Funnily enough you actually have to "touch down" to score in rugby. In American football they somehow removed the need to touch it down yet renamed the act of scoring to "touchdown" which is the most American thing ever.
@@jannatools6930 Yes, but the "try" is the "try at goal". In both sports you "touchdown" to "try at goal". In both sports crossing the goal line became more important than the try at goal after, one kept the term "try" and the other kept the term "touchdown". But in American football they then decided you didn't need to touch down the touch down 🤭
@@DoddyIshamel Saying a Try is a "Try at goal" is the same thing as saying a castle is a sand castle. No a Try is the act of placing the ball down. You scored a "TRY" 5 points. Then you get a "conversion". Which is a kick though the goals. Try is the name of that way of scoring not a verb. You are not trying for anything. There are no such thing as a touchdown in rugby.
@@jannatools6930 You obviously know nothing about the history of rugby. When you touched down beyond the goal line you did not get any points. Instead you got a "try at goal", e.g. a kick at goal in line with where you touched down. Many decades of low scoring draws later they changed it to getting points for the touch down, and then bonus points for the kick which became the "conversion" in rugby and the "extra point" in American football, with the touch down keeping the name "try" in rugby and being named for the act of touching down in American football.
@@jannatools6930 Even the term "conversion" comes from the "try at goal". A team "converted" their "try at goal" to score a point. So team A, who converted all three of their trys at goal, beat team B who only converted two of their 5 trys at goal.
In South Africa: 1. Rugby starts at under 6 through to high school with provincial (state) teams at u13, u16 and u18 2. After high school 2.1. If you're good enough you go into the provincial (state) structures, which are professional 2.2. Into the university teams, which are semi-professional 2.3 into the clubs, which are amateur and where you play for "fun" Generally: 3. Play in rugby essentially carries on until a mistake is made 4. Passing in rugby must be back but you can kick the ball forward, either to chase it or to kick it out 5. Play is restarted either with a scrum (huddle) when it's infield or with a lineout when the ball was in touch (what you saw when the player was lifted) 6. For a try (touchdown) to be scored the ball must actually be touched down 7. A try conversion is taken in line where the ball was touched down 8. Unlike American football you may only tackle the player who has the ball and you're not allowed to obstruct other players
I love these reaction videos from Americans. This sport is played around the world. All nations know the basics and yet Americans know nothing except a comparison to American Football. Even though they have a Rugby league and good international team themselves.
Yup. It's shocking how ignorant their own country keeps them. Their media, their society, their education system, their government - all seem to work their hardest - in their own way - to keep the ordinary people as poor, disenfranchised, divided, weak and ignorant as possible, while brainwashing them that they are the greatest country in the history of everything. It's wrong. Americans are fine people and they deserve so much better. I can also see this starting to happen to us in the UK. I have seen it happening slowly for over 10 years and now becoming more noticeable, at least I hope it is. We will eventually be more similar to them if it is not stopped. We probably wouldn't get anywhere near as extreme, but the United States is a cautionary tale, one we should keep in mind. We are not inherently better than them, we're just fortunate enough to be better-treated by our country. When that treatment becomes worse... well.
@@hazelangus For this country yes for the people wish to be lead like sheep by the corrupt politicians and media properganda..I haven't watched TV in a LONG..I'm more online.if I hear anything I fact check it..belive nothing question everything..but yeah it.s sad..even when it comes to uk music Americans didn't have a CLUE..now there on TH-cam SOAKING IT IN CAN'T GET ENOUGH....NICE TO SEE..
Rugby isn’t known all around the world to the extent of association football tbf. Most European countries barely play it and even less in Asia and the Americas
Americans!!!!! Your game is like Rugby not the other way around. Base ball is like Rounders not the other way either. It matters not that your sports may be worth millions and so popular, they are variations of original sports from elsewhere.
That’s not strictly true, both rugby Union and American football (along with league and association football among many other sports) derive from a kind of proto-football. They’re related, but one does not derive from the other
@@just.some.things3945 An English colony that later became free plays a game that is a softer version of rugby but you don't think it's based on rugby because there was a game way back in the day that is speculated to be the source of all ball games ?
@@SvensktTroll no, I’m saying it’s not based off rugby because rugby didn’t exist then. Rugby, American and association football all derived from an earlier form of uncodified football. Just because American and rugby football are both related doesn’t mean that one derives from the other
- pass backwards, not forwards - need to place the ball in the 'endzone' while still controlling the ball, but without holding onto it (in the case of a tackle) or stepping outside the field - you can continue play if you fall or are tackled, as long as you don't try to play or hold onto the ball while on the ground - you have a responsibility to tackle safely, so you need to keep the other player safe while doing max damage (also not allowed to hold on to a player, use elbows or high tackles) - the picking up part is a linestand/lineout - the ref watches the scrum to see the movement of the ball, the scrum can move forward as long as the players aren't trying to hold onto the ball in the scrum etc. (no mini footsie game in the scrum). - there are no stops or breaks like in American football, unless for injuries, halftime or penalties - scrumcaps are generally to protect players' ears - the closer the player places the ball to the goal posts when scoring a try, the easier it is to kick the ball over the posts. - while scrumming, the players may not move past the ball into opposing territory, and this counts in general (but they will only be penalised if they try to play the ball or player offside). - to gain territory, the ball is often deliberately kicked out of the field (directly) which will trigger a lineout (the guys in the rows jumping up to catch the ball - that confusing bit). - No kicking, biting, scratching wedgies or tantrums
This is a really good, succinct explanation. I will add that rugby is played from Primary School onwards and there is a national franchise in the UK called Rugby Tots for preschoolers too.
@@CaroB055 yes. In South Africa it's called 'bulletjie rugby' ('little bull rugby' more or less, though Afrikaans diminutives don't really translate well to English).
I recommend watching an entire game to get more of a sense of what's going on. Two best teams are South Africa and New Zealand. What you watched at the start is New Zealand's Haka. It's basically a Maori warrior dance.
You didn't seem confused, in fact I thought you worked most of the rules out really well.. The throw-in from the side of the field is a line-out, where the ball has gone off the field and both teams line up, one guy from the team with possession throws it in (it has to go right down the middle or the referee will order it taken again) then both teams try and catch it and pass it out to their team. In the game, the ball must always be passed backwards and possession will go to the other team for a forward pass. The touchdown is called a try and is followed by a conversion, where the team who scored the try then get to take a punt at getting the ball between the posts and above the bar of the H shaped posts. Wherever they crossed the touchdown line is the angle the kick has to be taken from so making a try between the posts is best so the conversion kick is straight on. Try Great Rugby Hits, Great Trys, Jonah Lomu (a legend in Rugby), etc and you'll soon understand it all, I'm sure. There are similarities with your football but I think the lack of pads and helmets is what stands out most. Oh, and yes we do play this from early school days onwards.
The pros are mostly wearing some form of padding. Quite a few amateurs do as well. However, its only allowed on their shoulders or their headgear and of material that must be 1cm thickness or less uncompressed and of less than 45kg per cubic metre density, so its on a whole different and hugely smaller scale. Women can wear chest protector pads of the same requirements. On any other area your clothing from outer to inner surface, if its layers, cannot be more than 0.5cm thick uncompressed.
Tip one to understanding Rugby don’t compare it to Football they are completely different games that they are both played with a ball is the only comparison. Rugby is the best game.
The founder of American Rugby I refuse to call it football. Anyhows he went to the school of rugby whilst in England and copied the game and made a few changes and there you have it American Rugby😋😋😋.
@@kafjaf6387 actually no. I had the pleasure to meet some eua citizens and I consume a lot of your culture (including other media creators). In general, your knowledge of the world is trending to 0. Even now with internet and access to the rest of the world, is still poor. It's stupid also to clarify that not all of you are like that, but generalization exists to economize information.
@@kafjaf6387 XXI century problems. No offense taken mate. Xenophobe? Christ, even took part in a bagpipers band wearing kilt (here in argentina that's odd for a man). Here are a lot of english, welsh, scottish, irish culture. Banks, trains, subways. Even in the falklands conflict, after the armistice, our conscripts and british soldiers become close or friends.
Yes, Rugby is for people of all shapes and sizes. Best Sport in the world in my opinion in a way cause there are no height or weight requirements and there are different ways of playing the same position. Beautiful Sport
You should react to Jonah Lomu, the GOAT in Rugby. He was 6’ 5”, 265 lbs, and his 0-10m standing start time was 1.6 seconds. When Usain Bolt smashed the world record he did his first 10m in 1.85 seconds. So over that distance Jonah was 14% faster than the fastest person who has ever lived. Then add in his perfect balance, meaning that he could change direction at will. Even if he wasn’t built like a tank he’d be a serious problem for defenders. With all of those skills and attributes combined he was just unstoppable. Unfortunately he passed away at the age of 40, after playing with illness for most of his career. Even though he was never close to being at 100%, he was still better than anyone else in the history of the game. He created the modern rugby player, with everyone trying to be like him. Nowadays it’s common to see huge players in the backs, as well as in the forwards.
@@kaoskat5111 It is a travesty that we don't face each other in RWC finals anymore. It is also a travesty that we didn't discover the secret to immortality in time for Joost and Lomu.
7:25: they threw it back into the 'end zone' known as their 'goal line' because you can only throw backwards. The line out was so close to their goal line they have no option to throw it backwards and wide in the hope one of the players can kick the ball down the ground. In this case the opposition intercepted this and scored a try.
