Funnily enough you actually have to "touch down" to score in rugby. In American football they somehow removed the need to touch it down yet renamed the act of scoring to "touchdown" which is the most American thing ever.
@@jannatools6930 Yes, but the "try" is the "try at goal". In both sports you "touchdown" to "try at goal". In both sports crossing the goal line became more important than the try at goal after, one kept the term "try" and the other kept the term "touchdown". But in American football they then decided you didn't need to touch down the touch down 🤭
@@DoddyIshamel Saying a Try is a "Try at goal" is the same thing as saying a castle is a sand castle. No a Try is the act of placing the ball down. You scored a "TRY" 5 points. Then you get a "conversion". Which is a kick though the goals. Try is the name of that way of scoring not a verb. You are not trying for anything. There are no such thing as a touchdown in rugby.
@@jannatools6930 You obviously know nothing about the history of rugby. When you touched down beyond the goal line you did not get any points. Instead you got a "try at goal", e.g. a kick at goal in line with where you touched down. Many decades of low scoring draws later they changed it to getting points for the touch down, and then bonus points for the kick which became the "conversion" in rugby and the "extra point" in American football, with the touch down keeping the name "try" in rugby and being named for the act of touching down in American football.
@@jannatools6930 Even the term "conversion" comes from the "try at goal". A team "converted" their "try at goal" to score a point. So team A, who converted all three of their trys at goal, beat team B who only converted two of their 5 trys at goal.
In South Africa: 1. Rugby starts at under 6 through to high school with provincial (state) teams at u13, u16 and u18 2. After high school 2.1. If you're good enough you go into the provincial (state) structures, which are professional 2.2. Into the university teams, which are semi-professional 2.3 into the clubs, which are amateur and where you play for "fun" Generally: 3. Play in rugby essentially carries on until a mistake is made 4. Passing in rugby must be back but you can kick the ball forward, either to chase it or to kick it out 5. Play is restarted either with a scrum (huddle) when it's infield or with a lineout when the ball was in touch (what you saw when the player was lifted) 6. For a try (touchdown) to be scored the ball must actually be touched down 7. A try conversion is taken in line where the ball was touched down 8. Unlike American football you may only tackle the player who has the ball and you're not allowed to obstruct other players
I love these reaction videos from Americans. This sport is played around the world. All nations know the basics and yet Americans know nothing except a comparison to American Football. Even though they have a Rugby league and good international team themselves.
Yup. It's shocking how ignorant their own country keeps them. Their media, their society, their education system, their government - all seem to work their hardest - in their own way - to keep the ordinary people as poor, disenfranchised, divided, weak and ignorant as possible, while brainwashing them that they are the greatest country in the history of everything. It's wrong. Americans are fine people and they deserve so much better. I can also see this starting to happen to us in the UK. I have seen it happening slowly for over 10 years and now becoming more noticeable, at least I hope it is. We will eventually be more similar to them if it is not stopped. We probably wouldn't get anywhere near as extreme, but the United States is a cautionary tale, one we should keep in mind. We are not inherently better than them, we're just fortunate enough to be better-treated by our country. When that treatment becomes worse... well.
@@hazelangus For this country yes for the people wish to be lead like sheep by the corrupt politicians and media properganda..I haven't watched TV in a LONG..I'm more online.if I hear anything I fact check it..belive nothing question everything..but yeah it.s sad..even when it comes to uk music Americans didn't have a CLUE..now there on RU-vid SOAKING IT IN CAN'T GET ENOUGH....NICE TO SEE..
Rugby isn’t known all around the world to the extent of association football tbf. Most European countries barely play it and even less in Asia and the Americas
- pass backwards, not forwards - need to place the ball in the 'endzone' while still controlling the ball, but without holding onto it (in the case of a tackle) or stepping outside the field - you can continue play if you fall or are tackled, as long as you don't try to play or hold onto the ball while on the ground - you have a responsibility to tackle safely, so you need to keep the other player safe while doing max damage (also not allowed to hold on to a player, use elbows or high tackles) - the picking up part is a linestand/lineout - the ref watches the scrum to see the movement of the ball, the scrum can move forward as long as the players aren't trying to hold onto the ball in the scrum etc. (no mini footsie game in the scrum). - there are no stops or breaks like in American football, unless for injuries, halftime or penalties - scrumcaps are generally to protect players' ears - the closer the player places the ball to the goal posts when scoring a try, the easier it is to kick the ball over the posts. - while scrumming, the players may not move past the ball into opposing territory, and this counts in general (but they will only be penalised if they try to play the ball or player offside). - to gain territory, the ball is often deliberately kicked out of the field (directly) which will trigger a lineout (the guys in the rows jumping up to catch the ball - that confusing bit). - No kicking, biting, scratching wedgies or tantrums
This is a really good, succinct explanation. I will add that rugby is played from Primary School onwards and there is a national franchise in the UK called Rugby Tots for preschoolers too.
@@CaroB055 yes. In South Africa it's called 'bulletjie rugby' ('little bull rugby' more or less, though Afrikaans diminutives don't really translate well to English).
Americans!!!!! Your game is like Rugby not the other way around. Base ball is like Rounders not the other way either. It matters not that your sports may be worth millions and so popular, they are variations of original sports from elsewhere.
