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The laws of Rugby Union are defined by World Rugby (originally the International Rugby Football Board, and later International Rugby Board) and dictate how the game should be played. They are enforced by a referee, generally with the help of two assistant referees. When playing a game of Rugby Union the overall objective is to score more points ...
A normal rugby union team formation illustrating each of the positions and their respective numbers. In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (wearing jerseys numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15). In addition, there may be up to eight replacement players "on the bench", numbered 16–23.
Rugby union numbering schemes. Ireland and Georgia contesting a line-out in the 2007 Rugby World Cup – several numbers on the Irish forwards can be clearly seen. The standard modern rugby union numbering schemes have the starting players numbered from 1 to 15, and the replacements numbered 16 onwards. But rugby union players have not always ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; Help Subcategories ... Pages in category "Rugby union positions" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
D. Dangerous play in rugby union. Dead rubber. Debenture (sport) Drop goal. Drop kick. Drop kick (rugby union) Dummy (football) Dump tackle.
Glossary of rugby union terms. Rugby union. is a team sport played between two teams of fifteen players. This is a general glossary of the terminology used in the sport of rugby union. Where words in a sentence are also defined elsewhere in this article, they appear in italics. Contents:
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The current Laws of the Game and Notes on the Laws are set out in 17 sections: [1] Section 1: Playing Field. Section 2: Glossary. Section 3: Ball. Section 4: Player and Players' Equipment. Section 5: Mode of Play.