Most countries play this from age 7, in schools, at age 16-18 kids that show talent will be picked up by better rugby schools or provincial schools where scholarships would be handed to the players to better their future. Varsity and club level would come next. Then provincial club level is where players try impress the Coaches of the national team, playing for your country is the highest honer. Players would normally retire from international Rugby around age 36-38
Faf de Klerk the small guy at the start of the video is about 1.7 metres tall. His position requires dexterity, agility and speed, the guy holding the Rugby World Cup is Siya Kolisi, just under 1.9 metres of muscle, power speed and inspiration. Both are among the most talented rugby players in the world. I’m a New Zealander and love the all blacks but I appreciate the game being played in the right spirit as South Africa did when they deservedly won the RWC. Rugby is a game played for 80 minutes requiring both offensive and defensive skills, a beautiful game to watch and an amazing fraternity to be a part of if ever you have the opportunity to play. It’s inclusive of everyone regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or social demographic. I suggest anyone wanting to do a reaction video learn at least the basics of the game before you share a reaction to it.
There's a fine video called "The Laws of Rugby" which explains how the game is played and what can and cannot be done, 😮such as passing, (never forwards), kicking (to get closer to the adversary's "end zone", or to score points by kicking it between the two upright goal posts and over the horizontal crossbar. If a player takes the ball across the line where the goalposts are, and presses it to the ground (the original "touchdown"), this is call Ed a "Try" and earns the attacker five points. After a Try is scored the attacking team can make a "Conversion" by kicking the ball between the goalposts and over the crossbar, from a point perpendicular to the part of the line where the Try was made. If successful, the Conversion is worth two as itions points. That is why players scoring a Try, attempt or lay down the ball as close to the goalposts as possible, as it makes kicking the Conversion easier if it must be kicked just in front of theed goalposts. When the Try is made close to the sides of the field, the kicking must be made from a spot close to the side, making the kicking more difficult. So a Try being worth five points and a Conversion two points, the Coonvertef Try is worth seven points. In addition to this, points may be score in two other ways: by "Penalty Goals" and "Drop Goals". Both are worth three points. Penalty Goals can be kicked after the opposing team makes a fowl (unlawful action), and it is kicked from the place where the fault happened. Variable distance from the goalposts can make scoring this Penalty Goal easier or more difficult. The Drop Goal occurs when an attacking player has the ball and finds himself in a good position to kick the ball, usually in front of the goalposts, especially when the defending team is making a Try difficult. So the player with the ball lets it fall down to the ground and then kicks it between the Goalposts and over the crossbar, getting three points. This usually occurs towards the end of a mstch, when the point difference between the two teams is less than two points and a Drop Goal's three points can make the difference between winning or losing. If the player holding the ball, lets it fall forwards (usually by mistake), of makes a forward pass (another mistake), then a "Scrrum" will take place. I a scrum the three forwards of both teams (numbers 1, 2 and 3 usually the three heaviest players ), lock in a crouching position pressing against each other. Players 1 and 3 are known as the "Props", while the central player number 3 is known as hooker., and his role is to try to pass the ball backwards with his feet. This "First line" of players is supported by the "Second Line", consisting of players number 4, 5, 6 and 7. Players 4 and 5 are known as the "Second Row", and have beside them the support of numbers 6 and 7, known as the "Flankers". finally the last player of the scrum is number 8, known as "number eight", who helps stability I G ghe scrum before the fist row players lock onto hhr opposing team's fist row, and then pushes the "Second Row" players, whole simultaneoulh receive the ball pushed back by the hooket and then by the Srclnd Row. Player number 9, known as the "Scrum-half" usually retrieves the ball from the "Scrum", and passes it to player n in mber 10, known as the "Scrum-half" who then passes it to other teammates, numbers 12 and 13 who are known as "Centers", and numbers 11 and 14 who are known as the "Wings". Finally you have number 15, known as the "Full-back". these players 10 to 15 usually pass the balm among tbem as they run forwards, trying to break through the opposite team's players on order to score a Try. If the ball, or the player carrying it, touches or crossed the sidelines ("touch-lines"), the ball is said to be "in touch", and the mag b eill cb ontinue with a "Line-out". Here the first and second roe players arrange themselves in two parallel lines perpendicular to Touch-line. The ball is then thrown between the players who contest by jumping (helped and "elevated by their teammates) kn order to gain possession of the ball and start a new attack. The match lasts a minimum of 80 minutes, divided into two 40 minute halves with a 10 minute break bewfen them. The match ends when a stoppage occurs after the 80 minutes have gone by. I reccomend watching the World Cup Final on Saturday between the two strongest teams of the tournament, the "All Blacks" from New Zealand and the "Springboks" (also known as "Bokke") from South Africa. It should b es a very interesting march between the only two teams that have won the Rugby World Cup four times. At the end of the match, one of ghe two will have won it five times.
Sorry,I made a typo. The "hooker" is player number 2, and his role is to get possession of the ball once the "Scrum-half" (number 9) has placed the ball into the "Scrum". Number 2 will pas the ball (only with his feet the ball cannot be touched with the hands while it is inside the Scrum ) to ghe Second God players (numbers 4 and 5), who will kn turn pass it yo "number right".Once gbd ball is at no. 8's feet, the Scrum-half (no. 9) may pick it with his hands and pass it to no. 10 or to othernplsyrtd to start another attack.
Kudos for having a look. Couple of tips, don't try to relate it to grid iron, approach is a different game completely. Don't dwell on the hits, there's so much more to it in running, steps, passing, set pieces, often a dozen or more phases building pressure, and turnovers. Want a treat, watch the ultimate 3 minutes of rugby to get a feel for it.
The team in black are the Kiwis and they were performing the Haka display. The ball is bigger, can’t hold in one hand under control . There are two types of rugby, union and league, similar rules but defined differences, one is faster moving with less stoppages, both brilliant but brutal. The short guys are called hookers and have prime position in scrums. It’s worth reading the rules and the play.
Good reaction from an American, but as long as you keep relating it to American Football confusion will always creep in. Rugby was first played at Rugby School and has evolved for about 150 years into two disciplines, Union and League. Find a complete game to watch and also bear in mind that the first thing that kids are taught when learning to play is Respect! Sure, knock the crap out of an opponent, but show him respect.
So in back 1823 in England, in the town of Rugby some school boys were playing soccer when a lad just picks up the football and starts running with it, creating the game of rugby
The "intimidation technique" is the called the Haka, which New Zealand always perform before a game. It's a traditional Maori dance. The two little guys on either side of the guy holding up the trophy are Faf de Klerk (long hair) and Cheslin Kolbe, they're both about 5'7. Kolbe appears several times in the video, he's the guy with the scrum cap and the fast feet. There are highlights videos of both of them on TH-cam, you'll enjoy them. The guy holding up the trophy is Siya Kolisi, the first black player to captain South Africa (rugby was a very white game under Apartheid). Play is continuous - play only stops for scores, infringements, or if it goes out of play. When you're tackled, you have to release the ball, and you can do that by presenting it or passing it to a teammate. If you hold on and prevent an opponent from being able to pick it up, that's a penalty. If you're brought down but not held, you're not tackled and can play on. Yes, the ball has to be touched to the ground to score - this is called a try. If the ball is loose in the in-goal area (end zone) and you can press it to the ground with the palm of your hand, that counts. You can kick at any time, but only the kicker and any teammates who were behind him when he kicked it can chase it - everyone else is offside. The ball's a bit bigger than an American football - about the same length, a bit wider in the middle and rounder at the ends. It looks even bigger than it actually is because it's white, compared to an American football, which is brown. One thing I appreciate about American football is that the ball and the goalposts are different colours so it's easier to see if a kick is good. In rugby they're both white so sometimes it's hard to tell. The last play is what's called a line-out, and is how the game is restarted after the the ball goes into touch (out of bounds). Players can be lifted into the air to catch it, but can't be tackled until they're back on the ground. He passed it back because you're not allowed to pass forward. You can kick it forward, and he's trying to get it to a teammate who has more space to kick it clear, but an opponent read the pass and intercepted.
One small point it is just not New Zealand that perform the Haka. A lot of the south sea islanders perform the Haka Fiji, Samoa, etc. Each nations Haka/Challenge is different.
@@cideryeti7957 No New Zealand perform the Haka. Fiji perform the Cibi and Samoa perform the Siva Tau. Tonga perform the Sipi Tau. Same concept, just different names. Haka is a Maori word, and the Maori are Indigenous to New Zealand
@@forevalearning I did not know that they were called different names per location. Thank you for the information :) Least I knew of the challenges not their names :)
@@cideryeti7957 No problem at all and yes it is always awesome for us as Maori to see people from other countries and cultures taking an interest in ours. Much respect to you Cider Yeti
1. I am an American 2. Been involved with Rugby for 35 years. 3. Biggest peeve about these reaction videos - they seem to do no prep. Yes coming in "cold" helps, but at least be somewhat familiar FFS.
Definitely dangerous! My dad had to have a shoulder joint surgically repaired in his 30s. Over a few years it got easier and easier for his shoulder to dislocate, eventually just falling out at any time for any reason or no reason. He had to get quite good at relocating his own shoulder. This was probably because of injuries he got playing rugby at school, when he was a teenager. He wasn't on the school team or anything, this was just normal rugby. He was a small and skinny kid and he was completely fearless in his approach, so it was his job to get right in amongst it, dive on the ball and end up at the bottom of a pile of lads jumping on him.
This is probably the first of these american reacting to rugby video ive watches where the americans dont just go “oh wow” and “what” all the time ahah. You seem to grasp the rules really well for just watching these clips out of context. Nice one
So I started playing rugby when I was 5 and finished serious rugby when I was 34, i played Touch rugby until I was 45, but i know guys who are still playing into their 50's
Nice video.. Now react to the Irish sport of hurling Hurling the fastest sport on grass. It is such an amazing sport. And all the players are amateurs..they dont get paid.
Here’s a suggestion. If you going to comment on a sport, try learning about it and doing some research. You say they short. Stand next to one of them and see what’s up. You muppet. Do some research.
