American Couple/Sports Fans React: Rugby Union Rules! Ready To Watch Six Nations 2023! FIRST TIME!! 

Originally, a try was exactly what you thought it was: it allowed you to attempt a kick at goal, which scored points. Before long, however, the ‘try’, was awarded points too, and eventually became the most important score in the game.

One thing they didn't mention is that where the ball is touched down for a try has a bearing on where the conversion is taken from. In American football it's always taken from in front of the posts but in rugby, if you score a try right near the side line away from the posts, the conversion will be taken from a much wider position. That's why you see some players trying to get as close as possible to the posts to touch the ball down to make the conversion easier for the kicker.

There is another offside rule worth knowing about. If your team mate kicks for territory and you are behind him then you can chase the ball. However, if you are in front of him, you must wait until he passes you before you can advance.

This is a basic guide for beginners like us! We have been waiting patiently to learn the rules of Rugby Union with YOU! This is finally the time as the Six Nations are currently in full swing! We are proud and excited to say that we because of this video, we have enjoyed our first two Rugby matches! We found this video to be incredibly educational, informative and we actually understood the game while watching! If you want to learn Rugby too, this will do it! Rugby is so much fun and definitely a new favorite Sport for these American girls! Who are you supporting in the Six Nations? England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Wales or Italy? Let us know in the comments. Thanks so much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also please click the Like button. Thank you for stopping by!

Respect genuinely is a huge thing in Rugby and for the most part the referee really is listened to

I'm Irish,my dad was Scottish,and I live in Italy now so after Ireland,I'm torn with who to support😁I'll be watching the Italy France game today in an Irish pub near Milan, with my good friend who is French and a load of Italian friends.The Six Nations is the best sports tournament for atmosphere and fan interaction, IMHO.

Natasha and Debbie, welcome to the Hooligans game played by gentlemen. No helmets, No Padding, Just pure muscle, strength, power, technique, agility, skill and speed. I used to play Rugby Union for a school team: as a forward.

Keep an eye out for the Army v Navy match every May at Twickenham too. Always a great match up.

As a Wallabies fan with Irish heritage, I would have to say, 'Go Ireland, Éirinn go Brách!!!' Cheers from Australia!

Rooting for Wales here. The Ireland-Wales game was great, but the scoreline didn't quite merit the match. Ireland are on fire and could be worthy contenders for the World Cup this year. Italy is starting to really improve so will be interesting to see how they do this year. They host Wales in Rome and I would not be surprised if they beat us there. Enjoy the 6 Nations it looks like it will be a brilliant one. In the Summer there will be extra games as warm-up matches prior to the world cup. Great year to get into the game

Happy you found the greatest sport in the world. A scrum is a formal re-start of play called by the ref after knock-on or forward pass. A ruck or maul happens organically during open play when the runner is contested - either held up or tackled. Same idea though: a means of protecting/winning possession after a break down. If there is no player support for a tackle, the other team can just pick up the ball and possession is lost. Supporting players ruck over the tackled player, possession is maintained, the rest of the team can take a moment to reset and we keep going. Each instance of a tackle/ruck/re-set is called a "phase". You'll see the stat at the top of the screen - it will say "phase 4" meaning the team has been tackled and reset 4 times. The more phases, the more impressive the possession, as in "wow, they are on phase 10- dominating!".

Thank you for supporting Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 I live on Anglesey a small island in North Wales Anglesey is a beautiful historic island. ❤❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Well glad you ladies are taking an interest in this wonderful game.

I'm from Wales so will definitely be cheering for them. That first game was shocking though! Well played Scotland too!

That was the best simple explanation of basic rugby rules that I have seen, so KUDOS to you two for finding it and sharing. I hope it helped you to enjoy watching your first rugby union matches. I was particularly enamoured of the England-Scotland match. I am Scottish, so was supporting Scotland, but it was a particularly even match with one of the best tries (by Duhan van der Merwe of Scotland) that I have seen in recent times. Best of luck watching the rest of your SIX NATIONS games. And thanks for your video! ❤❤