That’s not strictly true, both rugby Union and American football (along with league and association football among many other sports) derive from a kind of proto-football. They’re related, but one does not derive from the other
@@just.some.things3945 An English colony that later became free plays a game that is a softer version of rugby but you don't think it's based on rugby because there was a game way back in the day that is speculated to be the source of all ball games ?
@@SvensktTroll no, I’m saying it’s not based off rugby because rugby didn’t exist then. Rugby, American and association football all derived from an earlier form of uncodified football. Just because American and rugby football are both related doesn’t mean that one derives from the other
I recommend watching an entire game to get more of a sense of what's going on. Two best teams are South Africa and New Zealand. What you watched at the start is New Zealand's Haka. It's basically a Maori warrior dance.
Yes, Rugby is for people of all shapes and sizes. Best Sport in the world in my opinion in a way cause there are no height or weight requirements and there are different ways of playing the same position. Beautiful Sport
You should react to Jonah Lomu, the GOAT in Rugby. He was 6’ 5”, 265 lbs, and his 0-10m standing start time was 1.6 seconds. When Usain Bolt smashed the world record he did his first 10m in 1.85 seconds. So over that distance Jonah was 14% faster than the fastest person who has ever lived. Then add in his perfect balance, meaning that he could change direction at will. Even if he wasn’t built like a tank he’d be a serious problem for defenders. With all of those skills and attributes combined he was just unstoppable. Unfortunately he passed away at the age of 40, after playing with illness for most of his career. Even though he was never close to being at 100%, he was still better than anyone else in the history of the game. He created the modern rugby player, with everyone trying to be like him. Nowadays it’s common to see huge players in the backs, as well as in the forwards.
@@kaoskat5111 It is a travesty that we don't face each other in RWC finals anymore. It is also a travesty that we didn't discover the secret to immortality in time for Joost and Lomu.
Tip one to understanding Rugby don’t compare it to Football they are completely different games that they are both played with a ball is the only comparison. Rugby is the best game.
The pros are mostly wearing some form of padding. Quite a few amateurs do as well. However, its only allowed on their shoulders or their headgear and of material that must be 1cm thickness or less uncompressed and of less than 45kg per cubic metre density, so its on a whole different and hugely smaller scale. Women can wear chest protector pads of the same requirements. On any other area your clothing from outer to inner surface, if its layers, cannot be more than 0.5cm thick uncompressed.
The founder of American Rugby I refuse to call it football. Anyhows he went to the school of rugby whilst in England and copied the game and made a few changes and there you have it American Rugby😋😋😋.
@@kafjaf6387 actually no. I had the pleasure to meet some eua citizens and I consume a lot of your culture (including other media creators). In general, your knowledge of the world is trending to 0. Even now with internet and access to the rest of the world, is still poor. It's stupid also to clarify that not all of you are like that, but generalization exists to economize information.
@@kafjaf6387 XXI century problems. No offense taken mate. Xenophobe? Christ, even took part in a bagpipers band wearing kilt (here in argentina that's odd for a man). Here are a lot of english, welsh, scottish, irish culture. Banks, trains, subways. Even in the falklands conflict, after the armistice, our conscripts and british soldiers become close or friends.
7:25: they threw it back into the 'end zone' known as their 'goal line' because you can only throw backwards. The line out was so close to their goal line they have no option to throw it backwards and wide in the hope one of the players can kick the ball down the ground. In this case the opposition intercepted this and scored a try.
You didn't seem confused, in fact I thought you worked most of the rules out really well.. The throw-in from the side of the field is a line-out, where the ball has gone off the field and both teams line up, one guy from the team with possession throws it in (it has to go right down the middle or the referee will order it taken again) then both teams try and catch it and pass it out to their team. In the game, the ball must always be passed backwards and possession will go to the other team for a forward pass. The touchdown is called a try and is followed by a conversion, where the team who scored the try then get to take a punt at getting the ball between the posts and above the bar of the H shaped posts. Wherever they crossed the touchdown line is the angle the kick has to be taken from so making a try between the posts is best so the conversion kick is straight on. Try Great Rugby Hits, Great Trys, Jonah Lomu (a legend in Rugby), etc and you'll soon understand it all, I'm sure. There are similarities with your football but I think the lack of pads and helmets is what stands out most. Oh, and yes we do play this from early school days onwards.
Faf de Klerk the small guy at the start of the video is about 1.7 metres tall. His position requires dexterity, agility and speed, the guy holding the Rugby World Cup is Siya Kolisi, just under 1.9 metres of muscle, power speed and inspiration. Both are among the most talented rugby players in the world. I’m a New Zealander and love the all blacks but I appreciate the game being played in the right spirit as South Africa did when they deservedly won the RWC. Rugby is a game played for 80 minutes requiring both offensive and defensive skills, a beautiful game to watch and an amazing fraternity to be a part of if ever you have the opportunity to play. It’s inclusive of everyone regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or social demographic. I suggest anyone wanting to do a reaction video learn at least the basics of the game before you share a reaction to it.