In usa they call it football, but foot never go near the ball, in usa the touch down , never is put down, in euro Rugby we put it down but call it a try.
0:40 Thats the haka, a Maori challenge that the New Zealand team (the All Blacks) do before any international game. Tonga, Samoa and Fiji have similar war challenges that their teams do.
Having sat through numerous games of American football, becoming more and more bored as the hours pass by I can imagine Rugby is a bit of an eye opener to a NFL fan. To compare numerous committee meetings interrupted by 5 seconds of action to the game they play in heaven, is incongruous.
Just watched your great video, and subbed. Yes, as long as you have pressure on the ball and none of your body is touching the floor ‘out of bounds’ at ‘touch down’… that’s a try.’ Btw… I was a rugby league coach who coached with Andy Farrell and I coached Owen Farrell, the England captain. I was also drummer with he band that became Buzzcocks… that was fun, too, but hey ho! 😊
I have a couple of American friends, they asked me why everyone runs into the opposition... My response, “Every member of a Rugby team whether it be union (what you were watching) or League(NRL) is pretty much the equivalent of a Gridiron Lineman” Growing up I played Union and League their rules are a little different, I also played AFL (Aussie Rules Football) and American Football at my local club which had a team in all games. Due to my size and strength I was a front rower in both Rugby teams, in AFL my position was Centre Half-Forward and in American Football I was a Lineman, I really enjoyed shit whipping people into next week 🤣 Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
@@johanvanniekerk5261 without a shadow of a doubt AFL, that sport is far superior to all others. It encompasses skills from all sports including that of Basketball
The line out - the queue thing with two rows of players waiting for the ball. When someone kicks the ball out, unless it’s a penalty or the kicker’s behind their own 22m line, the ball goes to the other side to throw in at the point where the ball went out, unless it’s within 5m of the “touch down” line, then it goes back to 5m. The specialised thrower must throw the ball straight down the middle of the two rows of opposing players, not straight at his own players but his side can set up the throw so they know where it’s going to go: they have a code. For about 20 years, it’s been allowed for a player to be hoisted up to catch the ball by his teammates. (Never watched ladies’ rugby but presume they can do the same.) The other side can’t pull the hoisted one down in mid-air as this is dangerous play and they can’t interfere with players from the other side, anyway or they risk getting a penalty awarded to the other side. Once caught, the ball can be throw or patted down to a teammate, so there’s loads of opportunities for the ball to be grabbed by the other side, although those not in the line up have to stand back 10m while the throwing in thing is going on. The scenario you watched seemed to be where the ball was kicked out by one side hoping they’d snatch the ball from their opponents throw-in so close to the line that they’d get a try. And that’s what they did. … This is too complicated! There’s tons of rules about line outs.
You must pass the ball backwards, a forward pass is a foul, or you can kick it in any direction but usually forward for the advantage. Putting the ball down over the try line gets you 4 points then you get chance to convert the ball over the cross bar for an extra 2 points. What you are watching is rugby union which is slightly different from rugby league. I am a supporter of Halifax Panthers rugby league in West Yorkshire UK. You will also have noticed there is no body protection. A try is 4 points a conversion is 2 points as is a penalty for a foul, eg a high tackle above the neckline. A game can be won, if you are on equal points, with a drop goal on the run above the cross bar which gets you 1 point. You can see my team, the Halifax Panthers, on their website. BTW the team doing a sort of dance at the beginning is called a Haka only used by teams from New Zealand to intimidate the opposition.
U have to touch the ball down on the ground that’s where the term touchdown in American football comes from because American football is a branch of rugby
American Football is derived from Rugby, Mainly Rugby League the rules are sorta similar too Also the reason it's called a touchdown in American football because again it's derived from rugby with the players having to physically touch the ball down with force in the scoring zone or it doesn't count
The really short guy at the beginning is Faf De Klerk, SA Rugby player and they call him the giant slayer. Go and check him out. I am personally not big on rugby or any sports really, but he is one of those players that everybody knows about even if you're not into sports
Americans have a touchdown where you don't touch down, in a sport called football that you play with your hands... when they're not watching the World Series for a sport that doesn't involve teams from other countries...
Yes I'm from N W Tasmania and our Medicare is great I have had 5 children from 1977 through to 1985 and stayed a whole week in hospital with each child birth ❤😊 and I never paid a thing...and then in 2005 I spent 4 weeks in hospital then had an hours drive in ambulance plus died 3 times during that trip had wires all over me and had a blood transfusion then had plasma put into me and was there for another 2 weeks and still didn't pay a thing.
yes we play it over here (the UK) from age 11 in school (some schools may very but i started once i was 11.) Super basic rules, you can't throw forward only back and sideways though always safer to throw back as you could get a bad call from the ref (at least in school we almost never passed to the side). you can kick it forward but then its a free ball so its not super common as its better to run it and do controlled passes over a yolo. we dont stop like american football downs. its two 40 minute half's with a ten minute break between (for an hour school lesson we did 20 min half's with five min break, due to playing in the winter only we needed a decent shower and change time)
In rugby as far as I am aware, you can only pass backwards, i.e. you're not allowed to throw the ball forwards, or at least that's how we played it at school.
Rugby originated in England when a Football (Aka. Soccer) player decide to pick the (then spherical) ball with his hands and run with it instead of only being able to kick it forwards. This happened ay a school called Rugby, which gave this new game its name, which was initially called Rugby Football. Evdntuslly the game reached the US and Canada, and with time evolved into what is now the NFL. It is also interesting to consider that there are two "versions" of Rugby today, Rugby Union (the original game which is played in the Rugby World Cup) and Rugby League, a variety of the game which developped in the North of England. The two varieties of Rugby have evolved differently, to a point where they are actuslly considered two different sports.
New Zealand All Blacks will be playing the USA in a few weeks on route to the UK and France. Last time in 2014 the USA got smashed despite playing very well against an in form NZ. The USA aren't the only side that gets smashed by the All Blacks. They put 57-0 on South Africa recently and often put 50 on Australia and most of the minor rugby nations. USA have improved immensely since 2014. Cheers from New Zealand.
The reason why American Football looks similar to Rugby Union is because American Football actually came from Rugby. Rugby was established in the US at Ivy League Colleges. But it was 100% amateur. Huge crowds would watch the games. The US saw possibilities for it to be a professional game but the Body controlling Rugby refused. So the US broke away and started there own version. That's why there are a number of similar terms. Like a Touch down is because, in Rugby, a person has to "touch down" the ball in the "end zone". But it is simply called a Try. In US game, originally called GridIron, all the rules were revamped to suit US conditions/requirements. The Ball is smaller, cause it is mainly thrown not kicked. Why the US called the game Football is a mystery!!! Particularly because there was already an International game called Football. Known in US as Soccer. (Association Football)
Rugby ball for union is 11-12inches long, 23-24inches across the middle circumference and weighs 14-16oz and inflated to 9.5-10psi. A rugby league ball is a little shorter and a little lighter. An NFL ball from their regs is 11-11.25inches long, 21to 21.25inches around the middle circumference and and weighs 14-15oz and is inflated to 12.5-13.5 psi. So the NFL ball is slightly smaller and pointier, its a little lighter on average and is higher pressure. I throw in at the lineout in rugby and Ive thrown an NFL ball and the size difference and shape particularly mean a one handed throw is a lot easier to get the hold with an NFL ball and the higher pressure helps kickers….but they are quite similar.
You're better off watching full match,USA played New Zealand earlier this or last year in the states (rugby you have to pass backwards.) If you persevere with rugby union you won't be disappointed. Took me about 6/7 months to watch a once a week one hour NFL highlights programme to get comfortable with gridiron rules. I'm in England so I can't call it football 😆
You are so naive man. It has nothing to do with your so called SOCCER - proper word is FOOTBALL. And you have not got the faintest idea about CRICKET. American silly baseball and so called Football sucks. The guy that intercepted did not score and was not in the END ZONE. Watch it again.
In rugby you "pass" the ball - it's not "tossed" - you also can't just pass the ball forward all over the show (like in American Football), you have an off-side "line" from wherever the ball is, and yes, you can kick at any point. Yea, you're right this is a dangerous game and nobody wears pads and helmets... Rugby is also played all over the world and predates "American football". Lastly - no time-outs every 5 seconds either. It's 80 minutes of pure skill, strength, speed and strategy and it's for all shapes and sizes of players, 15 players a side each with a unique job and skills-set.
Ha ha ha Rugby vs. American Football vs. ACTUAL football is my favourite 'How to get a rise from your friends across the pond' game. I like to call American Football - Rugby for pussies - due to all of the protective gear. That one tends to sting 🤣😂🤣😂 I love my American mates, but they are so easy to wind up ❤😘
You might like to try watching some Australian Rules Football, aka 'Aussie Rules', sometime (if you haven't already). th-cam.com/video/zxhqXzVBen4/w-d-xo.html This link is a collection of various highlights but it's fairly representative of the game at professional level. Aussie Rules is played primarily in the states of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia, (Queensland and New South Wales also have teams but the two codes of Rugby are their most popular 'football').
American football comes from Rugby. Rugby was very popular in the US in the late 19th century and early 20th. Rugby was invented in Rugby and I lived in Rugby. American football has never taken on outside of your boarders because the whole world already had rugby a faster and more interesting sport. American football stops and starts way too often to make it pointless to watch when the rest of the whole world from Bangalore to Belgium, Australia to Austria, Germany to Greenland, Japan to Jakarta (yes I know I am going on) 😃🇬🇧
American Football is based on Rugby, but has taken all of the reasons and rules out of why you play the game of rugby, to make American Football and spread it over 4 quarters, rugby is a continuous game, and the hammering and brutal running and tackling is why it is a worldwide game.....American Football is really only played in America and Canada with a few offshoots in the UK. The US seems to think that AF is the hard mans game.....trust me play a game of rugby over 80 minutes solid, with 2 minutes for half time, then come back and tell me what is harder. Rugby forever.....!
