About Rugby
The following links and resources will give you some more information about the game of Rugby.
The Rookie Primer
The Rookie Primer from Radcliffe is a beginners guide to Rugby which explains the basics of the game. It is divided into several short sections including:
- Rugby? What?
- The Pitch, Your Kit, and Other Prerequisites
- How to Begin and Some Strange Facts
- Have We Got a Position for YOU!
- Skills to Know and Love
- You Gotta Score if You Want to Win
- Take a Break (this means you!)
- What Happens After the Ball Goes into Touch and Other Stories
- Last but not Least, The Party
Spectators Guide to Rugby
The Spectators Guide to Rugby (PDF) is a brief manual explaining the rules of Rugby including:
- Origins of Rugby
- Rugby Ethos
- Field of Play
- The Ball
- Players & Positions
- Starting the Game
- Moving the Ball
- Scoring
- Restarting Play
- Offside
- Advantage
- Tackles, Rucks & Mauls
- Other Rugby Terms
