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A try is a way of scoring points in rugby union and rugby league football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area (on or behind the goal line). Rugby union and league differ slightly in defining "grounding the ball" and the "in-goal" area. In rugby union a try is worth 5 points, and in rugby league a try is worth ...
A try is still scored if the ball is grounded on the try line. [24] If the ball touches the dead ball line or sidelines within the in goal it is considered to be "dead" (out of play) and a try cannot be scored. [26] If a team is awarded a scrum near the try line they might attempt to push the opposition back into their own in goal.
In the middle of the field is the 50-metre "halfway" line. Each side of the field, on either side of the 50-metre line, is identical. 10 metres from the 50-metre line is the 40-metre line, followed by the 30, 20, 10-metre and goal or "try" lines. This makes up 100 metres of field that is used for general play.
If they are close to the try line they can drive in low to aid grounding the ball. Players can also try to break through tackles by spinning after making contact [1] or by using the hand not carrying the ball to fend (push) off the defender. [2] A player could also try to get around a defender by stepping, swerving, or goose-stepping past them. [3]
Since the goal posts and post protectors are also part of the goal-line, touching the ball down against the base of these is also a try. If a defending player grounds the ball in his in-goal area, a goal line drop-out is awarded. Try-line Otherwise known as the goal line, so called because a player has to cross this line to score a try. Turnover
Head collisions and player safety dominated the early headlines at the Rugby World Cup
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 ...
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