There's a fine video called "The Laws of Rugby" which explains how the game is played and what can and cannot be done, 😮such as passing, (never forwards), kicking (to get closer to the adversary's "end zone", or to score points by kicking it between the two upright goal posts and over the horizontal crossbar. If a player takes the ball across the line where the goalposts are, and presses it to the ground (the original "touchdown"), this is call Ed a "Try" and earns the attacker five points. After a Try is scored the attacking team can make a "Conversion" by kicking the ball between the goalposts and over the crossbar, from a point perpendicular to the part of the line where the Try was made. If successful, the Conversion is worth two as itions points. That is why players scoring a Try, attempt or lay down the ball as close to the goalposts as possible, as it makes kicking the Conversion easier if it must be kicked just in front of theed goalposts. When the Try is made close to the sides of the field, the kicking must be made from a spot close to the side, making the kicking more difficult. So a Try being worth five points and a Conversion two points, the Coonvertef Try is worth seven points. In addition to this, points may be score in two other ways: by "Penalty Goals" and "Drop Goals". Both are worth three points. Penalty Goals can be kicked after the opposing team makes a fowl (unlawful action), and it is kicked from the place where the fault happened. Variable distance from the goalposts can make scoring this Penalty Goal easier or more difficult. The Drop Goal occurs when an attacking player has the ball and finds himself in a good position to kick the ball, usually in front of the goalposts, especially when the defending team is making a Try difficult. So the player with the ball lets it fall down to the ground and then kicks it between the Goalposts and over the crossbar, getting three points. This usually occurs towards the end of a mstch, when the point difference between the two teams is less than two points and a Drop Goal's three points can make the difference between winning or losing. If the player holding the ball, lets it fall forwards (usually by mistake), of makes a forward pass (another mistake), then a "Scrrum" will take place. I a scrum the three forwards of both teams (numbers 1, 2 and 3 usually the three heaviest players ), lock in a crouching position pressing against each other. Players 1 and 3 are known as the "Props", while the central player number 3 is known as hooker., and his role is to try to pass the ball backwards with his feet. This "First line" of players is supported by the "Second Line", consisting of players number 4, 5, 6 and 7. Players 4 and 5 are known as the "Second Row", and have beside them the support of numbers 6 and 7, known as the "Flankers". finally the last player of the scrum is number 8, known as "number eight", who helps stability I G ghe scrum before the fist row players lock onto hhr opposing team's fist row, and then pushes the "Second Row" players, whole simultaneoulh receive the ball pushed back by the hooket and then by the Srclnd Row. Player number 9, known as the "Scrum-half" usually retrieves the ball from the "Scrum", and passes it to player n in mber 10, known as the "Scrum-half" who then passes it to other teammates, numbers 12 and 13 who are known as "Centers", and numbers 11 and 14 who are known as the "Wings". Finally you have number 15, known as the "Full-back". these players 10 to 15 usually pass the balm among tbem as they run forwards, trying to break through the opposite team's players on order to score a Try. If the ball, or the player carrying it, touches or crossed the sidelines ("touch-lines"), the ball is said to be "in touch", and the mag b eill cb ontinue with a "Line-out". Here the first and second roe players arrange themselves in two parallel lines perpendicular to Touch-line. The ball is then thrown between the players who contest by jumping (helped and "elevated by their teammates) kn order to gain possession of the ball and start a new attack. The match lasts a minimum of 80 minutes, divided into two 40 minute halves with a 10 minute break bewfen them. The match ends when a stoppage occurs after the 80 minutes have gone by. I reccomend watching the World Cup Final on Saturday between the two strongest teams of the tournament, the "All Blacks" from New Zealand and the "Springboks" (also known as "Bokke") from South Africa. It should b es a very interesting march between the only two teams that have won the Rugby World Cup four times. At the end of the match, one of ghe two will have won it five times.
Sorry,I made a typo. The "hooker" is player number 2, and his role is to get possession of the ball once the "Scrum-half" (number 9) has placed the ball into the "Scrum". Number 2 will pas the ball (only with his feet the ball cannot be touched with the hands while it is inside the Scrum ) to ghe Second God players (numbers 4 and 5), who will kn turn pass it yo "number right".Once gbd ball is at no. 8's feet, the Scrum-half (no. 9) may pick it with his hands and pass it to no. 10 or to othernplsyrtd to start another attack.
So in back 1823 in England, in the town of Rugby some school boys were playing soccer when a lad just picks up the football and starts running with it, creating the game of rugby
The "intimidation technique" is the called the Haka, which New Zealand always perform before a game. It's a traditional Maori dance. The two little guys on either side of the guy holding up the trophy are Faf de Klerk (long hair) and Cheslin Kolbe, they're both about 5'7. Kolbe appears several times in the video, he's the guy with the scrum cap and the fast feet. There are highlights videos of both of them on RU-vid, you'll enjoy them. The guy holding up the trophy is Siya Kolisi, the first black player to captain South Africa (rugby was a very white game under Apartheid). Play is continuous - play only stops for scores, infringements, or if it goes out of play. When you're tackled, you have to release the ball, and you can do that by presenting it or passing it to a teammate. If you hold on and prevent an opponent from being able to pick it up, that's a penalty. If you're brought down but not held, you're not tackled and can play on. Yes, the ball has to be touched to the ground to score - this is called a try. If the ball is loose in the in-goal area (end zone) and you can press it to the ground with the palm of your hand, that counts. You can kick at any time, but only the kicker and any teammates who were behind him when he kicked it can chase it - everyone else is offside. The ball's a bit bigger than an American football - about the same length, a bit wider in the middle and rounder at the ends. It looks even bigger than it actually is because it's white, compared to an American football, which is brown. One thing I appreciate about American football is that the ball and the goalposts are different colours so it's easier to see if a kick is good. In rugby they're both white so sometimes it's hard to tell. The last play is what's called a line-out, and is how the game is restarted after the the ball goes into touch (out of bounds). Players can be lifted into the air to catch it, but can't be tackled until they're back on the ground. He passed it back because you're not allowed to pass forward. You can kick it forward, and he's trying to get it to a teammate who has more space to kick it clear, but an opponent read the pass and intercepted.