Hi. Two teams on the field for total 80 min 40 mins each half. Rolling play no stop but dead balls - out of play, penalties or injuries. 5 point for touching down and 2 for a conversion (place the ball a certain yardage from the touch line (hence trying to touch under the posts) and kick through the posts above the cross bar. You can run the ball forward or back but must throw the all back to pass, never forward else foul play. Out of play each side if foot fall on or over the line so throw in as you saw. Can do a drop kick over the cross bar through posts 3 points. Penalty kick from penalty position again over the bar between posts.the kicker is part of the players throughout the play not brought on special. No couching captain in charge on pitch. Phew a lot more rules but too many the American Eagles take part in the World Cup every year. Biggest teams All Blacks (New Zealand) England Australia France South Africa (current World Champs) Even Japan play in the World Cup Tonga Italy Et al
Hi... liked you reactions... but i can't resist...." it seems like the ball always touches the ground.."?? Yes it does... even you guys call it touchdown, and you just found out why! Next step is to find out that what you call soccer is actually... football! Because peopple play it with their feet (except the goal keeper ok)! And your football should be called something like "American Rugby", except if you change the rules and start playing mostly with your feet to! Keep up the good work!
A lot more technical than you realise, the ball can only be past behind the horizontal of your opponent’s “end zone” so the ball can only be past backwards. As long as the tackling player is on their feet he can try to gain position. Just a few oversimplified distributions of the many rules. Very strategic sport. The 2 short guys on either side are actually normal sized guys, the big guys are really big guys. I’m 6” & I’m tiny next to most of them. The ‘intimidation technique” is actually an Island Peoples (New Zealand/Samoa) traditional warrior tribute. & to answer your a question on whether it’s played in High School, here’s your answer: th-cam.com/video/EboHT52_4eA/w-d-xo.html
In rugby, union or league, ball must be touched on ground with downward pressure. You can kick as often as you want, kicking for field position more common in union than league Union you can strip the ball more freely, league it must be one on one. You can step outside the boundary (within reason) but the ball itself can't, so you'll see players scoring tries in corners where you might think "wait he's out" but he's not. Passes must be backward. You have a relic for this in the lateral pass. Tackling doesn't necessarily immediately end play, your knees/body need to hit the ground like in NFL, so sometimes you're still able to push on. If the ball is dropped, say during a tackle, and it goes backward it's still in play. If it goes forward it's a scrum (union) or turnover (league). Conversion (PAT) is taken about 30yds out from the posts, at whatever angle you put the ball down. IE if you put the ball down in the centre of the posts, you kick it there; if you put the ball down right at the corner of the try line, that's the angle you kick from. It makes for some absurdly amazing goals. On that topic, it bewilders us why you guys celebrate PATs and FGs so hard, there's not a single Union or League player that wouldn't be able to kick a PAT and (most) of your field goals and punts. This is why you've currently got Australians flooding in as punters, all our games require everyone to be able to kick with at least some precision, AFL (Australian) precision kicks are absolutely critical Most sports outside NA don't use the school system, it's local kids club > regional/zone (kind of like a team that represents an entire country instead of a suburb) > regional/zone rep teams > semi pro > pro. Advancing outside your local club requires try-outs, but they do scouting too.
You should watch a full rugby match, especially when it is New Zealand playing. P.S. The next Rugby World Cup is in 2023. And rumour has it that USA is going to be one of the teams playing as well.
to get a try(touchdown) the ball has to be put on the ground with downward pressure and under control. the players try to touchdown as close to the posts in the centre as possible, because the conversion(field goal) that follows a try has to be kicked from opposite the place where the try was scored
I believe this American is about to go down the rabbit hole, haha. 1) Ball is always in play, it will occasionally stop-start when it's out of bounds, penalties, scrums. 2) Think of rugby as trench warfare. The "line" you see is offence and defence battle with forwards, centres, wings and backs. If you watch a game, you'll quickly realise the territory control. 3) Ball pass backwards, if you drop ball forward (knock on) or pass forward, you lose possession to other team. These are some of the basics, the rabbit hole goes deeper. Welcome to world rugby, a game for real men.
For an international player a season may represent between 40 and 50 games and an average career is around 14 or 15 seasons. Imagine the differences with your millionair players who just play 18 ? 20 games ? For how much long ? Rugby is insane, full of values, losers are highly respected cause everyone on the field is a fighter. There is a lot of different competitions, different styles and despite the fact that I'm French I must say that we are all glad that the Maori culture offers us the haka before each game against New Zealand. Watch a game, you may not understand everything but you'll enjoy
As usual U-TUBE has shown rugby union, well what a suprise that is ! In fact there are two codes of RUGBY. Rugby Union & Rugby League, Union is played with 30 men on the pitch ( field) at any one time, 15 players in each team, whilst LEAGUE has only 13in each team , in both codes the ball ( which you are correct is much larger than an American football) has to be grounded it has to be put on the ground with downward pressure which is called a TRY, and scores the highest points in both codes, also any attacking player can kick the ball forward at any time hoping to retrieve it, to gain ground or to score a try- this is called a CHIP KICK and takes a lot of skill, because you have to get the bounce of the ball just right for it to come off, another big difference in both codes is the tackling, in League once the attacking player is tackled I.e. put to the ground, the defending side must get up and retreat 10 metres leaving only one defending player standing face to face with the attacker, the ball is then played by the attacker, rolled between his legs pushed backwards with his foot for the game to continue, as you have seen in union they form a maul basically jumping all over the tackled player trying to retrieve the ball. The last think is when in union the ball is put back into play- this is called a line out, were a chosen player can be elivated by his teammates to catch the ball then comes down and passes the ball to his teammate to gain ground, in this clip the defending player intercepted the ball and scored 🤣🤣. Hope this helps a little to understand some of the rules of RUGBY, union or LEAGUE.
It’s called a touchdown. The hint is in the name. I believe NFL use them. Note the absence of helmets and two feet thick padding. Some forwards wear a bandage or thin skull cap to prevent their ears being ripped off. Same 15 players for 80 non-stop minutes. No separate offensive/ defensive teams with multi-time-outs.
You’re watching rugby Union. American football is more like rugby league, which is what it is based on, but with the addition of lots of stoppage time for advertisers. Plus lots of pads and hard hats. All forms of rugby have evolved quite a lot in the professional era. Prior to that, skill trumped size and attacking flair was paramount . Now it’s big guys and defences combine with percentage plays to win games. When I played at 6 feet and 210 lbs I was an average size forward, now I would be a minnow. Most backs now are bigger than that!
Just so you are aware American Football comes from Rugby, just like cricket to Baseball "American football is said to have developed from rugby. British colonists from Canada are said to have brought rugby to the Americans. At that time the two were not as differentiated as now. The origin of rugby in England goes back long into the 19th century and even earlier." "That baseball is based on English and Gaelic games such as cat, cricket, and rounders is difficult to dispute. On the other hand, baseball has many elements that are uniquely American. Certainly baseball is related to cricket and rounders, but exactly how, or how closely, has not been established"
Fair play mate, you got a good sports brain and understood most of what you saw with the minimum info. Check out the rules and watch a couple of classic games. Welcome to Rugby. A hooligans game played by gentlemen 👍😁
Funnily enough you actually have to "touch down" to score in rugby. In American football they somehow removed the need to touch it down yet renamed the act of scoring to "touchdown" which is the most American thing ever.
in Rugby is called a "Try" not touch down. I understand want you are saying :)
@@jannatools6930 Yes, but the "try" is the "try at goal". In both sports you "touchdown" to "try at goal". In both sports crossing the goal line became more important than the try at goal after, one kept the term "try" and the other kept the term "touchdown". But in American football they then decided you didn't need to touch down the touch down 🤭
@@DoddyIshamel Saying a Try is a "Try at goal" is the same thing as saying a castle is a sand castle. No a Try is the act of placing the ball down. You scored a "TRY" 5 points. Then you get a "conversion". Which is a kick though the goals. Try is the name of that way of scoring not a verb. You are not trying for anything. There are no such thing as a touchdown in rugby.
@@jannatools6930 You obviously know nothing about the history of rugby. When you touched down beyond the goal line you did not get any points. Instead you got a "try at goal", e.g. a kick at goal in line with where you touched down. Many decades of low scoring draws later they changed it to getting points for the touch down, and then bonus points for the kick which became the "conversion" in rugby and the "extra point" in American football, with the touch down keeping the name "try" in rugby and being named for the act of touching down in American football.
@@jannatools6930 Even the term "conversion" comes from the "try at goal". A team "converted" their "try at goal" to score a point. So team A, who converted all three of their trys at goal, beat team B who only converted two of their 5 trys at goal.
In South Africa:
1. Rugby starts at under 6 through to high school with provincial (state) teams at u13, u16 and u18
2. After high school
2.1. If you're good enough you go into the provincial (state) structures, which are professional
2.2. Into the university teams, which are semi-professional
2.3 into the clubs, which are amateur and where you play for "fun"
Generally:
3. Play in rugby essentially carries on until a mistake is made
4. Passing in rugby must be back but you can kick the ball forward, either to chase it or to kick it out
5. Play is restarted either with a scrum (huddle) when it's infield or with a lineout when the ball was in touch (what you saw when the player was lifted)
6. For a try (touchdown) to be scored the ball must actually be touched down
7. A try conversion is taken in line where the ball was touched down
8. Unlike American football you may only tackle the player who has the ball and you're not allowed to obstruct other players
But u start off barefoot, when your balls drop you can put boots on.
@@fredshred5194 Primary school and rugby up to u13 is barefoot rugby in South Africa
@@SafferPOV that is what I said, just in a different way. And yes I grew up there and played as a kid.
