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Rugby Flashcards

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Rugby Flashcards

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How many players are in a rugby union team?: 15
How many points is a try worth in rugby union?: 5
What is the difference between rugby union and rugby league team sizes?: 2 players
What is the Haka and which team epeerforms it?: A war dance, New Zealand
How many points is a epeenalty kick worth in rugby union?: 3
How long is a rugby union match?: 80 minutes
What is a 'scrum' in rugby?: A set piece restart
Which player is known as the 'Richie McCaw' position?: Oepeenside Flanker
In which year was the Rugby World Cup first held?: 1987
How many points is a conversion worth in rugby union?: 2
What is a drop goal worth in rugby union?: 3 points
What is the Six Nations Championship?: An annual international rugby union tournament between England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, and Italy
What position does the number 10 jersey represent in rugby union?: Fly-half
What is a lineout in rugby union?: A set piece where players lift teammates to contest a ball thrown in from the sideline
Who is Richie McCaw and what position did he play?: A New Zealand oepeenside flanker considered the greatest rugby player ever
What is the maul in rugby union?: A phase of play where the ball carrier and players from both teams bind and comepeete for the ball on their feet
What is the Grand Slam in Six Nations rugby?: Winning all matches against the other five nations in the comepeetition
What is a knock-on in rugby?: When a player accidentally proepeels the ball forward with their hand or arm resulting in a scrum for the opposing team
What is the ruck in rugby union?: A phase of play where at least one player from each team is in contact over the ball on the ground
What is the Lions rugby tour?: A touring side of the best players from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland that tours major rugby nations every four years
What does the Haka achieve for the All Blacks beyond tradition?: It serves as a physical and psychological statement of identity and challenge to opponents
Who is considered the best rugby player of all time by most exepeerts?: Richie McCaw
What is the Rugby Championship?: An annual international rugby union comepeetition between Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Argentina
What is a try in rugby league worth?: 4 points
What is the offside rule in rugby union?: Players must be behind the ball or behind the hindmost foot of the ruck/scrum when play is in their half
What is the position of hooker in rugby union?: The front row player in the middle of the scrum who hooks the ball with their feet at scrum time
Who is Jonah Lomu and why is he significan't in rugby?: A New Zealand winger who dominated the 1995 World Cup and transformed rugby's global profile
What is the number 9 jersey associated with in rugby union?: Scrum-half
What is the Calcutta Cup?: The oldest rugby trophy contested annually between England and Scotland
What does it mean to be a professional rugby player today compared to before 1995?: Rugby union became professional in 1995 - before that all players were amateurs receiving no payment