opponents.

To see a superb example of what can be done....

...watch Shane Williams jinking - sorry this link no longer availablebut try and see it - it's great!

It`s Ospreys v Saracens Heineken Cup, April 2008

From the time he gets the ball to being put on the floor, he avoids being tackled by about10 players.

That`s fantastic skill, guts and determination.

Watch a few times.

His team is losing, down 19 - 10 and it`s the 79th minute!

What an example, follow him - it`s never over til it`s over!

You'll feel your body twitching as you learn from just watching!

You want to beat players using a rugby jink



So you have to convince them that you're going to do one thing, then do something

different.

I've just got to say this again...

Make sure your opponent knows EXACTLY where you're going.Help them. Make it easy!

Then make sure you are somewhere else when they get there!

That`s what you do when you jink.

Rugby jink sidestep - setup

It's good in many situations.

Ball carrier and tackler can be converging at many angles and this type of sidestep

would be effective.

That`s because you are not necessarily trying to go past them at speed. You simply wantto avoid them. Prevent them from tackling you.

Let's see an example...

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You're the ball carrier. Your opponent is "tackler".

You've spied out the land.

To make progress you must get past "tackler".



There`s more defence to your left, so you want to go right, but there`s defense out there

as well!

The best solution is to go through the postion that "tackler" defends.

For Jonah Lomu that`s not a problem.

For the rest of us...well, we`ve got to be creative!

You`ve got to persuade "tackler" to go somewhere else so you can run through that

space.

Yes! I agree, having a quick chat is not an option!

You`ve got to persuade them by just using your body.

Some tips...

Use these tips, experiment and practice.

For the example above....

• you must head to their right, aiming to just miss them

• they will hold their ground, knowing they just have to lunge forward and to their

right to stop you

• this will convince them that`s where you`re going - because that is where you`re

going!• change direction at the last moment

• you must get your left leg out in front

• as little weight as possible must be on your left leg

Hint - when you are marching and you are out of step there is a way to get back into step.

Find out what that is and it should help you get your left leg in the correct place and your

weight distributed well for a rugby jink.

Make it a great performance.

Make sure they know where you're going.

Appear to be convinced you can get past.

Rugby jink sidestep - Action!

You've done a huge part of the work.

The deception`s complete.



They "know" where you're going. You know where they're going!

You've been assessing the situation constantly...

...now it's time for a final look.

There are only two real possibilities...

• Things have changed. Now jinking is not an option - so pass or take the

tackle.

• They`ve fallen for it - do it!

This, of course, is all over in a flash!

This is what it looks like...

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The tackler is convinced your momentum will carry you to the expected tackle

location.

They're focused on getting there and putting you on the floor.

They know they must get there or you will beat them on that side - you wouldn't actually,

it just looks as though you would.

What you must do is avoid them!

You'll have done it a million times before, either on the field or in practice!

Before you meet the tackler...

Bang

....you go violently, explosively right or back and right.



They can't react, they`re flying off in the opposite direction - wondering where on earth

you are!

You're in the space they used to occupy and into the next situation...

And how do you go bang?

Using a combination of pushing off your left leg and the uneven distribution of your

weight.

I know, it's hard - if it was easy everybody would be doing it!

Experiment! Do it over and over.

You don't need cones. You can practice anywhere.

Do it free form, one after another after another !

Go through it all in your imagination any time you have a free moment - it`s just

another form of practice.

Another thing - for this, legs like coiled springs are better than legs like tree trunks!

Make sure you do it well with either len't classic sidestep

the rugby field step by step

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