One small point it is just not New Zealand that perform the Haka. A lot of the south sea islanders perform the Haka Fiji, Samoa, etc. Each nations Haka/Challenge is different.
@@cideryeti7957 No New Zealand perform the Haka. Fiji perform the Cibi and Samoa perform the Siva Tau. Tonga perform the Sipi Tau. Same concept, just different names. Haka is a Maori word, and the Maori are Indigenous to New Zealand
@@forevalearning I did not know that they were called different names per location. Thank you for the information :) Least I knew of the challenges not their names :)
@@cideryeti7957 No problem at all and yes it is always awesome for us as Maori to see people from other countries and cultures taking an interest in ours. Much respect to you Cider Yeti
Most countries play this from age 7, in schools, at age 16-18 kids that show talent will be picked up by better rugby schools or provincial schools where scholarships would be handed to the players to better their future. Varsity and club level would come next. Then provincial club level is where players try impress the Coaches of the national team, playing for your country is the highest honer. Players would normally retire from international Rugby around age 36-38
The team in black are the Kiwis and they were performing the Haka display. The ball is bigger, can’t hold in one hand under control . There are two types of rugby, union and league, similar rules but defined differences, one is faster moving with less stoppages, both brilliant but brutal. The short guys are called hookers and have prime position in scrums. It’s worth reading the rules and the play.
Kudos for having a look. Couple of tips, don't try to relate it to grid iron, approach is a different game completely. Don't dwell on the hits, there's so much more to it in running, steps, passing, set pieces, often a dozen or more phases building pressure, and turnovers. Want a treat, watch the ultimate 3 minutes of rugby to get a feel for it.
So I started playing rugby when I was 5 and finished serious rugby when I was 34, i played Touch rugby until I was 45, but i know guys who are still playing into their 50's
Definitely dangerous! My dad had to have a shoulder joint surgically repaired in his 30s. Over a few years it got easier and easier for his shoulder to dislocate, eventually just falling out at any time for any reason or no reason. He had to get quite good at relocating his own shoulder. This was probably because of injuries he got playing rugby at school, when he was a teenager. He wasn't on the school team or anything, this was just normal rugby. He was a small and skinny kid and he was completely fearless in his approach, so it was his job to get right in amongst it, dive on the ball and end up at the bottom of a pile of lads jumping on him.
The line out - the queue thing with two rows of players waiting for the ball. When someone kicks the ball out, unless it’s a penalty or the kicker’s behind their own 22m line, the ball goes to the other side to throw in at the point where the ball went out, unless it’s within 5m of the “touch down” line, then it goes back to 5m. The specialised thrower must throw the ball straight down the middle of the two rows of opposing players, not straight at his own players but his side can set up the throw so they know where it’s going to go: they have a code. For about 20 years, it’s been allowed for a player to be hoisted up to catch the ball by his teammates. (Never watched ladies’ rugby but presume they can do the same.) The other side can’t pull the hoisted one down in mid-air as this is dangerous play and they can’t interfere with players from the other side, anyway or they risk getting a penalty awarded to the other side. Once caught, the ball can be throw or patted down to a teammate, so there’s loads of opportunities for the ball to be grabbed by the other side, although those not in the line up have to stand back 10m while the throwing in thing is going on. The scenario you watched seemed to be where the ball was kicked out by one side hoping they’d snatch the ball from their opponents throw-in so close to the line that they’d get a try. And that’s what they did. … This is too complicated! There’s tons of rules about line outs.
Good reaction from an American, but as long as you keep relating it to American Football confusion will always creep in. Rugby was first played at Rugby School and has evolved for about 150 years into two disciplines, Union and League. Find a complete game to watch and also bear in mind that the first thing that kids are taught when learning to play is Respect! Sure, knock the crap out of an opponent, but show him respect.
Originally, way back in time, in rugby the intention was to score a goal. To do that, a player first had to touch the ball down in the opposing “in goal area” (known as an end zone in American football). Doing that then provided the attacking team with an opportunity to “try” to complete the act of scoring a goal, by kicking the ball over the bar between the upright posts. The combination of points scored from the touchdown and from the kick over the bar, meant that a goal was scored. In other words the “try” was “converted” into a goal. Back then a try resulted in three points being awarded and a “conversion” meant that a further two points were awarded, equalling five points for a goal. More than half a century ago I remember reading some newspaper reports which outlined goals scored as well as tries scored (and any other points that were scored from occasions in the game which resulted in the referee awarding a penalty kick to a team. That’s another story), Over time the game has evolved with changes in the laws and with how people view the game and speak about the game. Nowadays a “try” (touching the ball down in the in goal area) is worth five points and the “conversion” is still worth two points. But nobody ever speaks nowadays in terms of goals scored in rugby. It has just quietly slipped out of conversation within and about the game.
