Knowra Rugby football Rugby football Rugby football is a family of team sports in which players advance an oval ball by carrying, kicking, and passing it backward. Its main forms include rugby union and rugby league.
Rugby sevens : A rugby union variant played with seven players per side, usually in short matches. It compresses union’s laws into a fast, tournament-friendly format.
Tackle (rugby) : A method of stopping a ball carrier by bringing them to ground or otherwise halting their progress, as defined by a code’s laws. Tackles end a carrier’s advance and trigger different possession rules across rugby codes.
Rugby School : An English public school in Rugby, Warwickshire, where the school’s football traditions helped shape rugby football. The sport’s name and origin story are tied to this school.
Association football : A team sport in which players primarily move a spherical ball with their feet and may not handle it except as goalkeepers. Its no-handling rule sharply contrasts with rugby’s carrying and backward passing.
Rugby ball : An oval ball used in rugby, designed for carrying, passing, and kicking. Its shape supports the carrying and kicking that define the game’s play.
Ruck : A phase of play in rugby union in which players contest the ball on the ground after a tackle. Rucks let union play continue after a tackle without a formal restart.
William Webb Ellis : A Rugby School pupil associated with a traditional, disputed story about inventing rugby by carrying the ball. His legend became a famous origin story, though the event is unverified.
American football : A gridiron sport in which teams advance an oval ball through a series of downs, including by forward passes. Forward passing and downs distinguish it from rugby’s continuous, backward-passing play.
Scrum : A method of restarting play in which forwards bind together and contest possession of the ball. Scrums are a distinctive contest for possession in several rugby codes.
Maul : A rugby union phase in which a ball carrier remains upright while teammates bind onto them and opponents contest progress. Mauls are another way union teams retain and advance possession after contact.
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