In the scrum, the middle of the three players in the front row is called a Hooker. Their job is to hook the ball back with their foot towards the back of the pack for the scrum half to pick up (although these days, the ball often isn't put in straight and goes back without this!). The player at the back of the pack (the No.8) will usually dribble the ball to keep it between his feet while the scrum half looks to where he wants to pass the ball (or to delay while the pack pushes or turns and tries to force a penalty). Love you're watching and reacting to rugby but some seriously dodgy shirts you're wearing 😂🌹

Ladies, an absolute pleasure. You've innocently proved so many hilarious misconceptions of outsiders views of Rugby. My favourite was 15:30. My adult daughter comes with me to rugby week in and week out for nearly ten years and still doesn't totally get Offside. Having said that, the game still chucks up things that huge amounts of "laws" people don't know. Thanks for promoting our great game.

I think the simplest way of thinking about offside is that if you are ahead of the player with the ball (or who last touched the ball), you are not allowed to interfere with the ball until you have returned to an onside position (behind the player who had the ball). This can be applied to many different scenarios within the game.

A common offside situation is when a ball carrier kicks the ball forward for his team mates to chase. They need to be behind him/her at the moment the ball is kicked, otherwise they will be offside when they chase and touch the ball. The same applies at a kick off from the halfway line, the other 14 players have to be behind the kicker.

The things about respect is so important in rugby, the game stays on the field and feelings from the game don’t enter the conversation once the game has finished, I’ve seen such beautiful moments from different teams sharing the time after matches and getting to know each other

As a former player here in Ireland, I'm delighted to see this video! As I said before playing rugby improved my looks considerably; everyone should give it a go.

England but I follow Wales too as my Dad was brought up in Wales but born in England. He also played rugby as scrum half and knowing his personality I could see why. Also I have loads of Welsh relatives and one actually played for Wales. His parents, my cousins, were extremely proud.

Even closing a door wasn't enough to slow Jonah Lomu! RIP

I love this! Will continue to watch all Rugby vids, you are both wonderful people and its great Rugby is reaching such a great audience. From a guy in England.

I am a lifelong follower of English rugby; I love the red rose!🏵 We started very disappointingly against Scotland; it's hard to take losing to the Scots. I am also looking forward to the Women's Six Nations which will be played after the Men's tournament is completed.

I really hope you are both enjoying the six nations. You have picked a great year to start watching it! I'm a proud Scotland supporter, and a second row player myself, though just grass roots! Sorry, this has turned into a huge comment, and probably most of the points have already been answered by other people, but hopefully it helps clarify something. Feel free to ask if there is anything else confusing! Always happy to teach people about the glorious egg! When the game first started the only way to score was kicking at goal. A try just meant what you said...a try at goal! When penalties and drop goals became a thing they awarded points for scoring tries in order to incentivize it as it made the game more exciting! Also, unlike American Football as I understand it, you actually have to put the ball down to score a try. It isn't scored until you do, and the conversion is taken from in line with where the ball is touched down. That is why you see guys run across the line and then into the middle of the pitch, in order to make the conversion easier. Scrums are a LOT of pushing. They look really still, but that is just because the two teams are normally evenly matched. So no position is limited in what they can do. If the scrum half is for some reason not able to do something anyone can "act scrum half". But generally speaking the scrum half is going to have the best pass, so it makes most sense for the 9 to be that person. Also, I think it is unique to rugby, the number on the jersey refers to the position, not the player. So he number 9 is always the scrum half, the 1 and 3 are props, the 2 is a hooker, 4 and 5 are locks (also known as second row) 6 and 7 are flankers, 8 is (imaginatively) the "Number 8", 9 is scrum half, 10 is fly half (sometimes called stand off) 12 and 13 are centres (inside and outside centre respectively) 11 and 14 are wingers and 15 is the full back. The key difference between mauls and scrums is that for scrums the play is actually stopped for them to set a scrum, whereas a maul is set up while playing. Mauls are kind of rough, and horrible in some ways...but they can be so much fun...in a weird rugby way! The difference between a ruck and a maul is that in a ruck the player is "brought to ground" and has to release the ball. In a maul the player is kept standing up. When the player is brought down we call it the breakdown. If a maul collapses players from the defending team can try to steal the ball back. This is called jackalling, and you normally see flankers and number 8s doing it, although increasingly we are seeing more players give it a go if the conditions are right. The offside rule gets very confusing in certain circumstances. To be honest I don't always fully unerstand it. For example if you are onside, then a player on your team tries to catch a ball who was offside, you are then made offside by that player and can't play the ball. Which I didn't know until I got penalized for it! The best advice I would give if you are spectating is the advice all rugby players get told...the ref is alwayts right. You might not get that impression reading comments and things, but respect for the referee is a REALLY big thing in rugby. People have been sin binned just for chatting back to the referee!

Offside is normally you have to be behind the ball carrier, and in soccer the last defender marks the offside line - so you can’t be further in the opposing territory than them when the ball is passed to you - the linesmen with flags running down the side of the pitch usually mark where that is

I learned a lot from your video,really enjoyed the coverage and the animation. Great video reaction.enjoy the six nations.

Really great video and well done for taking the time to make it and finding out more. Hope you enjoy the 'hooligans game played by gentemen' for years to come!!! #Scotland #IsleOfArran

awesome natasha &debbie. i have seen all your rugby reactions, and looking forward to watching your journey into our beautiful game.

Even in defeat I thought Italy's performance was the best of the weekend… To push the French team which is arguably number one in the world at the moment (yes I know officially Irelandis) was a phenomenal effort

What a brilliant video and good choice to make the game understandable. I enjoyed the video.

I'm an Englishman but I have to hand it to the Jocks, yesterday was a battle royal and they won a great match.

I've just watched all four of your rugby videos, it's been fun watching you learn. Also love watching American Football, I'll watch any game with odd shaped balls.

The respect towards referees is amazing. I once attended a local, low league rugby union game and the referee was maybe very early twenties, a young man. The supporters stood on the touch line included veteran players who had had their day, but they still show utmost respect with their comments. In this example a veteran player (50+ years old) disagreed with a decision the young referee had made and called out “I think you got that decision wrong, sir”. They also have codes of conduct in the club houses that govern the behaviour of supporters. Amazingly different to football/soccer.

When you are watching Wales play PLEASE listen to the song ''Yma o Hyd'' by Dafydd Iwan. You can find it on YT with lyrics and English translation. It was written about 40 years ago but recently became ''an overnight success''. It will give you some history and I bet you'll join in the chorus in Welsh!!! 😀

They only removed the drop goal from American football a few years ago. Doug Flutie kicked one in his last season. Admittedly it was the first in the NFL for about 50 years.

When I started this video I was immediately thought I was gonna hate it. Glad to be wrong you two ladies where a treat to watch, keep up the wholesome entertainment . Thanks for proving me wrong, it will make me think twice next time

One of the best/funniest parts of being live at a game, is listening to the crowd yelling at the referee (when the referee does something the crowd doesn't like)... They ALWAYS call the ref "Sir" "ARE YOU BLIND??????...Sir" "Don't you know the rules??????...Sir" "You're an idiot!....Sir"

In the olden days when you only got points for conversions, many matches finished 0-0. One of my ancestors got his first international cap in an England-Scotland match playing alongside two of his brothers in a no-score match. I think they must have been very short of players as he was under 18 at the time! Offside in rugby is much simpler than in football/soccer (although there are complicated features) because you basically just have to remember to stay your side of the ball. Finally, rugby was very popular at the schools of the elite when it was being developed, as it mimics warfare and was therefore part of how to train up future officers of the imperial army. Watching a rugby match as if it is a war game is very interesting. For example the rule that once you hit the ground you have to release the ball and only another player can play it - just as a soldier who has fallen can take no further part in the battle. It's just that when you are playing rugby you have infinite lives!

I live in the "League" part of England (the North.) The rules for that game have some differences to Union . League has more in common with American football. Both union and league are very entertaining games to watch.

Great to see people getting into rugby. Hope you thoroughly enjoy the six nations this year, keep it up girls!

Glad you'll enjoy watching the Games, Ireland v Wales up first. Of course I'll be supporting Ireland for the six nations and if we do win every game we'll get the Grand Slam. That's the aim for every team playing.

Glad you are into it! The England v Scotland and Italy v France were great matches that could have gone either way. Unfortunately Wales came up against the number one team in the world currently and it showed - Ireland were ruthless and clinical and ultimately comfortable. I’m hoping England do well but I can’t see them taking on the likes of France and Ireland just yet, not when, as new coach Borthwick noted, they weren’t good at anything in the autumn. But hopefully they’ll improve as the competition progresses, which is what I think the intention is as we head towards the World Cup at the end of this year. Everybody raises their game against England (nobody likes us, we don’t care) especially Scotland and Wales so how will Scotland go against Wales next week? Recent history suggests Scotland may well stuff it up!

Think of a Maul as like when the ball carrier in American Football is still upright but not gaining ground alone and other players pile on to support and push and move him forward (or stop him on Defense) until the ref decides forward progress has been impeded. A maul is similar to that. The ruck is more about keeping possession of the ball once the ball carrier has been tackled

Many years ago I played as a FullBack. When players were thinner! I could run fast and the ball would be passed down the line - and I’d be pummelled by the big lads on the opposition. 😂 enjoyed this vid. Like the Wales shirt…. I’ll say no more 😉. Sums up my nationality. Glorious and technical game.

Loved the video, I’m so happy for our win yesterday but have to say it was a great match from both teams

Great vid ladies Loved it !

What a great video! Glad you’re enjoying the six nations! Hopefully you’ll enjoy MLR when the season gets going soon too! And theres the World Cup to look forward to this year! Best wishes from an England and Japan supporter! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇯🇵

This was a great video. It didnt treat the viewer as an idiot but at the same time was concise but simpley explained. I really hope you enjoy following the six nations, I love it.

One of the most difficult things to understand is the offside rule. Going 'over the top' and not releasing in the loose scrums, the position of team players when kicking for territory, In fact, one of the main reasons a team can beat another is to lure their opponents into being offside so a goal kick can be attempted. The American Eagles, for example, are at least as fast, strong, and fit as, say England, but find it difficult to beat them because they too easily get lured into being offside.

I’m a proud Welsh girl 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, but well done Ireland on your victory and Scotland winning The Calcutta Cup, why is it that fans always blame the coach when their team lose, he’s only just taken over the reins from Pivac as the new head coach, give him a chance.

I have never really been into watching rugby but now I know what’s going on from this I may give it a go and watch a match, thank you

Hi ladies.... this was extremely informative so I understand alot more now lol... I really didn't know the rules really before Also loved Debbie's description..... the Scrum person 🤣

Glad you found an instructive video like this one. I'm sure that even these elementary look at some of the rules and parts of the game will help you enjoy the game more. Less 'whats going on ' or 'why did they do that' and mire understanding. You are quite right that the presentation of 'offside' was only one of the ways you can be offside. There are many! But the 'behind the back foot' rule is so basic and fundamental, you see it in open play with a maul or tackle that becomes a ruck, all the players not involved in the ruck form a line across the field and you can see they are all lined up on the back foot. This requires lots of situational awareness and tremendous fitness. Once you become familiar with the basic laws of the game you will see elements of gameplay and tactics that hitherto are hidden from you by your lack of understanding of the laws of the game. Enjoy the journey.

Loved this one. And Natasha's shirt. Debbie. Viva Italia.

You need to watch the England vs Scotland game to see one of the best tries you’ll see in the tournament.

The game against England and Scotland is the oldest rugby trophy in the world, it’s called the Calcutta Cup. Only England and Scotland can play. England have more times than Scotland. The Calcutta Cup is played during the 6 nations, that was the game played on Sat 4th Feb.

When the game developed at Rugby School, a touchdown or try, meant that you could try to kick a goal over the crossbar between the 2 uprights. That happened in 1893.

Rugby rules are very hard to grasp, but you did a great job here. The RFU's video is superb too.

Great video. Hope you enjoyed the Six Nations.

Another amazing video by you two awesome ladies. I'm obviously supporting Wales even though we didn't do too well against Irelamd yesterday. We lose and win together though the good times and the bad ones. I love the 6 Nations its my favourite tike of the year. We also have the Rugby World Cup in France this year.