Having sat through numerous games of American football, becoming more and more bored as the hours pass by I can imagine Rugby is a bit of an eye opener to a NFL fan. To compare numerous committee meetings interrupted by 5 seconds of action to the game they play in heaven, is incongruous.
to get a try(touchdown) the ball has to be put on the ground with downward pressure and under control. the players try to touchdown as close to the posts in the centre as possible, because the conversion(field goal) that follows a try has to be kicked from opposite the place where the try was scored
I have a couple of American friends, they asked me why everyone runs into the opposition... My response, “Every member of a Rugby team whether it be union (what you were watching) or League(NRL) is pretty much the equivalent of a Gridiron Lineman” Growing up I played Union and League their rules are a little different, I also played AFL (Aussie Rules Football) and American Football at my local club which had a team in all games. Due to my size and strength I was a front rower in both Rugby teams, in AFL my position was Centre Half-Forward and in American Football I was a Lineman, I really enjoyed shit whipping people into next week 🤣 Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
@@johanvanniekerk5261 without a shadow of a doubt AFL, that sport is far superior to all others. It encompasses skills from all sports including that of Basketball
At 7:30, the reason they are tossing it (passing, as we say) that way is because in rugby you may only pass the ball backwards. If you pass it forward, you lose possession of the ball and the play resets with a scrum (Sort of like when you guys do that flick the ball underneath the guys legs to the QB) So when you're so close to your own end zone (try line, as we say), you HAVE to pass it backwards. Generally, you'd want to kick the ball away towards the opposition's try line to relieve pressure, as being that close to your try line means that almost any mistake you make could result in an opposition try
1. I am an American 2. Been involved with Rugby for 35 years. 3. Biggest peeve about these reaction videos - they seem to do no prep. Yes coming in "cold" helps, but at least be somewhat familiar FFS.
0:40 Thats the haka, a Maori challenge that the New Zealand team (the All Blacks) do before any international game. Tonga, Samoa and Fiji have similar war challenges that their teams do.
7:06 Thats a lineout, done to return the ball back into bounds. If its last contact before going out is team A, team B gets the throw in. The guy getting lifted passes it back to the halfback who throws a pass to someone who would kick it up the field. But it got intercepted here instead.
Best sport ever, playd it in school and use to play some club rugby. And when you where a boy in school and you got picked to play 1st team. Best feeling ever. Much love from South Africa. Do yourself a favor and youtube school rugby... there is a lot of young lads that playd with their hearts out.
This is probably the first of these american reacting to rugby video ive watches where the americans dont just go “oh wow” and “what” all the time ahah. You seem to grasp the rules really well for just watching these clips out of context. Nice one
You must pass the ball backwards, a forward pass is a foul, or you can kick it in any direction but usually forward for the advantage. Putting the ball down over the try line gets you 4 points then you get chance to convert the ball over the cross bar for an extra 2 points. What you are watching is rugby union which is slightly different from rugby league. I am a supporter of Halifax Panthers rugby league in West Yorkshire UK. You will also have noticed there is no body protection. A try is 4 points a conversion is 2 points as is a penalty for a foul, eg a high tackle above the neckline. A game can be won, if you are on equal points, with a drop goal on the run above the cross bar which gets you 1 point. You can see my team, the Halifax Panthers, on their website. BTW the team doing a sort of dance at the beginning is called a Haka only used by teams from New Zealand to intimidate the opposition.
In usa they call it football, but foot never go near the ball, in usa the touch down , never is put down, in euro Rugby we put it down but call it a try.
Awesome to watch Americans watch rugby! In rugby the ball is allowed to be kicked forward but only allowed to be passed backwards. The setup where the ball is thrown from touch is called a line-out. It works the same as soccer but the throw-in has to be straight i.e. perpendicular to the touch line. The two teams line up and compete for the ball i.e. it is not a foregone conclusion who will get it. BUT the team that throws the ball in has the advantage that they know where it will be thrown and they can get their ducks in a row to lift that player into the air first, thereby gaining an advantage. The ball does not go dead when it touches the ground. It can be kicked forward - or even back - or passed back and the play continues.
Just watched your great video, and subbed. Yes, as long as you have pressure on the ball and none of your body is touching the floor ‘out of bounds’ at ‘touch down’… that’s a try.’ Btw… I was a rugby league coach who coached with Andy Farrell and I coached Owen Farrell, the England captain. I was also drummer with he band that became Buzzcocks… that was fun, too, but hey ho! 😊
Rugby ball for union is 11-12inches long, 23-24inches across the middle circumference and weighs 14-16oz and inflated to 9.5-10psi. A rugby league ball is a little shorter and a little lighter. An NFL ball from their regs is 11-11.25inches long, 21to 21.25inches around the middle circumference and and weighs 14-15oz and is inflated to 12.5-13.5 psi. So the NFL ball is slightly smaller and pointier, its a little lighter on average and is higher pressure. I throw in at the lineout in rugby and Ive thrown an NFL ball and the size difference and shape particularly mean a one handed throw is a lot easier to get the hold with an NFL ball and the higher pressure helps kickers….but they are quite similar.
To answer your question (as a person whose country's popular sport is Rugby), yes the player has to make sure that the ball touches the ground, past the "try line". Without that ball touching the ground, there is no official point being scored or as we call it- a "TRY"
Yes you have to put it down in the end zone, it's called a 'touch-down,' because you have to 'touch' the ball down on the ground to score. That's where US 'carry-ball' gets the term, although they just run over the line, as you're less likely to get injured.!
