Children’s Activity Workbook8 Scottish Rugby Children’s Activity Workbook Attendances During Six Nations 2020 Matches Try to find out the actual attendance for each game in Round

Children’s Activity Workbook2020

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Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity Workbook2

Contents

Welcome

Section 1

Information Handling

Team Badges

Team Colours

Height of Players

Section 2

Spot the Difference

Rugby Anthems

Global Migration of Rugby Players

Wordsearch

Rugby Players’ Diet

Player Profile

Newspaper Coverage

Television Commentary

Section 3

Problem Solving

The Rugby Ball

Making a Rugby Collage

Knowledge About Language


Welcome

Welcome to the 2020 Children’s Activity Workbook, themed around the Six Nations, which takes place in venues across the UK & Europe throughout February & March. This workbook has been developed by Scottish Rugby, the governing body for the sport in Scotland.

This project book aims to:

• Encourage children to enjoy sport as part of an active and healthy lifestyle.

• Provide fun activities that support children’s education

• Promote and develop understanding of the game of rugby.

• Explore the Six Nations!

Welcome from Chris Paterson MBE, Scottish Rugby Ambassador

When I was at school I got my first taste of playing rugby and enjoyed the camaraderie of training alongside my friends. It is important for children to be given the opportunity to try as many different sports and activities as possible, to help them see the benefits of exercise and an active lifestyle. The aim of this workbook is to develop an understanding and appreciation of the game of rugby and to generate interest among children.

We hope that you and your child follow Scotland’s progress in the future. The players are delighted to know that they have the backing of your family.

Good luck and enjoy the workbook!

Chris Paterson MBE | Scottish Rugby Ambassador

Parent/Guardian’s Guide

Scottish Rugby has produced this resource for parents and their children. Each section contains worksheets and exercises that can be printed for your child or adapted to fit with activities you have planned.

Rugby has skills and values that are transferable across many parts of a young person’s life. They include respect, leadership, achievement, enjoyment and engagement. This project will show how rugby union can enhance the work carried out by children, in all subject areas of the school curriculum and at home.

We hope you enjoy this Children’s Activity Workbook - why not share your progress on social media with @Scotlandteam using the hashtag #AsOne!


Section 1


Information Handling

Can you identify the Six Nations teams on the map below?

1. Scotland 2. England 3. Ireland

4. Wales 5. Italy 6. France

Can you now identify the Rugby Europe Championship teams on the map below?

7. Georgia 8. Spain 9. Romania

10. Russia 11. Belgium 12. Germany


Six Nations 2019

Here is the final table of the Six Nations 2019:1. What was the total number of ‘for’ points scored?

2. What was the total number of ‘against’ points scored?

3. What is the difference between the ‘for’ and ‘against’ points for each team?

Team Played W D L For Against Points

Wales 5 5 0 0 114 65 23

England 5 3 1 1 184 101 18

Ireland 5 3 0 2 101 100 14

France 5 2 0 3 93 118 10

Scotland 5 1 1 3 105 125 9

Italy 5 0 0 5 79 167 0

Bar Graph1. Make a bar graph to show the total number of points scored for each team

2. Which team scored the highest points overall?

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Scotland England Wales Ireland France Italy


Venues

1. The 2020 Mens & Womens Six Nations games are played in 12 different stadiums

Stadium Location Capacity

BT Murrayfield Scotland 67,144

Principality Stadium Wales 73,931

Aviva Stadium Ireland 51,700

Stade de France France 81,338

Twickenham England 82,000

Stadio Olimpico Italy 72,698

Energia Park Ireland 6,000

Cardiff Arms Park Wales 33,280

Stade du Hameau France 18,324

Stadio Giovanni Mari Italy 6,700

Twickenham Stoop England 14,816

Scotstoun Scotland 7,000

Bar GraphDraw a bar graph of the crowd capacities for each stadium

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90,000

80,000

70,000

60,000

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Scotland England Wales Ireland France Italy


Attendances During Six Nations 2020 Matches

Try to find out the actual attendance for each game in Round 1 and keep a record. You might find these in match reports online or in newspapers.Men’s Team

Match Date Venue AttendanceWales v Italy Sat 1 February Principality Stadium

Ireland v Scotland Sat 1 February Aviva Stadium

France v England Sun 2 February Stade de France

Women’s Team

Match Date Venue AttendanceIreland v Scotland Sun 2 February Energia Park, Donnybrook

Wales v Italy Sun 2 February Cardiff Arms Park

France v England Sun 2 February Stade de Hameau

1. If BT Murrayfield hosts three matches and all three sell out, how many spectators would there have been in total?

2. If three games were played at the Aviva Stadium and they were only 75% full, how many spectators would have been to the matches in total?

