Rugby

Rugby is a sport that involves two teams of players who use an oval-shaped ball that can be kicked, carried, or passed from hand to hand. Points are earned by scoring tries or goals. The two main types of Rugby, Rugby Union and Rugby League, are differentiated by the number of players and specific rules in each game.

Rugby requires strength, speed, agility, and strategic thinking, making it a highly competitive and physically demanding sport.

Rugby Union

• Traditional Game: Played with 15 players on each team. Points can be scored through tries, conversions, penalty kicks, and drop goals. The game is also known for its scrums and lineouts.

Rugby League

• Simplified Rules: Played with 13 players on each team. Points can be scored through tries, conversions, penalty kicks, and drop goals. Scrums are less contested than in Rugby Union.

Sevens Rugby

• Fast-Paced Game: A variant of Rugby Union with only 7 players on each team and shorter matches. It's known for its fast pace and high-scoring games.

Touch Rugby

• Non-Contact Variant: A non-contact version of the game where tackles are replaced by touches. It's popular for mixed-gender and junior games.

Tag Rugby

• Non-Contact Variant: Similar to touch rugby, but players wear tags that are removed to simulate tackles. It's popular for training and junior games.

• Rugby is part of the Olympic Games, with Rugby Sevens being the chosen format.
• The Rugby Union World Cup and Rugby League World Cup are international competitions organized by World Rugby and the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) respectively.
• There are also regional and national competitions like the Six Nations (Rugby Union) in Europe and the State of Origin (Rugby League) in Australia.

World Rugby: An international federation for the sport of rugby union. https://www.world.rugby/

Rugby League International Federation: The international governing body for the sport of Rugby League. https://www.rlif.com/