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  2. Rugby league playing field - Wikipedia

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    The rugby league playing field, [1] also referred to as a pitch [2] or paddock, is the playing surface for the sport of rugby league football and is surfaced exclusively with grass. [ 3 ] The dimensions and markings of a full-sized playing area are defined in Section 1 of the Laws of the Game . [ 1 ]

  3. Rugby union gameplay - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of a rugby union playing field showing the different marked lines and distances. Rugby union is a contact sport that consists of two teams of fifteen players. The objective is to obtain more points than the opposition through scoring tries or kicking goals over eighty minutes of playing time. The play is started with one team drop ...

  4. Comparison of Canadian football and rugby union - Wikipedia

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    The outer perimeters of both fields are demarcated with sidelines (ends of rugby union field border the scoring zone being called dead ball lines and longitudinal sides touch lines). The central playing field of rugby is divided into halves by a halfway line ; however, when the Canadian football field was marked, the centre line was marked as ...

  5. Comparison of American football and rugby union - Wikipedia

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    The border between the regular field of play and a scoring zone in both sports is called the goal line (though it is more commonly referred to as the try line in rugby union). The playing field of rugby is divided into halves by a halfway line. An American football field has a 50 yard line which is sometimes referred to as the midfield line.

  6. List of English rugby union stadiums by capacity - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of rugby union stadiums in England. The stadiums are organised by capacity, which is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can normally accommodate. The stadiums are organised by capacity, which is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can normally accommodate.

  7. List of rugby union stadiums by capacity - Wikipedia

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    The Stade Ernest-Wallon, the home of Stade Toulousain.. The following is a list of stadiums at which rugby union is played, ordered by seating capacity.Currently all stadiums with a capacity of 10,000 or more which are the regular home venue of a club or national team, or are the regular hosts of a major competition (such as an event in the World Rugby Sevens Series, its women's version, or ...

  8. Glossary of rugby union terms - Wikipedia

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    The official name of a rugby playing field. Dimensions are 100 m long by 70 m wide. Place kick The place kick is a kicking style commonly used when kicking for goal. It typically involves placing the ball on the ground. To keep the ball in position, a mound of sand or plastic tee is sometimes used. Pop pass A very short pass. Professional foul

  9. Rugby league gameplay - Wikipedia

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    Favourable field position is an important aim in rugby league, a goal present in the minds of players at almost all times. Possession of the ball is the primary aim of each team. When in possession the aim is to maintain possession and score by running in packs and trying to minimise ball-handling errors and penalties conceded (which always ...