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Physical Education |
Rugby |
With this on-line activity, you will be introduced to some basic notions about rugby. You will learn about its rules, players, etc. You will find all the information you need to do the tasks here. Use the worksheet to write the answers, it will help you to keep a record of the things you have learnt.
First of all there is a quiz on the basic rules of rugby. Try it and you will learn about the length of a game, the score and other interesting things.
First of all let’s start with the Rules of Play. Read them carefully and choose the correct answer.
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Once you have a general idea about some basic rules try and match the following positions with their functions on the field. This matching game may help you.
POSITION | FUNCTION | |
Right wing | He plays in the back and makes key decisions because he distributes the ball. He will be the prominent kicker and drop goal specialist. | |
Full back | His job is to run when he receives the ball, gain territory and score tries. | |
Fly back | Like the left wing, his job is to hang around on the periphery until he gets passed the ball when he should run upfield and score a try. | |
Left wing | He feeds the ball from scrums to his fly half or backs. | |
Scrum half | A front row forward whose job is to hook the ball out of a scrum and give it to the scrum-half. | |
Hooker | He is the last line of defence. He is a very athletic player and can make 50-60 yard dashes to score tries. |
Click here if you are brave enough. Let's see how long it takes you to complete a rugby team with all its positions.
Finally these are a few other activities on rugby rules and miscellanea: