RUGBY I. UNDERSTANDING THE GAME

The Rugby is a sport that was born in England in the early part of the 19th century and, in its beginnings, was a game of catching a ball and kicking it forward. It was around 1823 when William Webb Ellis gave the game its name by adopting the name of his hometown, Rugby.

The object of the game is to move the ball beyond the opponents' goal line (goal line) and bring it to the ground to score points. To advance the ball must be passed backwards, although it may be kicked forward as long as the kicking teammates are behind the ball when it is kicked.

Rugby is a noble sport full of sportsmanship.

The most popular form of rugby is the "rugby league".union" and consists of two teams of 15 players who have to score points by crossing the end line of the field. The match is played in two 40-minute halves. The highest number of points is scored when a player crosses the end line with the ball in his hands and lands it on the ground, scoring a "Try or Essay", which gives it 5 points. The "Punitive Strike". The three-point award is when a team kicks towards the posts for an infringement committed by the opposing team and the "Field Goal or Dropwhich is when a player kicks the ball into the posts for three points.

Below we show the playing area which is a rectangle comprising the "Playing Field and the "Brand Zones.

The criteria for the homologation of Rugby pitches according to the FED (Spanish Rugby Federation) depending on the dimensions is as follows:

Category Dim. min Total land Encounters

1ºCat 100 x 70 100 x 80 National selections

1stb Cat 94 x 68 113 x 75 National teams

2nd Cat 94 x65 110 x 72 Div. Honor A

3ºCat 90 x 63 106 x 70 Div. Honour B