3. What is the total difference between the stadium with the lowest capacity and the one with the largest ?


Team Badges

Below are the badges for all of the countries that take part in the Six Nations - can you name all of them?

Six Nations Teams

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

Can you find out the name of a player for each of the Six Nations mens & womens teams?

Team Male Player Name Female Player NameScotland

England

Ireland

Wales

France

Italy


Team Colours

Six Nations Teams

SCOTLAND ENGLAND FRANCE

ITALY WALES IRELAND

1. Which teams would have a colour clash if they played each other?


2. Find out the colours of Scotland’s new home shirt and colour in Lochie the Scotland team mascot


Flags of the Competing Countries

The outlines of the flags of the teams in the Six Nations are shown below. Write down the name of the country under each flag, find what colour the flags are and shade them in:

Six Nations Teams

SCOTLAND ENGLAND FRANCE

ITALY WALES IRELAND


Height of Players

People of all shapes and sizes can play rugby.

The height of some of the Male Scotland players are listed below.

Name Number Position HeightStuart Hogg 15 Fullback 5ft 11in

Sean Maitland 14 Right wing 6ft 2in

Huw Jones 13 Centre 6ft 1in

Sam Johnson 12 Centre 6ft 1in

Blair Kinghorn 11 Left wing 6ft 4in

Adam Hastings 10 Stand-off 6ft 1in

Ali Price 9 Scrum half 5ft 10in

Magnus Bradbury 8 No.8 6ft 4in

Hamish Watson 7 Openside flanker 6ft 1in

Jamie Ritchie 6 Blindside flanker 6ft 4in

Johnny Gray 5 Right lock 6ft 6in

Scott Cummings 4 Left lock 6ft 6in

Zander Ferguson 3 Tighthead Prop 6ft 1in

Fraser Brown 2 Hooker 6ft

Rory Sutherland 1 Loosehead Prop 6ft

The height of some of the Female Scotland players are listed below.

Name Number Position Height

Chloe Rollie 15 Fullback 5ft 3in

Rhona Lloyd 14 Right wing 5ft 6in

Lisa Thomson 13 Centre 5ft 5in

Helen Nelson 12 Centre 5ft 7in

Evie Tonkin 11 Left wing 5ft 2in

Sarah Law 10 Stand-off 5ft 3in

Mairi McDonald 9 Scrum half 5ft 11in

Jade Konkel 8 No.8 5ft 7in

Rachel McLachlan 7 Openside flanker 5ft 3in

Rachel Malcolm 6 Blindside flanker 5ft 5in

Sarah Bonar 5 Right lock 5ft 9in

Emma Wassell 4 Left lock 5ft 8in

Mairi Forsyth 3 Tighthead Prop 5ft 6in

Laura Skeldon 2 Hooker 5ft 4in

Leah Bartlett 1 Loosehead Prop 5ft 4in

1. Who are the tallest male players?

2. What is the difference between the tallest male player and the smallest female player?

3. What is the difference between the tallest female player and the smallest male player?

4. What is the combined height of the loosehead prop in both the men’s and women’s team?

5. Find the difference between the tallest and smallest player in the Scotland women’s team?


Section 2


Player Profiles

Name Stuart Hogg

Position Full-back

Date of Birth 24/06/1992

Club Exeter Chiefs

Height 5ft 11

Stuart Hogg has 76 caps for Scotland, is a two-time British & Irish Lion and has achieved back-to-back RBS 6 Nations Player of the Championship awards (2016and 2017). He won his first cap for Scotland when he was introduced as a substitute for Max Evans in the 2012 RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Wales in Cardiff.