At 7:30, they were trying to move the ball from one side of the field to the other. You're only allowed to pass straight across, or backwards, nothing forward, but the defence got up fast and intercepted the pass.
The really short guy at the beginning is Faf De Klerk, SA Rugby player and they call him the giant slayer. Go and check him out. I am personally not big on rugby or any sports really, but he is one of those players that everybody knows about even if you're not into sports
yes we play it over here (the UK) from age 11 in school (some schools may very but i started once i was 11.) Super basic rules, you can't throw forward only back and sideways though always safer to throw back as you could get a bad call from the ref (at least in school we almost never passed to the side). you can kick it forward but then its a free ball so its not super common as its better to run it and do controlled passes over a yolo. we dont stop like american football downs. its two 40 minute half's with a ten minute break between (for an hour school lesson we did 20 min half's with five min break, due to playing in the winter only we needed a decent shower and change time)
At 12:00 a player is throwing the ball into a lineout which is how the game restarts when the ball goes out of play along the side 'touch lines'. A set of forwards from each team line up together and the ball is thrown down the middle of the two lines. It is a very important and much practised 'set piece'. The one shown there was very unusual because the defending team won the ball and passed it back to their kicker but it was intercepted by the attacking 'scrum half' who scored.
This is Rugby Union, Play does not stop, even for injured players on the field, where they are treated by medics, sometimes you can have multiple players injured with multiple medical teams attending them, and still the game continues. It will stop if the action is getting to close to the injured or if the injury is very serious. And the play will stop if there is an infraction but the referee can play advantage to the other team and if they manage to gain advantage the game will continue normally, so a team will take mad chances to score knowing if they don't the referee will bring the ball back to the spot where the infraction occurred and try again.
Rugby originated in England when a Football (Aka. Soccer) player decide to pick the (then spherical) ball with his hands and run with it instead of only being able to kick it forwards. This happened ay a school called Rugby, which gave this new game its name, which was initially called Rugby Football. Evdntuslly the game reached the US and Canada, and with time evolved into what is now the NFL. It is also interesting to consider that there are two "versions" of Rugby today, Rugby Union (the original game which is played in the Rugby World Cup) and Rugby League, a variety of the game which developped in the North of England. The two varieties of Rugby have evolved differently, to a point where they are actuslly considered two different sports.
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Its very easy to compare to American Football, but it actually started from football (soccer) when someone got bored and picked the ball up. The basic rules of the game are: pass backwards, run forwards. When a player is tackled both teams have the opportunity to compete for the ball in what is called a ruck. What you saw when they threw the ball into play from off the field is called a lineout. What often happens from a lineout is something called a maul, which is a bit like a ruck but about 2 foot higher and you can move up and down the field. You didn't see a scrum in this video, but that is where you compete for the ball after a foul or penalty. 8 players from each team try and push each other off the ball almost like in a ruck but a hell of a lot more organised. There are 4 ways to score: a try is when you place the ball on the ground in the endzone (5 pts); a conversion is a kick from a tee following a try (2 pts); a penalty kick also off a tee (3 pts); and a drop goal where you drop the ball and kick it after it has bounced (3 pts). That is a basic look at what you would see and is hopefully enough to understand what is going on when the game is happening. Obviously there are all the fouls which would take a long time to type out so I'm not doing it
@6:43 is what is known as a line-out. This is when the ball crossed the sideline and they want to restart play. They take the ball and throw it to a player being lofted by 1 or 2 other players. When the player comes down to ground he can then either proceed into a maul(basically a bunch of dudes pushing each other around) or pass the ball to the backline but that ball got intercepted and that dude scored forwards=#1 to #8 usually big dudes but can be smaller dudes. backline= #9 to #15 usually smaller dudes but can be big dudes.
In rugby as far as I am aware, you can only pass backwards, i.e. you're not allowed to throw the ball forwards, or at least that's how we played it at school.
When the ball goes out of bounds, the game restarts with a line out. That is when the two teams line near the side line and the ball gets thrown down the middle of the two lines. Each team jump to compete for the ball. To pass the ball you must pass it sideways and behind. What is referred to as a touchdown in NFL is called a try in Rugby and is worth 5 points. You can then add an extra two points by kicking the ball through the goal post. You also kick for goal from a penalty and that is 3 points. And a drop goal/slash field goal is 2 points. Fitness and stamina are vital as you are always running
Hi. Two teams on the field for total 80 min 40 mins each half. Rolling play no stop but dead balls - out of play, penalties or injuries. 5 point for touching down and 2 for a conversion (place the ball a certain yardage from the touch line (hence trying to touch under the posts) and kick through the posts above the cross bar. You can run the ball forward or back but must throw the all back to pass, never forward else foul play. Out of play each side if foot fall on or over the line so throw in as you saw. Can do a drop kick over the cross bar through posts 3 points. Penalty kick from penalty position again over the bar between posts.the kicker is part of the players throughout the play not brought on special. No couching captain in charge on pitch. Phew a lot more rules but too many the American Eagles take part in the World Cup every year. Biggest teams All Blacks (New Zealand) England Australia France South Africa (current World Champs) Even Japan play in the World Cup Tonga Italy Et al
In rugby, union or league, ball must be touched on ground with downward pressure. You can kick as often as you want, kicking for field position more common in union than league Union you can strip the ball more freely, league it must be one on one. You can step outside the boundary (within reason) but the ball itself can't, so you'll see players scoring tries in corners where you might think "wait he's out" but he's not. Passes must be backward. You have a relic for this in the lateral pass. Tackling doesn't necessarily immediately end play, your knees/body need to hit the ground like in NFL, so sometimes you're still able to push on. If the ball is dropped, say during a tackle, and it goes backward it's still in play. If it goes forward it's a scrum (union) or turnover (league). Conversion (PAT) is taken about 30yds out from the posts, at whatever angle you put the ball down. IE if you put the ball down in the centre of the posts, you kick it there; if you put the ball down right at the corner of the try line, that's the angle you kick from. It makes for some absurdly amazing goals. On that topic, it bewilders us why you guys celebrate PATs and FGs so hard, there's not a single Union or League player that wouldn't be able to kick a PAT and (most) of your field goals and punts. This is why you've currently got Australians flooding in as punters, all our games require everyone to be able to kick with at least some precision, AFL (Australian) precision kicks are absolutely critical Most sports outside NA don't use the school system, it's local kids club > regional/zone (kind of like a team that represents an entire country instead of a suburb) > regional/zone rep teams > semi pro > pro. Advancing outside your local club requires try-outs, but they do scouting too.