@@fredshred5194 I started at 6 and never played Barefoot unless we were playing against the Afrikaans schools, then we had to take our boots off.
@@capetownoke2780 Not so in Carletonville, one english school and 5 afrikaans, so we just played barefoot, till high school.
I love these reaction videos from Americans. This sport is played around the world. All nations know the basics and yet Americans know nothing except a comparison to American Football. Even though they have a Rugby league and good international team themselves.
American lives in a bubble..I bet we could name more presidents than they could name uk prime ministers.
Yup. It's shocking how ignorant their own country keeps them. Their media, their society, their education system, their government - all seem to work their hardest - in their own way - to keep the ordinary people as poor, disenfranchised, divided, weak and ignorant as possible, while brainwashing them that they are the greatest country in the history of everything.
It's wrong. Americans are fine people and they deserve so much better.
I can also see this starting to happen to us in the UK. I have seen it happening slowly for over 10 years and now becoming more noticeable, at least I hope it is. We will eventually be more similar to them if it is not stopped.
We probably wouldn't get anywhere near as extreme, but the United States is a cautionary tale, one we should keep in mind. We are not inherently better than them, we're just fortunate enough to be better-treated by our country. When that treatment becomes worse... well.
They are the jon snow of sports
@@hazelangus For this country yes for the people wish to be lead like sheep by the corrupt politicians and media properganda..I haven't watched TV in a LONG..I'm more online.if I hear anything I fact check it..belive nothing question everything..but yeah it.s sad..even when it comes to uk music Americans didn't have a CLUE..now there on TH-cam SOAKING IT IN CAN'T GET ENOUGH....NICE TO SEE..
Rugby isn’t known all around the world to the extent of association football tbf. Most European countries barely play it and even less in Asia and the Americas
Americans!!!!! Your game is like Rugby not the other way around. Base ball is like Rounders not the other way either. It matters not that your sports may be worth millions and so popular, they are variations of original sports from elsewhere.
That’s not strictly true, both rugby Union and American football (along with league and association football among many other sports) derive from a kind of proto-football. They’re related, but one does not derive from the other
@@just.some.things3945 An English colony that later became free plays a game that is a softer version of rugby but you don't think it's based on rugby because there was a game way back in the day that is speculated to be the source of all ball games ?
@@SvensktTroll no, I’m saying it’s not based off rugby because rugby didn’t exist then. Rugby, American and association football all derived from an earlier form of uncodified football. Just because American and rugby football are both related doesn’t mean that one derives from the other
@@y0gurt290 I’m English, dude
And a rugby fan at that
@Robbie Manton The ball was picked up because it had punctured and gone flat so couldn’t be kicked easily.
- pass backwards, not forwards
- need to place the ball in the 'endzone' while still controlling the ball, but without holding onto it (in the case of a tackle) or stepping outside the field
- you can continue play if you fall or are tackled, as long as you don't try to play or hold onto the ball while on the ground
- you have a responsibility to tackle safely, so you need to keep the other player safe while doing max damage (also not allowed to hold on to a player, use elbows or high tackles)
- the picking up part is a linestand/lineout
- the ref watches the scrum to see the movement of the ball, the scrum can move forward as long as the players aren't trying to hold onto the ball in the scrum etc. (no mini footsie game in the scrum).
- there are no stops or breaks like in American football, unless for injuries, halftime or penalties
- scrumcaps are generally to protect players' ears
- the closer the player places the ball to the goal posts when scoring a try, the easier it is to kick the ball over the posts.
- while scrumming, the players may not move past the ball into opposing territory, and this counts in general (but they will only be penalised if they try to play the ball or player offside).
- to gain territory, the ball is often deliberately kicked out of the field (directly) which will trigger a lineout (the guys in the rows jumping up to catch the ball - that confusing bit).
- No kicking, biting, scratching wedgies or tantrums
This is a really good, succinct explanation. I will add that rugby is played from Primary School onwards and there is a national franchise in the UK called Rugby Tots for preschoolers too.
@@CaroB055 yes. In South Africa it's called 'bulletjie rugby' ('little bull rugby' more or less, though Afrikaans diminutives don't really translate well to English).
i love this comment - "you need to keep the other player safe while doing max damage" - kind of sums up the game in a weird way
I recommend watching an entire game to get more of a sense of what's going on. Two best teams are South Africa and New Zealand. What you watched at the start is New Zealand's Haka. It's basically a Maori warrior dance.
But that’s not the intimidation bit. Playing against them is the intimidating bit.
it looks like american football because american football comes from rugby.
It's nothing like American Football.
@@brucefale6132 if you read what i said, i said it looks like american football because it comes from rugby,
You didn't seem confused, in fact I thought you worked most of the rules out really well.. The throw-in from the side of the field is a line-out, where the ball has gone off the field and both teams line up, one guy from the team with possession throws it in (it has to go right down the middle or the referee will order it taken again) then both teams try and catch it and pass it out to their team. In the game, the ball must always be passed backwards and possession will go to the other team for a forward pass. The touchdown is called a try and is followed by a conversion, where the team who scored the try then get to take a punt at getting the ball between the posts and above the bar of the H shaped posts. Wherever they crossed the touchdown line is the angle the kick has to be taken from so making a try between the posts is best so the conversion kick is straight on. Try Great Rugby Hits, Great Trys, Jonah Lomu (a legend in Rugby), etc and you'll soon understand it all, I'm sure. There are similarities with your football but I think the lack of pads and helmets is what stands out most. Oh, and yes we do play this from early school days onwards.
They aren't wearing 'less padding' . They aren't wearing ANY! Rugby is brutal and not for the faint hearted. Rugby IS awesome 👌
The pros are mostly wearing some form of padding. Quite a few amateurs do as well. However, its only allowed on their shoulders or their headgear and of material that must be 1cm thickness or less uncompressed and of less than 45kg per cubic metre density, so its on a whole different and hugely smaller scale. Women can wear chest protector pads of the same requirements. On any other area your clothing from outer to inner surface, if its layers, cannot be more than 0.5cm thick uncompressed.
@@timfitzmaurice537 wow! Bet you're fun at parties :)
Tip one to understanding Rugby don’t compare it to Football they are completely different games that they are both played with a ball is the only comparison. Rugby is the best game.
USA founded 1776. First Rugby match 1823. Americans: “jeez this is like American football!”
Give me a break. 😂
these yanks... always the same...
The founder of American Rugby I refuse to call it football. Anyhows he went to the school of rugby whilst in England and copied the game and made a few changes and there you have it American Rugby😋😋😋.
Even though most sports are played at school level most kids go to clubs at the weekend to play with Rugby or football ⚽️
@@kafjaf6387 actually no. I had the pleasure to meet some eua citizens and I consume a lot of your culture (including other media creators). In general, your knowledge of the world is trending to 0. Even now with internet and access to the rest of the world, is still poor.
It's stupid also to clarify that not all of you are like that, but generalization exists to economize information.
@@kafjaf6387 XXI century problems. No offense taken mate. Xenophobe? Christ, even took part in a bagpipers band wearing kilt (here in argentina that's odd for a man). Here are a lot of english, welsh, scottish, irish culture. Banks, trains, subways. Even in the falklands conflict, after the armistice, our conscripts and british soldiers become close or friends.
Yes, Rugby is for people of all shapes and sizes. Best Sport in the world in my opinion in a way cause there are no height or weight requirements and there are different ways of playing the same position. Beautiful Sport
Pretty much all of your questions can be answered with one thing - "you can only throw the ball backwards".
You should react to Jonah Lomu, the GOAT in Rugby. He was 6’ 5”, 265 lbs, and his 0-10m standing start time was 1.6 seconds. When Usain Bolt smashed the world record he did his first 10m in 1.85 seconds. So over that distance Jonah was 14% faster than the fastest person who has ever lived.
Then add in his perfect balance, meaning that he could change direction at will. Even if he wasn’t built like a tank he’d be a serious problem for defenders. With all of those skills and attributes combined he was just unstoppable.
Unfortunately he passed away at the age of 40, after playing with illness for most of his career. Even though he was never close to being at 100%, he was still better than anyone else in the history of the game. He created the modern rugby player, with everyone trying to be like him. Nowadays it’s common to see huge players in the backs, as well as in the forwards.
Lomu is the undisputed best player to ever live. And Joost tackled him all the same. 🤣
@@Laurentus Joost was a legend in his own right.....he broke every NZers heart with that tackle in the 95 world cup I was one of them......Kudos
@@kaoskat5111 It is a travesty that we don't face each other in RWC finals anymore. It is also a travesty that we didn't discover the secret to immortality in time for Joost and Lomu.
@@Laurentus that,s because we always draw each other for the semi finals
I'd argue Rups Caucaunibuca is the best ever. Lomu was the most iconic but Rups was out of this world.
7:25: they threw it back into the 'end zone' known as their 'goal line' because you can only throw backwards. The line out was so close to their goal line they have no option to throw it backwards and wide in the hope one of the players can kick the ball down the ground. In this case the opposition intercepted this and scored a try.
Most countries play this from age 7, in schools, at age 16-18 kids that show talent will be picked up by better rugby schools or provincial schools where scholarships would be handed to the players to better their future. Varsity and club level would come next. Then provincial club level is where players try impress the Coaches of the national team, playing for your country is the highest honer. Players would normally retire from international Rugby around age 36-38
Faf de Klerk the small guy at the start of the video is about 1.7 metres tall. His position requires dexterity, agility and speed, the guy holding the Rugby World Cup is Siya Kolisi, just under 1.9 metres of muscle, power speed and inspiration. Both are among the most talented rugby players in the world. I’m a New Zealander and love the all blacks but I appreciate the game being played in the right spirit as South Africa did when they deservedly won the RWC. Rugby is a game played for 80 minutes requiring both offensive and defensive skills, a beautiful game to watch and an amazing fraternity to be a part of if ever you have the opportunity to play. It’s inclusive of everyone regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or social demographic. I suggest anyone wanting to do a reaction video learn at least the basics of the game before you share a reaction to it.