Thank you for showing this video. I have always loved watching nRugby, Union and League, but never understood the rules. I will be supporting England x

A scrum is known as a set piece. Play stops to perform it. Mauls and rucks happen in open play without stoppage. When the ball is in the scrum the players can heel the ball backwards. The Scrum "person" normally picks the ball up at the back of the scrum, but in certain circumstances the Number 8, normally a large forward at the back of the scrum will "pick and go" pick the ball up once it is at their feet and run forward with it, often if the scrum is close to the opponents try line. Likewise the scrum half will usually receive the ball back from a line out, but the lifted catcher can keep the ball, drop to the ground and create a maul to move forward. If the opposition are not switched on a quick pop pass to the player at the front of the line might happen. It must cross the 5yd line but otherwise its an option. As a front rower (think Guard or Nose tackle) they will unlikely jump for it! Alternatively an NFL style throw could be made over the entire line out for an open player to pick up and run with it. So long as its straight..!

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My mother was English & my father was Welsh. I support England for football & Wales for rugby.

Other offside situations is when 1. You pass the ball to the front to another player - then the person you pass on is offside. He has to be behind you. 2. When you kick the ball foreward, any player that was in front of you should stop playing, if they run for the ball they will be offside. 3. If you are in front of the scrum when the ball comes out and you play the ball - you are offside - you have to be behind the scrum. 4. If you find yourself inbetween the oposition players and you play the ball you are offside. (meaning if you tackled a guy and stand up you have to move back before you can play again. other mentions - from a scrum or a lineout or a mall the ball does not necesarrily be passed on the the scrumhalf. You can play and pass to any teammate. The scrumhalf is just his position to make sure he is their first and the scrumhalf and flyhalf normally call out and play predetermined or practiced plays. They are basically the conection between the scrum and the backline and normally they do quick thinkong of wich way to move the play. Fun fact - normally the flyhalf is the captain or vicecaptain as they are in the best position to read the gameplay from both teams

I have never really bothered looking into Rugby but since the Natasha and Debbie Show have been reacting/ learning about it l have started to watch a little and have enjoyed it so thanks to you l will be watching some of the home countries this tournament 👍

The kick after a try has been scored is called a conversion because it converts a try (5 points) to a goal (7 points). Other circumstances when a player can be offside are 1) players are allowed to chase any kick ahead but are offside unless behind the kicker when the ball is kicked. Also, when there is a ruck not all players are in the ruck but line up across the field to either receive a pass or to tackle a player who has received a pass. If any defender is further forward than level with the rearmost foot of any of their team mates in the ruck (thus too close to the attackers) they are offside. When the ball is put into the scrum (as with a lineout) it should be put in straight between the two sides and failure to do this was the most common cause of a penalty but in recent years the scrum half is allowed to put the ball in skewed towards his own side. Finally, it’s interesting that a touchdown in the NFL rarely involves the ball being touched down!

I'm a manly man, and I don't know but your channel and reactions really calm me down. It's weird listening to 2 ladies to calm me down, but it is what it is. Just subscribed, great channel.

This was so much fun thanks for posting it! AND very informative too! Love that you've decided on which sides to support! I'll be rooting for England but have to say Wales has the best national anthem though, getting goosebumps just thinking about it!!! Not that there's anything wrong with the Italian one either - you seem to get 2 for ! with that one...! Lastly; if you want to see the best examples of respect for referees... check out out Nigel Owens, an absolute icon of rugby referees and more than a bit hilarious!!! Loved this!!!

I know you've seen a match already so I hope you'll see this before today's match because I've never seen Advantage covered in any "Laws" video. Unlike our football (gridiron) when the Ref sees an infraction he/she does NOT throw a flag (he doesn't have one) or blow his/her whistle. He/She will call out, "Advantage non-offending-team". He/She then continues to watch play to see what happens next. If the non offenders do not gain enough ground to satisfy the severity of the infraction he/she will then blow his/her whistle and bring play back to where the infraction happened. In open play just being offside is not a penalty because you will often be offside. Hell, if I pass you (behind me) the ball I become offside. The infraction is for interfering in play while being offside. Generally, if you are ahead of the ball you are offside. If you are offside you must make an effort to get back where you belong.

As for the laws one thing which is useful to know is that when a try is scored the conversion kick is taken from a point at right angles to where it was touched down. This means that if the scorer touched down near the posts it is a much easier target for whoever takes the conversion kick; if it is touched down in the corner then it is a much harder angle to kick from. If the ball carrier can get closer he or she will; but the important thing is to make the touchdown safely. One more thing; concerning offside is that if the ball is kicked forward the kicker's "team-mates must be behind the ball when it is kicked. Those who are in front of the ball when it is kicked may be sanctioned unless they retire and do not interfere with play until they are put onside by the actions of a team-mate (or a member of the opposition). It is harder to explain than understand when you see it in action.

