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0-9 22 The 22 m line, marking 22 metres (72 ft) from the tryline. 89 An "89" or eight-nine move is a phase following a scrum, in which the number 8 picks up the ball and transfers it to number 9 (scrum-half). 99 The "99" call was a policy of simultaneous retaliation by the 1974 British Lions tour to South Africa, (the 99 comes from the British emergency services telephone number which is 999 ...
Rugby league football has accrued considerable jargon to describe aspects of the game. [1] Many terms originate in the Laws of the Game. [1] Some aspects of the game have more than one term referring to them. [1]
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The growth of rugby union in Europe outside the 6 Nations countries in terms of playing numbers, attendances, and viewership has been sporadic. Historically, British and Irish home teams played the Southern Hemisphere teams of Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, as well as France.
Franklin's Kristi Kirshe and the USA Rugby 7s team open play Sunday. Here's everything you need to know about the rules and the Olympic tournament.
This is a list of rugby union footballers who have played for the ACT Brumbies in Super Rugby. The list includes any player that has played in a regular season match, semi-final or final for the Brumbies, ordered by debut date and name. The Brumbies were a foundation team in the 1996 Super 12 season. Players No. Name Caps Tries C P DG Points Debut Last 1 Marco Caputo 43 3 15 5 March 1996 14 ...
The British and Irish Lions. England Ireland Scotland Wales Established in 1950, East Africa conducted seven tours between 1954 and 1982 and played against incoming international, representative and club touring sides including twice against the British Lions; perhaps the only example of representative (as opposed to invitational) multinational teams playing against each other.