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RUGBY UNION FIELD
Rugby Goal Dead-ball
line
Touch
in-goal
RUGBY IS PLAYED WITH AN OVAL BALL, which may be carried, line
thrown, or kicked. There are two codes of rugby, both played
at amateur and professional levels. Rugby Union is played by Goal line Touch-
two teams of 15 players. They can score points in two ways: line
5 m line
by placing the ball by hand over the opponents’ goal line
Referee
(a try, scoring four points) or by kicking it over the crossbar
Scrum-half
of the opponent’s goal (a conversion of a try, scoring two Hooker
points; a penalty kick, scoring three points; or a dropkick, 10 m line Tight-head
prop
scoring three points). Rugby League developed from the
Loose-head
Union game but is played by 13 players. In League games, prop Touch judge
a try scores four points; a conversion scores two points; Flanker
Flanker
a drop goal scores one point, and a penalty kick scores
Lock Lock
two points. Scrummages occur in both codes
18 ft forward forward
when play stops following an infringement. (5.5 m)
Center Right
RUGBY UNION SCRUMMAGE
Left wing wing
Loose-head Upright
prop Hooker Number 8
Center
Tight-head Full back Fly-half
prop Crossbar
In-goal
Scrum-half Protective 9 ft 10 in area
padding (3 m)
Flanker RUGBY UNION 225 ft
Flanker GOALPOST (68 m)
maximum
RUGBY LEAGUE FIELD
Dead-
Goal ball line
Touch
Lock Lock Touch in-goal in-goal line
forward forward
Touch -
Goal line
line
Number 8
Hooker
10 m line
RUGBY LEAGUE SCRUMMAGE Open-
Referee side prop
Hooker Open-side Scrum-half
Blindside prop Touch judge Touch judge
prop Blindside
prop Second-row
forward
Second-row Scrum-
forward half
Second-row 18 ft
forward (5.5 m) Loose
forward Stand-off
half
Left wing
Upright Center
Center
Second-row Crossbar Full back
forward
Protective Right
Loose padding wing
forward 225 ft
RUGBY LEAGUE
GOALPOST (68m)
maximum
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