Hi there to Natasha & Debbie, here is another Rugby Football Code which is very similar to Rugby Union Football Code which is called the Rugby League Football Code & here is some information about the difference in the Rugby League Football Code from their Rugby Union Football Code counterparts of course. For starters is that Rugby League Football has (13 Thirteen) players per team & their, NUMBERING POSITIONS are, (1) Fullback, (2 & 5) Wings, (3 & 4) Centres, (6) 5/8th, (7) Halfback, (9) Hooker, (8 & 10) Front Row Forwards, (11 & 12) 2nd Row Forwards, (13) Lock, of course. SCORING POINTS, which are a Try, is worth (4 Four) Points & a Conversion after a try is scored is worth (2 Two) Points, A Penalty Goal is worth (2 Two) Points & a Drop Goal (aka) a Field Goal is worth (1 One) Point of course. There are (NO) Line Outs, Rucks & Mauls, in Rugby League Football at all, & in Rugby League Football players can use a Punt Kick (aka) a Torpedo Kick during play but (NOT) to be used for a Field &/or Drop Goal situation at all but a Drop Kick is only permitted for this situation of course. Exactly very same as Rugby Union Football is that in Rugby League Football also there are (NO) Forward Passes of the ball to be allowed at all & also that Offsides are (NOT) allowed at all either of course. There are only (6 Six) Tackles in which a tackled player is after being tackled by the opposing team must play the ball by using his feet to rake the ball to his teammate who behind him waiting for the ball to either to be next ball carrier to run towards the defending team &/or pass the ball backwards to his other team mates and once they either reach the (4th &/or 5th) tackle then the players can kick the ball very deep into the defending team's territory regardless using a Torpedo Kick, Drop Kick &/or a Bomb Kick especially towards the defending team's goal area & besides that Rugby League Football is a more of a slower pace of game which less free flowing of a game of course. Besides that, Rugby League Football Code started in (1895) in Huddersfield in the North of England that was called Northern Union because it came off from Rugby Union Football Code then later on it changed its name from Northern Union Football to Rugby League Football being from (15) players down to (13) players per team of course.

Great video, and it's England all the way for me in the 6 nations!!

Can't wait for you ladies to watch the greatest ref ever, so trusted and respected that he was allowed to ref even if his own country was playing, Nigel Owens.

When I was at school, a ruck, meant that there was a fight in the playground, possibly with more than 2 people!

Thanks for that video, my brother and I watch the 6 nations every year and have picked up most of the rules but that made things so much clearer. I support Scotland ( the country of my birth) and he will be supporting England, where he was born. So far the bragging rights are mine! 👍👍👍👍

Loving all your videos, I'm from North Wales would love to see you's do one about my home town Llandudno 😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

I'm a happy old Biddy this morning, live in UK, of Irish stock and was married to a Welsh Man.... great reaction as usual. The opening match did not disappoint, several weeks now with do not disturb signs everywhere.☘

So happy for both of you that you’ve discovered Rugby ! I’m a Scotland supporter that lives in Canada. You have Guinness Pro six tournament right now. In August you’ll have the Rugby World Cup. The absolute best teams from all over the world are competing. And in November you have the Guinness Pro 14 tournament! I got my wife hooked on Rugby a few years ago , she’s now a bigger fan than I am ! I’m not sure where you are in Ohio but there is a North American Rugby league. We’re supporting our local team, the Toronto Arrows. Enjoy the games , you’re watching the best caliber teams at this level and it can turn into a life long love for the game. You’ll see some games that are like poetry in motion ! Take care ! John in Toronto. 😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦

If you want to watch one of the finest games of rugby in years, you must watch tonight’s World Cup Quarter Final between France and South Africa - an astonishing match.