Two weeks later he then made his first start, against France, and marked the occasion with his first try for Scotland in a performance imbued with talent and confidence, a feature he carried into 2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia, as the squad’s youngest player. Hogg was one of only five players who started in every game of the 2015 RBS 6 Nations Championship and was selected for the 12-man shortlist for player of the tournament, along with fellow Scot and Glasgow Warriors club-mate, Jonny Gray.

Throughout the Championship he made the most metres (442), 99 more than his closest rival, France’s Scott Spedding, and also beat the most defenders (20), four more than second-place, England wing Jack Nowells. Hogg brought arguably the form of his still young career to the 2016 RBS 6 Nations, earning 30% of the public vote to win the Player of the Tournament Award, thanks to a massive overall contribution to the national team’s campaign, with tries against France and Ireland, and characteristically audacious assists for Seymour, Visser and Barclay among his 2016 championship showreel. Hogg featured at his second World Cup, in Japan in 2019, and played three times during Scotland’s campaign.

Name Rachel Malcolm

Position Blindside Flanker

Date of Birth 23/05/1991

Club Loughborough Lightning

Height 5ft 5

Rachel Ann Malcolm made her Scotland debut as a replacement in the first Women’s Rugby World Cup Qualifier against Spain at Scotstoun Stadium in November 2016. She started in the Women’s Six Nations opener against Ireland at Broadwood Stadium in 2017, but sustained and injury that sidelined her for the rest of the campaign. Malcolm led Scotland as captain in their 2018 Six Nations campaign against England.

She took up rugby in 2015 and was selected as captain of Loughborough Lightning in the English Tyrells Premier 15s, which was launched in 2017/18. Malcolm has just completing her PhD in environmental physiology, and has a sports and exercise science bachelor’s degree, and a masters degree in exercise physiology. She plays for Tyrells Premier XVs side Loughborough Lightning, where she is also the captain.

*Stats correct as of April 2020.


What can we learn?

Sports books, magazines, newspapers and international match programmes often give ‘pen portraits’ of players. Read the player profiles of Stuart Hogg and Rachel Malcolm on the previous page. Can you make up your own imaginary profile?

Can you make up your own imaginary profile?

It should tell others about you, your interests, any sports or activities you enjoy, who your favourite players are and what you are good at.

Can you design a questionnaire for others in your class to fill in for their profiles? What do they tell you about your class mates?

Could you use a computer to record and store all the information? See if you can find out:

• The most popular sport that they play?

• Favourite sportsman or sportswoman?

• Does anyone play for a sports club or team?

• What is the most interesting thing you can find out about one of your friends?

Name

Position

Date of Birth

Club

Height

About me

Favourite sports include:

Favourite player is:

I’m also good at:


Spot the Difference

1. Can you spot the 12 differences?


Rugby Anthems

Music – using materials, techniques, skills and media

At international rugby matches, it is the custom for the national anthems of both teams to be played and sung before the kick-off.

Scotland does not have an official anthem, but before rugby matches, it has now become custom for “Flower of Scotland” to be played and sung as Scotland’s anthem.

1. Learn the words of “Flower of Scotland”. There are 3 verses, but normally only the first and third are sung

2. Sing “Flower of Scotland” on your own or with someone else in a group!

3. Can you and someone else sing the first verse as a round? (i.e. staggering when you start singing the song)

4. Choose what instrument you might use if they are available:

• trumpet

• recorder

• drums

• violin

• trombone

• keyboard

• French horn

• clarinet

• flute

• cymbals

• piano

• xylophone

• saxophone

• guitar

• bagpipes

O flower of Scotland When will we see your like again

That fought and died for Your wee bit hill and glen

And stood against him Proud Edward’s army

And sent him homeward Tae think again

The hills are bare now And autumn leaves lie thick and still

O’er land that is lost now Which those so dearly held

And stood against him Proud Edward’s army


Those days are passed now And in the past they must remain

But we can still rise now And be the nation again That stood against him Proud Edward’s army



Global Migration of Rugby Players

1. Can you name two famous sportsmen or women who have moved from one country to another to improve their opportunities in sports?

a)

b)

2. Here are some famous rugby players who have represented a country other than the one that they were born in:

• Huw Jones (Scotland)

• Gareth Anscombe (Wales)

• Ian McKinley (Italy)

• Nathan Hughes (England)

Each of these players has moved from their country of birth to play rugby for their adopted countries, qualifying through residency (living there for a certain number of years) or through a parent or grandparent.