After you read a lot of comments about the laws (not rules) and the history, let me (middle-aged rugby mum) tell you something about the spirit of rugby. If you want to play rugby it doesn't matter if you are tall or small, thick or thin... On the pitch there is a place for every shape. If you are a fan, you don't have to worry, when you meet an "opponent" fan. There will be no fighting (well maybe I challenge you to a "dance-battle" if I am in the mood 😂) We don't care what team you support, where you come from, the color of your skin, your religion or sexuality... We all love the same sport. Nothing else matters. So... Welcome to the family. I hope you enjoy the ride 😊
15 players a side. Made up of forwards and backs. However, whole team plays offensive and defensive roles. There are substitutions but limited. Forwards are in general are big heavy guys and backs are smaller and fast. Backs include two wingers who are generally very fast. Must pass backwards but can kick forward at anytime. Try is scored by touching down under control in the try area. Where it is touched down you can kick for a conversion (extra points) between the two upright goal posts. Kick can be taken in line with where the ball was touched down. Kicker can go back as far as he likes as long as in line. Fitness is unbelievable as virtually non stop playing for 40 mins per half of two halves.
Thrown with two hands to make it spin like bullet, and the 'touchdown' has to be made while in contact with the ball. The ball can only be passed backwards to a teammate.
You're not wrong to be confused by that last play. It was a bad idea on the part of the Brumbies (team in blue) to try to pass wide directly from the line out (throw in), and instead they should have taken the ball into contact a couple of times to drive the Hurricanes (team in yellow) downfield. That would have given the Brumbies' kicker a nicer pocket behind the gain line (line of scrimmage) where he could receive the ball with enough time for a good clearance kick (like a 4th down punt). It's confusing to me that they didn't just do that, because when you start throwing the ball around on your own try line (goal line) bad things can happen -- as you see here.
As usual U-TUBE has shown rugby union, well what a suprise that is ! In fact there are two codes of RUGBY. Rugby Union & Rugby League, Union is played with 30 men on the pitch ( field) at any one time, 15 players in each team, whilst LEAGUE has only 13in each team , in both codes the ball ( which you are correct is much larger than an American football) has to be grounded it has to be put on the ground with downward pressure which is called a TRY, and scores the highest points in both codes, also any attacking player can kick the ball forward at any time hoping to retrieve it, to gain ground or to score a try- this is called a CHIP KICK and takes a lot of skill, because you have to get the bounce of the ball just right for it to come off, another big difference in both codes is the tackling, in League once the attacking player is tackled I.e. put to the ground, the defending side must get up and retreat 10 metres leaving only one defending player standing face to face with the attacker, the ball is then played by the attacker, rolled between his legs pushed backwards with his foot for the game to continue, as you have seen in union they form a maul basically jumping all over the tackled player trying to retrieve the ball. The last think is when in union the ball is put back into play- this is called a line out, were a chosen player can be elivated by his teammates to catch the ball then comes down and passes the ball to his teammate to gain ground, in this clip the defending player intercepted the ball and scored 🤣🤣. Hope this helps a little to understand some of the rules of RUGBY, union or LEAGUE.
No fights break out. It is a gentleman's sport. If you do not respect the game and it's rules and don't respect your opponents, you cannot be a rugby player.
People start playing as young as 5 but Typically it’s gets serious when you reach high school, you’ll play in high school and depending on how good you are you may get selected to represent your region in your age group (in Auckland nz) and from so forth a scout from a professional club may approach you to trial for that club. If you don’t make it after high school you either go play for your local club and try make it at premier level (we call this grassroots rugby) and if you’re good player you may get approached by a scout
Rugby Union is played at school, and university, but there is also a huge network of amateur clubs across the UK. There is a big pyramid of leagues which go from the lowest levels up to semi professional national leagues and then to the fully professional National Championship and then the Premier Division. Many international players (English and overseas) play their domestic club rugby in the English Premier Division.
