What is Rugby?
ScrumsRucks
MaulsTry
In-touchKnock-
on
Learning Objectives
• Relate the origins of rugby • Name the US national rugby team• Compare a rugby pitch to a football field• Differentiate the various rugby positions and
categorize into forwards and backs• Describe a rugby ball and how it is different from a
football• Describe methods of moving the ball in rugby• Calculate the score in a rugby game• Explain how play can be restarted in rugby• Describe the difference between a ruck and maul
Founder of Rugby
rugbyrelics.com
Where is rugby played?
www.agrugby.com/gpage3.html
Countries Particpating in Rugby World Cup
US Eagles Women win first World Cup
http://www.womeneagles.com/images/91images/eaglesDare.jpg
Rugby Scrum
University of Oregon Men’s Rugbyhttp://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~rugbymen/scrum.jpg
Rugby Ball vs. Football
Rugby Ball Football