There's a fine video called "The Laws of Rugby" which explains how the game is played and what can and cannot be done, 😮such as passing, (never forwards), kicking (to get closer to the adversary's "end zone", or to score points by kicking it between the two upright goal posts and over the horizontal crossbar.
If a player takes the ball across the line where the goalposts are, and presses it to the ground (the original "touchdown"), this is call Ed a "Try" and earns the attacker five points. After a Try is scored the attacking team can make a "Conversion" by kicking the ball between the goalposts and over the crossbar, from a point perpendicular to the part of the line where the Try was made. If successful, the Conversion is worth two as itions points. That is why players scoring a Try, attempt or lay down the ball as close to the goalposts as possible, as it makes kicking the Conversion easier if it must be kicked just in front of theed goalposts. When the Try is made close to the sides of the field, the kicking must be made from a spot close to the side, making the kicking more difficult.
So a Try being worth five points and a Conversion two points, the Coonvertef Try is worth seven points.
In addition to this, points may be score in two other ways: by "Penalty Goals" and "Drop Goals". Both are worth three points. Penalty Goals can be kicked after the opposing team makes a fowl (unlawful action), and it is kicked from the place where the fault happened. Variable distance from the goalposts can make scoring this Penalty Goal easier or more difficult.
The Drop Goal occurs when an attacking player has the ball and finds himself in a good position to kick the ball, usually in front of the goalposts, especially when the defending team is making a Try difficult. So the player with the ball lets it fall down to the ground and then kicks it between the Goalposts and over the crossbar, getting three points. This usually occurs towards the end of a mstch, when the point difference between the two teams is less than two points and a Drop Goal's three points can make the difference between winning or losing.
If the player holding the ball, lets it fall forwards (usually by mistake), of makes a forward pass (another mistake), then a "Scrrum" will take place. I a scrum the three forwards of both teams (numbers 1, 2 and 3 usually the three heaviest players ), lock in a crouching position pressing against each other. Players 1 and 3 are known as the "Props", while the central player number 3 is known as hooker., and his role is to try to pass the ball backwards with his feet. This "First line" of players is supported by the "Second Line", consisting of players number 4, 5, 6 and 7.
Players 4 and 5 are known as the "Second Row", and have beside them the support of numbers 6 and 7, known as the "Flankers". finally the last player of the scrum is number 8, known as "number eight", who helps stability I G ghe scrum before the fist row players lock onto hhr opposing team's fist row, and then pushes the "Second Row" players, whole simultaneoulh receive the ball pushed back by the hooket and then by the Srclnd Row.
Player number 9, known as the "Scrum-half" usually retrieves the ball from the "Scrum", and passes it to player n in mber 10, known as the "Scrum-half" who then passes it to other teammates, numbers 12 and 13 who are known as "Centers", and numbers 11 and 14 who are known as the "Wings". Finally you have number 15, known as the "Full-back". these players 10 to 15 usually pass the balm among tbem as they run forwards, trying to break through the opposite team's players on order to score a Try.
If the ball, or the player carrying it, touches or crossed the sidelines ("touch-lines"), the ball is said to be "in touch", and the mag b eill cb ontinue with a "Line-out". Here the first and second roe players arrange themselves in two parallel lines perpendicular to Touch-line. The ball is then thrown between the players who contest by jumping (helped and "elevated by their teammates) kn order to gain possession of the ball and start a new attack.
The match lasts a minimum of 80 minutes, divided into two 40 minute halves with a 10 minute break bewfen them.
The match ends when a stoppage occurs after the 80 minutes have gone by.
I reccomend watching the World Cup Final on Saturday between the two strongest teams of the tournament, the "All Blacks" from New Zealand and the "Springboks" (also known as "Bokke") from South Africa.
It should b es a very interesting march between the only two teams that have won the Rugby World Cup four times. At the end of the match, one of ghe two will have won it five times.
Sorry,I made a typo. The "hooker" is player number 2, and his role is to get possession of the ball once the "Scrum-half" (number 9) has placed the ball into the "Scrum".
Number 2 will pas the ball (only with his feet the ball cannot be touched with the hands while it is inside the Scrum ) to ghe Second God players (numbers 4 and 5), who will kn turn pass it yo "number right".Once gbd ball is at no. 8's feet, the Scrum-half (no. 9) may pick it with his hands and pass it to no. 10 or to othernplsyrtd to start another attack.
Kudos for having a look.
Couple of tips, don't try to relate it to grid iron, approach is a different game completely. Don't dwell on the hits, there's so much more to it in running, steps, passing, set pieces, often a dozen or more phases building pressure, and turnovers.
Want a treat, watch the ultimate 3 minutes of rugby to get a feel for it.
Take the time to learn the game and you will really appreciate the skills needed to play 👍
The team in black are the Kiwis and they were performing the Haka display. The ball is bigger, can’t hold in one hand under control . There are two types of rugby, union and league, similar rules but defined differences, one is faster moving with less stoppages, both brilliant but brutal. The short guys are called hookers and have prime position in scrums. It’s worth reading the rules and the play.
Good reaction from an American, but as long as you keep relating it to American Football confusion will always creep in. Rugby was first played at Rugby School and has evolved for about 150 years into two disciplines, Union and League. Find a complete game to watch and also bear in mind that the first thing that kids are taught when learning to play is Respect! Sure, knock the crap out of an opponent, but show him respect.
You cannot compare Rugby with American football, although AF was derived from Rugby,
American football is the grandson of rugby and Celtic football
I thank God everyday I wasn't born in America
So in back 1823 in England, in the town of Rugby some school boys were playing soccer when a lad just picks up the football and starts running with it, creating the game of rugby
Which the English then brought to American shores where they turned it into American Football
This is a legend that never happened. In 1823 they played Rugby football at Rugby School, there was no such thing as soccer at that date.
The "intimidation technique" is the called the Haka, which New Zealand always perform before a game. It's a traditional Maori dance.
The two little guys on either side of the guy holding up the trophy are Faf de Klerk (long hair) and Cheslin Kolbe, they're both about 5'7. Kolbe appears several times in the video, he's the guy with the scrum cap and the fast feet. There are highlights videos of both of them on TH-cam, you'll enjoy them. The guy holding up the trophy is Siya Kolisi, the first black player to captain South Africa (rugby was a very white game under Apartheid).
Play is continuous - play only stops for scores, infringements, or if it goes out of play. When you're tackled, you have to release the ball, and you can do that by presenting it or passing it to a teammate. If you hold on and prevent an opponent from being able to pick it up, that's a penalty. If you're brought down but not held, you're not tackled and can play on. Yes, the ball has to be touched to the ground to score - this is called a try. If the ball is loose in the in-goal area (end zone) and you can press it to the ground with the palm of your hand, that counts. You can kick at any time, but only the kicker and any teammates who were behind him when he kicked it can chase it - everyone else is offside.
The ball's a bit bigger than an American football - about the same length, a bit wider in the middle and rounder at the ends. It looks even bigger than it actually is because it's white, compared to an American football, which is brown. One thing I appreciate about American football is that the ball and the goalposts are different colours so it's easier to see if a kick is good. In rugby they're both white so sometimes it's hard to tell.
The last play is what's called a line-out, and is how the game is restarted after the the ball goes into touch (out of bounds). Players can be lifted into the air to catch it, but can't be tackled until they're back on the ground. He passed it back because you're not allowed to pass forward. You can kick it forward, and he's trying to get it to a teammate who has more space to kick it clear, but an opponent read the pass and intercepted.
Not a dance, it's a challenge.
One small point it is just not New Zealand that perform the Haka.
A lot of the south sea islanders perform the Haka Fiji, Samoa, etc.
Each nations Haka/Challenge is different.
@@cideryeti7957 No New Zealand perform the Haka. Fiji perform the Cibi and Samoa perform the Siva Tau. Tonga perform the Sipi Tau. Same concept, just different names. Haka is a Maori word, and the Maori are Indigenous to New Zealand
@@forevalearning I did not know that they were called different names per location.
Thank you for the information :)
Least I knew of the challenges not their names :)
@@cideryeti7957 No problem at all and yes it is always awesome for us as Maori to see people from other countries and cultures taking an interest in ours. Much respect to you Cider Yeti
1. I am an American 2. Been involved with Rugby for 35 years. 3. Biggest peeve about these reaction videos - they seem to do no prep. Yes coming in "cold" helps, but at least be somewhat familiar FFS.
Good luck to you.
Definitely dangerous! My dad had to have a shoulder joint surgically repaired in his 30s. Over a few years it got easier and easier for his shoulder to dislocate, eventually just falling out at any time for any reason or no reason. He had to get quite good at relocating his own shoulder.
This was probably because of injuries he got playing rugby at school, when he was a teenager. He wasn't on the school team or anything, this was just normal rugby. He was a small and skinny kid and he was completely fearless in his approach, so it was his job to get right in amongst it, dive on the ball and end up at the bottom of a pile of lads jumping on him.
This is probably the first of these american reacting to rugby video ive watches where the americans dont just go “oh wow” and “what” all the time ahah. You seem to grasp the rules really well for just watching these clips out of context. Nice one
So I started playing rugby when I was 5 and finished serious rugby when I was 34, i played Touch rugby until I was 45, but i know guys who are still playing into their 50's
You should take a look at the 'Isle of Man T.T. Racing'. Unbelievably scary.
Okay, you got the link. Rugby came from soccer, and American football came from rugby
Nice video..