Hey guys, just re-watched one of your early videos and could not believe the difference. You are both so much more comfortable on camera, but just wanted to big up Debbie, I think maybe you were a little shy to start, but now you are so confident, sassy and playfull in your reactions, you really seem like a natural on camera. I think now we must be seeing the real Debbie and its great to see. We all doubt ourselves sometimes, but the way that you have blossomed is a lesson in believing in yourself and what you have to offer. Sappy comment, I know! It's been one of those days! Love your content guys. 👍

Ok, i seriously love your reactions but mostly your humour 😂😂😂

That video was a good starting point for anyone wanting to learn the ins and outs of rugby union. I won't deluge you with the finer points other than share the position names and their corresponding numbers. The forwards are numbered 1 - 8. The backs are numbered 9 - 15. 1 loosehead prop 2 hooker 3 tighthead prop. These 3 are collectively known as, the front row. 4 second row 5 second row 6 blindside flanker 7 openside flanker 8 number eight. These positions are what form the scrum, and do most of the ball carrying into contact. The Backs. 9 scrum-half 10 fly-half 11 left wing 12 inside centre 13 outside centre 14 right wing 15 full back. Lastly, Wales will improve. Have faith.

I have to admit, I’ve always watched rugby and never really known the rules so this was very helpful 😂

Awww ... You're rooting for Wales and Italy? That's adorable.

G'day There! As an Aussie I can watch Six Nations and just enjoy the quality of the games...Please note that the World Rugby Sevens comp comes to Los Angeles 25th February...only the mens' unfortunately...USA Women's Sevens are currently 3rd on the comp table...BTW the Women's T20 Cricket World Cup gets under way in South Africa next weekend...T29 is the best place to start with cricket...Cheers!

It’s called a try because, when then game began, the only way of scoring was by kicking a goal, which is to kick the ball between the posts and over the bar. A “try” gave you a chance to *try* to score a goal. Even today, the conversion (2 points) of a try (5 points) results in a goal (7 points).

Hi ladies I'm from south Africa we r the 4 time champions of the world go south Africa

You ladies are picking up and learning smartly this game!!

Hi girls, glad you enjoy our fantastic game of Rugby Union. You raised the question of how a team's scrum gets the ball to the scrum half without handling the ball - Good question! Firstly in the middle of the front row is a hooker who back-heels the ball as it's put in by the scrum half. If the scrum is moving forward it becomes so much easier to quickly get the ball to the scrum half. But wait there's more! There is nothing stopping any other players in the scrum from back-heeling the ball with their feet, as long as they don't use their hands. 🙂

It's awesome to see your interest in rugby, I hope you get to see a live match or even get to go to the Rugby World Cup to see the best of the best!

10:30 You can get it out two ways. The rearmost player in the scrum with the ball at their feet can detach tp pick it up…usually a move by the Number 8. Otherwise the scrumhalf can play it if they are behind the ball and they can reach it…again thats usually back at the number 8 but sometimes especially if the scrum isnt straight with the field of play anymore its can be at a flankers feet..basically when its at the back is the shortform description. As soon as they lift it and start to play the ball is out and the opposing scrum half and flankers will try to flatten the scrum half so they need to move or pass swiftly

In a scrum the ball is moved backwards by the feet. The scrum is made up of eight players in three rows. The first row consists of the hooker who is supported on each side by a prop. The second row consists of four players, two locks in the middle who's job is to bind the scrum together. There is a player on the outside of each lock who provide pushing power. Finally in the third row is one player, the number eight, who binds to the two locks. When the scrum half feeds the ball into the scrum it's the hooker's job to hook the ball with his foot back to his locks who then work the ball back, with their feet to the number eight. The number eight will control the ball in the scrum with his feet until he feels his side ca gain an advantage by playing the ball or the scrum half calls for the ball when he will either heel the ball out of the scrum allowing the scrum half to pick it up or he will unbind from the locks thus breaking the scrum and allowing him to pick the ball up himself.

Watching the women's six nations and.... Sorry, supporting England. But rugby is such a fantastic game, both sides of spectators sit amongst eachother.

You should react to Nigel Owens he was an amazing and very fair referee he was respected by everyone. He had some amazing one liners throughout his career for example "I'm straighter than that one" during a lineout throw in (he was openly gay and all the players knew)

This was fun,and storm ducky is above Debbie's head on top of the blue book.

This is great, I'll watch rugby in future hoping I've followed the rules correctly 😁

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