The touchdown is called a try and it's 5 points, they can then attempt a conversion, the same as PAT, but it's 2 points. It is also taken from where the try was scored, not right in front of the posts. The two other ways to score are a penalty, 3 points, and a drop kick, also 3 points. When passing the ball has to go backwards. The throw in is called a line out. They also have a scrum which is like a scrimmage except the the opposing teams are physically touching
Two main rules: 1. When passing the ball , it always has to be backwards to your team mate. No forward passing. 2. If the ball is kicked forward , only the ones behind the kicker of the ball are allowed chacing it of your own side.
Rugby was invented at ETON in the 19th century. Eton is a private school in the south of England attended by the children of the nobility and the financially rich. But more pupils/students are from increasingly less well off familys.
It’s called a touchdown. The hint is in the name. I believe NFL use them. Note the absence of helmets and two feet thick padding. Some forwards wear a bandage or thin skull cap to prevent their ears being ripped off. Same 15 players for 80 non-stop minutes. No separate offensive/ defensive teams with multi-time-outs.
7:45 The game starts young and goes through age grade progression age 6 or so up…adding elements of the game as kids get older. Schools have organised games and so do local clubs. Senior club rugby for men and women in the UK have University specific leagues for students as well as the range of clubs for adults. The leagues sync up to and through the pro clubs. My clubs first team is in the 7th Tier for mens rugby in England, the 2nd team are in the 9th and the 3rd team at my club are in the 10th tier and the lowest organised league here is on paper the 11th tier though not sure when that last played. I started playing competitively for my school under 11s, and shortly after at a local club (Sutton and Epsom). I played through University and joined my current club Cantabs in 94 after a year out, I have been there since and currently play for our 2nd team.
You've never seen a side-step, till you've seen a Phil Bennett side-step!! 😲 The guy practically danced rings around the opposition!! Oh, forgot, he did it in the early 70's, when Rugby Union was an amateur sport, but he's still the man!! 😲
9:59 thats a defensive lineout that went wrong. The lineout is the out of bounds restart, it went back because you cannot pass forward and the pass to a waiting kicker for a clearing kick (think punt to get out of trouble) was screwed up letting the other side score
You’re watching rugby Union. American football is more like rugby league, which is what it is based on, but with the addition of lots of stoppage time for advertisers. Plus lots of pads and hard hats. All forms of rugby have evolved quite a lot in the professional era. Prior to that, skill trumped size and attacking flair was paramount . Now it’s big guys and defences combine with percentage plays to win games. When I played at 6 feet and 210 lbs I was an average size forward, now I would be a minnow. Most backs now are bigger than that!
U have to touch the ball down on the ground that’s where the term touchdown in American football comes from because American football is a branch of rugby
A touchdown is called a touchdown because in the original American Football the ball was touched down as in Rugby. In Rugby it is still technically a touchdown but is called a try. This is a nickname for a touchdown since in the earliest days of Rugby no points were awarded for a touchdown but it gained you the opportunity to kick for goal and win a point hence the crowd came to call it a try; as in to "try" for a point with the resulting conversion attempt. Any American admiring of Rugby is on their way to a better version of themselves!
The two short guys you referred to are 2 of the most highly rated players in the world. Giant Killers. Obviously they don't play in positions where size and weight are a factor Props Locks and Flanks but in open play they tackle anyone and vice versa. Its not the size of the dog in the fight its the size of the fight of the dog.
In rugby you "pass" the ball - it's not "tossed" - you also can't just pass the ball forward all over the show (like in American Football), you have an off-side "line" from wherever the ball is, and yes, you can kick at any point. Yea, you're right this is a dangerous game and nobody wears pads and helmets... Rugby is also played all over the world and predates "American football". Lastly - no time-outs every 5 seconds either. It's 80 minutes of pure skill, strength, speed and strategy and it's for all shapes and sizes of players, 15 players a side each with a unique job and skills-set.
American Football is derived from Rugby, Mainly Rugby League the rules are sorta similar too Also the reason it's called a touchdown in American football because again it's derived from rugby with the players having to physically touch the ball down with force in the scoring zone or it doesn't count
Yes…a try…worth 5 points results from the player pushing the ball on the ground and having control, in the “ end zone”. As long as he or she does not lose control when placing the ball on the ground or as long as an opposition player does not get their hand or body under the ball preventing it from making contact with the playing surface, a try can be awarded, barring other technicalities.
Lol I love these reactions from people when, when we were at school we played this when the teachers weren't around and if you got badly hurt we would take each other to the sick room and the rule was "you fell over and hurt yourself"! Same with bullrush and rock-wars or brandy. Before school and at big lunch we played hard and almost all of the time it was a game of try not to get smashed. It sounds bad but it was just normal and fun.
Watch a game , I suggest the All Blacks ( New Zealand ) I'm from the UK I just find them an exciting team to watch , my son played for many years and recieved a neck injury which forced him to retire from the game but it's a very respectful game and I've met some of the nicest men mountains you could ever wish to meet, long may it continue ☺🇬🇧
I believe this American is about to go down the rabbit hole, haha. 1) Ball is always in play, it will occasionally stop-start when it's out of bounds, penalties, scrums. 2) Think of rugby as trench warfare. The "line" you see is offence and defence battle with forwards, centres, wings and backs. If you watch a game, you'll quickly realise the territory control. 3) Ball pass backwards, if you drop ball forward (knock on) or pass forward, you lose possession to other team. These are some of the basics, the rabbit hole goes deeper. Welcome to world rugby, a game for real men.