Now react to the Irish sport of hurling
Hurling the fastest sport on grass. It is such an amazing sport. And all the players are amateurs..they dont get paid.
Nah..... Watch Another video of the allblacks this video wasn't the real deal
Here’s a suggestion. If you going to comment on a sport, try learning about it and doing some research. You say they short. Stand next to one of them and see what’s up. You muppet. Do some research.
instead of guessing you should probably do some research before makin this. its painful to watch
rugby is so far superior to American football, a comparison is a disrespect to rugby itself
In usa they call it football, but foot never go near the ball, in usa the touch down , never is put down, in euro
Rugby we put it down but call it a try.
Did you know American football came from rugby?
This is nothing like football, it's better and more tempo involved
American football has its roots from rugby.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_American_football
Kids start playing this from the moment they can walk... lol
Have a look at the TT greatest show on earth, its the road version of rugby.
Learn the game, you will love it, if not, you will miss out.
Americano de que país? El contienente es grande para andar adivinando
You have no idea, do you. You need to watch more rugby games mate.
Do research before doing video???^@^#^
0:40 Thats the haka, a Maori challenge that the New Zealand team (the All Blacks) do before any international game. Tonga, Samoa and Fiji have similar war challenges that their teams do.
Guessing this was put together by a bok
They have to pass it backwards
Having sat through numerous games of American football, becoming more and more bored as the hours pass by I can imagine Rugby is a bit of an eye opener to a NFL fan.
To compare numerous committee meetings interrupted by 5 seconds of action to the game they play in heaven, is incongruous.
Its really just break for adverts.
Just watched your great video, and subbed. Yes, as long as you have pressure on the ball and none of your body is touching the floor ‘out of bounds’ at ‘touch down’… that’s a try.’
Btw… I was a rugby league coach who coached with Andy Farrell and I coached Owen Farrell, the England captain.
I was also drummer with he band that became Buzzcocks… that was fun, too, but hey ho! 😊
I have a couple of American friends, they asked me why everyone runs into the opposition...
My response, “Every member of a Rugby team whether it be union (what you were watching) or League(NRL) is pretty much the equivalent of a Gridiron Lineman”
Growing up I played Union and League their rules are a little different, I also played AFL (Aussie Rules Football) and American Football at my local club which had a team in all games.
Due to my size and strength I was a front rower in both Rugby teams, in AFL my position was Centre Half-Forward and in American Football I was a Lineman, I really enjoyed shit whipping people into next week 🤣
Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
From SA, which one you enjoyed the most?
@@johanvanniekerk5261 without a shadow of a doubt AFL, that sport is far superior to all others.
It encompasses skills from all sports including that of Basketball
@@AnimalFriend969 Shi...Was hoping you gonna say footie..😂😂Hi but props to you for the pla as well as the insight,all the best 🏉🏉
Sorry,the play of all the different leagues
The line out - the queue thing with two rows of players waiting for the ball. When someone kicks the ball out, unless it’s a penalty or the kicker’s behind their own 22m line, the ball goes to the other side to throw in at the point where the ball went out, unless it’s within 5m of the “touch down” line, then it goes back to 5m. The specialised thrower must throw the ball straight down the middle of the two rows of opposing players, not straight at his own players but his side can set up the throw so they know where it’s going to go: they have a code. For about 20 years, it’s been allowed for a player to be hoisted up to catch the ball by his teammates. (Never watched ladies’ rugby but presume they can do the same.) The other side can’t pull the hoisted one down in mid-air as this is dangerous play and they can’t interfere with players from the other side, anyway or they risk getting a penalty awarded to the other side. Once caught, the ball can be throw or patted down to a teammate, so there’s loads of opportunities for the ball to be grabbed by the other side, although those not in the line up have to stand back 10m while the throwing in thing is going on. The scenario you watched seemed to be where the ball was kicked out by one side hoping they’d snatch the ball from their opponents throw-in so close to the line that they’d get a try. And that’s what they did. … This is too complicated! There’s tons of rules about line outs.
Real men's sports.
Can only pass backwards to go forward.
You must pass the ball backwards, a forward pass is a foul, or you can kick it in any direction but usually forward for the advantage. Putting the ball down over the try line gets you 4 points then you get chance to convert the ball over the cross bar for an extra 2 points. What you are watching is rugby union which is slightly different from rugby league. I am a supporter of Halifax Panthers rugby league in West Yorkshire UK. You will also have noticed there is no body protection. A try is 4 points a conversion is 2 points as is a penalty for a foul, eg a high tackle above the neckline. A game can be won, if you are on equal points, with a drop goal on the run above the cross bar which gets you 1 point. You can see my team, the Halifax Panthers, on their website. BTW the team doing a sort of dance at the beginning is called a Haka only used by teams from New Zealand to intimidate the opposition.
No plays ,keeps going 40mins each half .
He understood everything until things went south when they did a lineout 🤣🤣😂
U have to touch the ball down on the ground that’s where the term touchdown in American football comes from because American football is a branch of rugby
American Football is derived from Rugby, Mainly Rugby League the rules are sorta similar too Also the reason it's called a touchdown in American football because again it's derived from rugby with the players having to physically touch the ball down with force in the scoring zone or it doesn't count
The really short guy at the beginning is Faf De Klerk, SA Rugby player and they call him the giant slayer. Go and check him out. I am personally not big on rugby or any sports really, but he is one of those players that everybody knows about even if you're not into sports
Americans have a touchdown where you don't touch down, in a sport called football that you play with your hands... when they're not watching the World Series for a sport that doesn't involve teams from other countries...
Yes I'm from N W Tasmania and our Medicare is great I have had 5 children from 1977 through to 1985 and stayed a whole week in hospital with each child birth ❤😊 and I never paid a thing...and then in 2005 I spent 4 weeks in hospital then had an hours drive in ambulance plus died 3 times during that trip had wires all over me and had a blood transfusion then had plasma put into me and was there for another 2 weeks and still didn't pay a thing.
yes we play it over here (the UK) from age 11 in school (some schools may very but i started once i was 11.) Super basic rules, you can't throw forward only back and sideways though always safer to throw back as you could get a bad call from the ref (at least in school we almost never passed to the side). you can kick it forward but then its a free ball so its not super common as its better to run it and do controlled passes over a yolo.
we dont stop like american football downs. its two 40 minute half's with a ten minute break between (for an hour school lesson we did 20 min half's with five min break, due to playing in the winter only we needed a decent shower and change time)
In rugby as far as I am aware, you can only pass backwards, i.e. you're not allowed to throw the ball forwards, or at least that's how we played it at school.
In Rugby, the end zone is called the TRY LINE. AND YES, THEY HAVE TO TOUCH IT DOWN AND ADD PRESSURE TO THE BALL
Rugby is NOT like. American football………..it’s the contrary!!!!!! American football is similar to rugby. Remember which came first.
Soccer/Football -> Rugby -> US American Football .... how your 'Football' evolved. Not the other way around.
Rugby Union and Rugby League are Nothing like American football.
Played from primary school. With would be USA grade school to international level.
Rugby originated in England when a Football (Aka. Soccer) player decide to pick the (then spherical) ball with his hands and run with it instead of only being able to kick it forwards. This happened ay a school called Rugby, which gave this new game its name, which was initially called Rugby Football.
Evdntuslly the game reached the US and Canada, and with time evolved into what is now the NFL.
It is also interesting to consider that there are two "versions" of Rugby today, Rugby Union (the original game which is played in the Rugby World Cup) and Rugby League, a variety of the game which developped in the North of England.
The two varieties of Rugby
have evolved differently, to a point where they are actuslly considered two different sports.
First American I’ve seen who actually understands rugby touchdown rules.
The guy is south African player south Africa 🇿🇦 was playing
Did you know you have two former Presidents have played Rugby Union?
Bill Clinton for Oxford University 🏉
George W Bush for Yale 🏉
New Zealand All Blacks will be playing the USA in a few weeks on route to the UK and France. Last time in 2014 the USA got smashed despite playing very well against an in form NZ. The USA aren't the only side that gets smashed by the All Blacks. They put 57-0 on South Africa recently and often put 50 on Australia and most of the minor rugby nations. USA have improved immensely since 2014. Cheers from New Zealand.
The reason why American Football looks similar to Rugby Union is because American Football actually came from Rugby. Rugby was established in the US at Ivy League Colleges. But it was 100% amateur. Huge crowds would watch the games. The US saw possibilities for it to be a professional game but the Body controlling Rugby refused. So the US broke away and started there own version. That's why there are a number of similar terms. Like a Touch down is because, in Rugby, a person has to "touch down" the ball in the "end zone". But it is simply called a Try.
In US game, originally called GridIron, all the rules were revamped to suit US conditions/requirements. The Ball is smaller, cause it is mainly thrown not kicked. Why the US called the game Football is a mystery!!! Particularly because there was already an International game called Football. Known in US as Soccer. (Association Football)
Rugby ball for union is 11-12inches long, 23-24inches across the middle circumference and weighs 14-16oz and inflated to 9.5-10psi. A rugby league ball is a little shorter and a little lighter. An NFL ball from their regs is 11-11.25inches long, 21to 21.25inches around the middle circumference and and weighs 14-15oz and is inflated to 12.5-13.5 psi. So the NFL ball is slightly smaller and pointier, its a little lighter on average and is higher pressure. I throw in at the lineout in rugby and Ive thrown an NFL ball and the size difference and shape particularly mean a one handed throw is a lot easier to get the hold with an NFL ball and the higher pressure helps kickers….but they are quite similar.