Can you guess which country they came from originally?

Huw Jones -

Gareth Anscombe -

Ian McKinley -

Nathan Hughes -


Word Search

See if you can find these rugby related words

E B X Y S N B M A M U N I A T P A C

C O N V E R S I O N Z P E S Z O T F

L O A U C R H O O K E R D O K W J O

A T D B T Y U W B N B O I Z O A E R

O S R E F E R E E M U P N R Y R U W

G D I S C R U M H A L F B T S D E A

P H R V Z B N G L A S G U W P V J R

O G R A L H I C X S D R R B A C K D

R L X H A L F T I M E F A N S K R A

D S C O T Z E I H C O L R H S F U E

Q N S T G M D L E I H S M U G S G T

T E A M W O R K O R A N J H T E B R

E O O Z K H T A C K L E F F I A W E

A U I M J G I C F I T K C E C S I Y

N T G Y W N O K D C A F Z M K O N A

T T R Y Y B I G A K B A L L E N J L

C A L T A I N L I N E O U T T N G P

• TRY

• REFEREE

• SCRUMHALF

• LINEOUT

• BALL

• TACKLE

• WIN

• FORWARD

• PASS

• HOOKER

• RUN

• HALFTIME

• PROP

• DROPGOAL

• CAPTAIN

• GUMSHIELD

• SEASON

• TICKET

• FANS

• CONVERSION

• BOOTS

• TEAMWORK

• PLAYER

• BACK


Rugby Players’ Diet - Healthy and Safe Living

International rugby players use a lot of energy whilst playing games and in the hard training sessions which are needed to reach international level. The energy has to be replaced by eating the right foods.

Here is what a typical rugby player might eat during the day (remember that they use a lot more energy up training and in matches!):

Meal Foods

Breakfast Porridge with honey and mixed fresh fruit Poached eggs on toast

Lunch Roast chicken, cous cous salad, asparagus and noodles

Snack Tuna and salad wrap, cherries, oatcakes and soft cheese

Dinner Salmon fillet, baked potato, green beans, mixed salad

Drinks Milk and water

1. Compare your typical daily diet to a professional rugby player. You could keep a food diary for a day – include all of your meals, snacks, drinks and treats.

Meal Foods

Breakfast

Lunch

Snack

Dinner

Drinks

2. Can you name some foods that belong to the following food groups?

• Protein

• Carbohydrates

• Fruit & vegetables


Rugby Fitness - Health and Wellbeing

International rugby players need to be very fit to play the game at the top level. They have to train very hard in all types of fitness, every day of the week

There are five types of fitness activities:

• Strength

• Speed

• Skill

• Stamina

• Suppleness

3. Keep a record or diary of all the sports activities you take part in for one week and write what type of fitness is needed for that activity. For example:

Day Activity

Sunday Mini rugby - speed, skill, catching & passing

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday


Rugby Values

Like many sports, rugby is a game proud of it’s values and rugby players all over the world stick to these when they are on the pitch - including internatonal rugby players!

Scottish Rugby have five values:

• Leadership

• Respect

• Enjoyment

• Achievement

• Engagement

1. Keep a record or diary of every time you show one of these values throughout the week whether it is at school, home, or anything else:

Day Values

SundayRugby training - I respected the referee

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday


Newspaper Coverage

Task:

1. You will need several different newspapers from the same day. Look at each news-paper and estimate how many pages or articles are about:

• Rugby

• Other sports

• Particular rugby teams

• Rugby pictures

Some examples might be:

• The Scotsman

• The Daily Record

• The Herald

• Press & Journal

• The Times

• Daily Mail

• Your local newspaper

2. Compare two different newspapers on the same day and write down the results in the table below:

Rugby in the news

Newspaper

No. of pages

No. of pages featuring rugby

Other sports featured

Six Nations teams featured

No. of rugby pictures featured


Television Commentary – Talking & Verbal Communication

Bill McLaren, the famous BBC rugby commentator, always prepared detailed notes before he commentated at a rugby match. He would try to find out about the players, how to pronounce their names, some interesting facts about them and whether the teams had played each other before.

You can find commentary on TV programmes, on the radio (BBC 5 Live or TalkSport), on the red button (BBC TV) and online. Many sporting events use live commentary to describe what is going on – particularly for people who can’t watch live or see the pictures.

Can you:

1. Make a recording of part of one of the Six Nations matches.

2. With a partner choose a 2-minute sequence and plan your own commentaries.

3. On your own, try out your commentary keeping the sound off.

4. When you think you are ready, record your commentary on a recording device.

5. Play it back as you watch the video. How could you make it better?

6. Listen to other commentaries and discuss how to improve them or what they did well?


Section 3


Problem Solving - Scoring points in rugby

In rugby the scoring is made up of points. There are four ways to score points:

Area Points

Try 5

Conversion 2

Penalty 3

Drop Goal 3

Look at the diagram below and then answer the questions:

It is half-time. This diagram shows where Scotland scored their points.

1. What was the total number of points scored from tries at the end of the first half?

2. What was the total number of points scored from penalties at the end of the first half?

3. What was the total number of points scored by the end of the first half?

T1

T3

C1

C2

C3

DG1 P3

P1

P2

T2

TRY = T, CONVERSION = C, PENALTY = P, DROP GOAL = DG


The Rugby Ball

1. Use the rugby ball shape below to design a pattern logo or motif for your school or team.

Examine a rugby ball

a. Complete the table below with your findings

Weight

Length

Circumference

b. Can you make your own rugby ball from other materials?


Make a Rugby Collage

Expressing feelings, ideas, thoughts and solutions.

Design a collage with a Six Nations theme. You may need to consider the following:

• The theme

• The height and length

• Individual colours

• The lay-out

• Full size or miniatureColourful – pleasing to the eye

Recognisable – rugby ideas

Easily seen - when entering class

Fun to make! - everyone contributes


Knowledge About Language: Action Words

Language used to describe actions in a rugby game:

Running Swerving Dodging Gripping

Jumping Aiming Striking Side-stepping

Lifting Kicking Placing Holding

Catching Passing Tackling Mauling

Rolling Throwing Falling Pulling

Pushing Winning Scrummaging Turning

Look at the picture above: Which describing words fit with this picture?

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2.

3.

4.

5.


Which describing words fit with this picture?

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2.

3.

4.

5.


Glossary

Words Meaning

ForwardsPositions 1-8 take part in scrums and line-outs.

BacksPositions 9-15 play behind scrums and line-outs.

PropPlayer who plays left or right side of the front row of a scrum.

HookerPlayer who plays in the middle of the front row of a scrum, between the props (no.2).

Scrum-halfPlayer who puts the ball into scrum and passes the ball away from a scrum or line-out.

ScrumA way of restarting the game - the forwards from each team come together and push against each other.

LineoutA way of restarting the game when the ball goes out of play (into touch) the forwards from each team line up side by side and jump to win the ball when thrown in.

RuckA method of winning the ball in open play usually after a tackle, when players from each team attempt to push, drive or step over the ball and tackle players.

MaulA method of winning the ball or protecting the ball in open play from the other team by ripping or pulling it away from them.

TryWhen an attacking player crosses the goal line and grounds the ball or presses it down without losing control. Worth 5 points.

ConversionAfter a try has been scored, a player from the scoring team is allowed to take a place kick and attempt to kick it over the cross bar and between the posts. The kick must be taken from a spot opposite where the try was scored. Worth 2 points.

PenaltyIf a penalty is awarded to a team, a player from that team may choose to take a place kick at the goal. Worth 3 points scored.

Drop-kickA drop-kick is a kick that the player makes by striking the ball with his foot exactly as he drops the ball to the ground. If he drop kicks the ball and it goes between the goals, this is known as a drop-goal. This is worth 3 points.

Hand-offA player running with a ball may push a defending player away during an attempted tackle by using an open hand.

TackleA tackle is the method of stopping an attacking player. The tackler must tackle below the shoulders and should attempt to knock the player on to the ground while holding onto the legs. A tackled player must always release the ball immediately when tackled.

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