Camo'n ... rugby is not cool and is a boring sport.
american football is the best! 😂❤
You're better off watching full match,USA played New Zealand earlier this or last year in the states (rugby you have to pass backwards.) If you persevere with rugby union you won't be disappointed. Took me about 6/7 months to watch a once a week one hour NFL highlights programme to get comfortable with gridiron rules. I'm in England so I can't call it football 😆
You are so naive man. It has nothing to do with your so called SOCCER - proper word is FOOTBALL. And you have not got the faintest idea about CRICKET. American silly baseball and so called Football sucks. The guy that intercepted did not score and was not in the END ZONE. Watch it again.
In rugby you "pass" the ball - it's not "tossed" - you also can't just pass the ball forward all over the show (like in American Football), you have an off-side "line" from wherever the ball is, and yes, you can kick at any point. Yea, you're right this is a dangerous game and nobody wears pads and helmets... Rugby is also played all over the world and predates "American football". Lastly - no time-outs every 5 seconds either. It's 80 minutes of pure skill, strength, speed and strategy and it's for all shapes and sizes of players, 15 players a side each with a unique job and skills-set.
Ha ha ha Rugby vs. American Football vs. ACTUAL football is my favourite 'How to get a rise from your friends across the pond' game. I like to call American Football - Rugby for pussies - due to all of the protective gear. That one tends to sting 🤣😂🤣😂
I love my American mates, but they are so easy to wind up ❤😘
Liked and subscribed. welcome to rugby. Cheers from South Africa 🇿🇦
Rugby flows more than American football without the stoppages. In Rugby the ball cannot be passed forward but can be kicked forward.
You might like to try watching some Australian Rules Football, aka 'Aussie Rules', sometime (if you haven't already). th-cam.com/video/zxhqXzVBen4/w-d-xo.html This link is a collection of various highlights but it's fairly representative of the game at professional level. Aussie Rules is played primarily in the states of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia, (Queensland and New South Wales also have teams but the two codes of Rugby are their most popular 'football').
American football comes from Rugby. Rugby was very popular in the US in the late 19th century and early 20th. Rugby was invented in Rugby and I lived in Rugby. American football has never taken on outside of your boarders because the whole world already had rugby a faster and more interesting sport. American football stops and starts way too often to make it pointless to watch when the rest of the whole world from Bangalore to Belgium, Australia to Austria, Germany to Greenland, Japan to Jakarta (yes I know I am going on) 😃🇬🇧
American Football is based on Rugby, but has taken all of the reasons and rules out of why you play the game of rugby, to make American Football and spread it over 4 quarters, rugby is a continuous game, and the hammering and brutal running and tackling is why it is a worldwide game.....American Football is really only played in America and Canada with a few offshoots in the UK. The US seems to think that AF is the hard mans game.....trust me play a game of rugby over 80 minutes solid, with 2 minutes for half time, then come back and tell me what is harder. Rugby forever.....!
Hi. Two teams on the field for total 80 min 40 mins each half. Rolling play no stop but dead balls - out of play, penalties or injuries. 5 point for touching down and 2 for a conversion (place the ball a certain yardage from the touch line (hence trying to touch under the posts) and kick through the posts above the cross bar. You can run the ball forward or back but must throw the all back to pass, never forward else foul play. Out of play each side if foot fall on or over the line so throw in as you saw. Can do a drop kick over the cross bar through posts 3 points. Penalty kick from penalty position again over the bar between posts.the kicker is part of the players throughout the play not brought on special. No couching captain in charge on pitch. Phew a lot more rules but too many the American Eagles take part in the World Cup every year. Biggest teams
All Blacks (New Zealand)
England
Australia
France
South Africa (current World Champs)
Even Japan play in the World Cup
Tonga
Italy
Et al
Hi... liked you reactions... but i can't resist...." it seems like the ball always touches the ground.."?? Yes it does... even you guys call it touchdown, and you just found out why!
Next step is to find out that what you call soccer is actually... football! Because peopple play it with their feet (except the goal keeper ok)! And your football should be called something like "American Rugby", except if you change the rules and start playing mostly with your feet to!
Keep up the good work!
A lot more technical than you realise, the ball can only be past behind the horizontal of your opponent’s “end zone” so the ball can only be past backwards. As long as the tackling player is on their feet he can try to gain position. Just a few oversimplified distributions of the many rules. Very strategic sport.
The 2 short guys on either side are actually normal sized guys, the big guys are really big guys. I’m 6” & I’m tiny next to most of them.
The ‘intimidation technique” is actually an Island Peoples (New Zealand/Samoa) traditional warrior tribute.
& to answer your a question on whether it’s played in High School, here’s your answer:
th-cam.com/video/EboHT52_4eA/w-d-xo.html
In rugby, union or league, ball must be touched on ground with downward pressure. You can kick as often as you want, kicking for field position more common in union than league
Union you can strip the ball more freely, league it must be one on one.
You can step outside the boundary (within reason) but the ball itself can't, so you'll see players scoring tries in corners where you might think "wait he's out" but he's not.
Passes must be backward. You have a relic for this in the lateral pass.
Tackling doesn't necessarily immediately end play, your knees/body need to hit the ground like in NFL, so sometimes you're still able to push on. If the ball is dropped, say during a tackle, and it goes backward it's still in play. If it goes forward it's a scrum (union) or turnover (league).
Conversion (PAT) is taken about 30yds out from the posts, at whatever angle you put the ball down. IE if you put the ball down in the centre of the posts, you kick it there; if you put the ball down right at the corner of the try line, that's the angle you kick from. It makes for some absurdly amazing goals. On that topic, it bewilders us why you guys celebrate PATs and FGs so hard, there's not a single Union or League player that wouldn't be able to kick a PAT and (most) of your field goals and punts. This is why you've currently got Australians flooding in as punters, all our games require everyone to be able to kick with at least some precision, AFL (Australian) precision kicks are absolutely critical
Most sports outside NA don't use the school system, it's local kids club > regional/zone (kind of like a team that represents an entire country instead of a suburb) > regional/zone rep teams > semi pro > pro. Advancing outside your local club requires try-outs, but they do scouting too.
You should watch a full rugby match, especially when it is New Zealand playing.
P.S. The next Rugby World Cup is in 2023. And rumour has it that USA is going to be one of the teams playing as well.
to get a try(touchdown) the ball has to be put on the ground with downward pressure and under control. the players try to touchdown as close to the posts in the centre as possible, because the conversion(field goal) that follows a try has to be kicked from opposite the place where the try was scored
I believe this American is about to go down the rabbit hole, haha.
1) Ball is always in play, it will occasionally stop-start when it's out of bounds, penalties, scrums.
2) Think of rugby as trench warfare. The "line" you see is offence and defence battle with forwards, centres, wings and backs. If you watch a game, you'll quickly realise the territory control.
3) Ball pass backwards, if you drop ball forward (knock on) or pass forward, you lose possession to other team.
These are some of the basics, the rabbit hole goes deeper. Welcome to world rugby, a game for real men.
For an international player a season may represent between 40 and 50 games and an average career is around 14 or 15 seasons. Imagine the differences with your millionair players who just play 18 ? 20 games ? For how much long ? Rugby is insane, full of values, losers are highly respected cause everyone on the field is a fighter. There is a lot of different competitions, different styles and despite the fact that I'm French I must say that we are all glad that the Maori culture offers us the haka before each game against New Zealand. Watch a game, you may not understand everything but you'll enjoy
As usual U-TUBE has shown rugby union, well what a suprise that is ! In fact there are two codes of RUGBY.
Rugby Union & Rugby League, Union is played with 30 men on the pitch ( field) at any one time, 15 players in each team, whilst LEAGUE has only 13in each team , in both codes the ball ( which you are correct is much larger than an American football) has to be grounded it has to be put on the ground with downward pressure which is called a TRY, and scores the highest points in both codes, also any attacking player can kick the ball forward at any time hoping to retrieve it, to gain ground or to score a try- this is called a CHIP KICK and takes a lot of skill, because you have to get the bounce of the ball just right for it to come off, another big difference in both codes is the tackling, in League once the attacking player is tackled I.e. put to the ground, the defending side must get up and retreat 10 metres leaving only one defending player standing face to face with the attacker, the ball is then played by the attacker, rolled between his legs pushed backwards with his foot for the game to continue, as you have seen in union they form a maul basically jumping all over the tackled player trying to retrieve the ball.
The last think is when in union the ball is put back into play- this is called a line out, were a chosen player can be elivated by his teammates to catch the ball then comes down and passes the ball to his teammate to gain ground, in this clip the defending player intercepted the ball and scored 🤣🤣.
Hope this helps a little to understand some of the rules of RUGBY, union or LEAGUE.
It’s called a touchdown. The hint is in the name. I believe NFL use them. Note the absence of helmets and two feet thick padding. Some forwards wear a bandage or thin skull cap to prevent their ears being ripped off.
Same 15 players for 80 non-stop minutes. No separate offensive/ defensive teams with multi-time-outs.
You’re watching rugby Union. American football is more like rugby league, which is what it is based on, but with the addition of lots of stoppage time for advertisers. Plus lots of pads and hard hats. All forms of rugby have evolved quite a lot in the professional era. Prior to that, skill trumped size and attacking flair was paramount . Now it’s big guys and defences combine with percentage plays to win games. When I played at 6 feet and 210 lbs I was an average size forward, now I would be a minnow. Most backs now are bigger than that!
Just so you are aware American Football comes from Rugby, just like cricket to Baseball
"American football is said to have developed from rugby. British colonists from Canada are said to have brought rugby to the Americans. At that time the two were not as differentiated as now. The origin of rugby in England goes back long into the 19th century and even earlier."
"That baseball is based on English and Gaelic games such as cat, cricket, and rounders is difficult to dispute. On the other hand, baseball has many elements that are uniquely American. Certainly baseball is related to cricket and rounders, but exactly how, or how closely, has not been established"
Fair play mate, you got a good sports brain and understood most of what you saw with the minimum info.
Check out the rules and watch a couple of classic games.
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