American Reacts to How to Play Rugby - The Rules of Rugby Union
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In this video I react to Rugby for beginners, a guide to the rules of Rugby Union. This is actually the first time I'm learning how to play Rugby. It actually looks like a really fun game. After learning how Rugby is played I'd really like to watch a Rugby match.
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We dont have rules..we have laws
Exactly and the first law I learned is respect the refs word at all time, he could be wrong he could make a mistake but you never talk back or argue with the ref, you can converse calmly but don’t ever jump in his face or call out forward yellow card so on and so forth
@@scott4600 Yep the rule changed, the scrum half can throw it in to his side
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I was taught that players, other than the captain, must:
a) never speak to the referee unless spoken to
b) use only two words, 'yes' and 'sir' when spoken to
Makes life very simple.
@@scott4600 the opposing team still has a good chance of disrupting the scrum, forcing a penalty or putting the scrum-half and 8 under a lot of pressure. I thought that after the rule change it would be too uncontested but I was surprised that may scrums don't go to the team in possession and that there are less resets
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'American' Football evolved directly from Rugby. Rugby was played in a lot of the Canadian and US Schools and Colleges in the late 19th century and over time it was adapted by 'coaches' to their own model.
I still find it interesting how american football vs rugby in a way reflects the US military vs other countries. (At the time)
Rugby is all about moving forward as a unit and trying to find an advantage by tactical retreats (i.e. passing backwards).
If you look at American football they have very specialized roles and a squadron leader that calls the plays (i.e. quarterback).
And on top of that they use a completely different team for offense & defense.
I can honestly enjoy both of them, but Rugby is way more about humans competing against each other on an equal playing field. American football feels like chess with human bodies in comparison.
Not sure about that lol😊
You don't have to get rid of the ball before you land in a lineout. You can land and then pass, or run with it or form a maul.
The reason it is often passed on in the air is the vulnerability of the player landing with the ball with the opposition forwards so close.
Yes 100%. They’re trying to show the basics of what a lineout is, and they made it really simple.
Personally I think they oversimplified it because it does suggest you always tap the ball down and creating a maul is certainly a huge part of the modern game, even when you’re not driving to score.
In the clip shown, the player who the ball in the line out was being lifted by the team so it was safer to pass before landing safely. I think. That's the impression I got.
@@Rhianalanthula It all depends on how your manager or captain wants you to play in that moment. If you think that speed is where your advantage over the opponent is, it's a clear choice, get the ball to your team-mates quickly to start an attack, as the catcher cannot be legally tackled in the air. As Eloise says, the maul is part of the modern game. It can be because you think you have physical dominance in that part of the field and can gain ground, or it can be to tie up the opposition players in one area, potentially creating space to attack elsewhere.
You can only pass backwards to make your team have to face the other team head on rather than throwing over the opponents to your player. The game encourages physical battles, and out smarting opponents with clever well timed runs.
A player can pass the ball sideways which is neither forwards or backwards.
Clever? Clever Boof-heads?. Rugby-heads don't do clever.
@@mattyboy8270even sideways it has to be slightly backwards.
@@aDifferentJT A sideways pass does not have to be backwards.
@@mattyboy8270 A sideways pass considers the laws of perpetual motion - a backward aimed pass may in fact travel forwards due to the motion of the release to the intended target at speed.
On 8 September this year, the Rugby World Cup starts, and I'm sure it will be available to you. You will see some of the best rugby ever if you watch a game here. 😎😎
Greetings from Ireland .. I cant wait for the RWC tbh ..
@@christianmccann9400 kiwi here and we are dreading it, stuck with a shit coach and selectors until it’s over 😢
@@josephharrison7390 looked good last game .. Boks will be the test for you
It's definitely worth looking up one of the many videos of referee Nigel Owens. Will give you an idea of the respect in the game.
Things may have changed but we played Rugby Union in school from age 9! It was full contact and very few flinched from tackling players. I went to school with Simon Haughton who was twice the size of anyone else. He went on to play professionally until injury ended his career. He's now coaching in Australia I believe.
While there's shock at passing backwards, American Football had that rule for nearly 40 years, changing it only in 1906 to allow forward passes.
American 'football' rules still allow lateral or back passes at any point during play by a player with possession. Rarely used but typically used on the last play of a game by a losing team.
@@mikebell0315I sometimes wish teams would intentionally make more use of this rule, even if just to mess with their opponents’ heads. The NFL still also has the fair catch kick (“kick from the mark” in rugby): rarely used, but sometimes worth a shot.
When we played at school, you always had the home team form up in a funnel, at the end of the game, at the edge of the pitch. You clapped and shook hands with the opponents as they passed through. Then the away side would form their own funnel and clap the home team with handshakes as they pass through. Respect was alway so important.
It's a dangerous sport, especially if people don't play by the rules even when they can get away with not being caught i.e. punching people in the face during a scrum, studding someone in a ruck, groin aimed tackles etc.
It's great to watch rugby but no amount of watching can compare to the experience of say being a hooker (front and center, he 'hooks' the ball back with his foot as it comes into the scrum) in the midst of so much weight, power and momentum, bound by a net of arms and bodies. When scrums collapse, it has been deadly.
In rugby League you keep possession of the ball until the ball carrier has been tackle six times then you have to either kick the ball down field or give up possession. In Rugby Union you keep possession of the ball until you score, the ball goes into touch (out of bounds) or the opposing team takes the ball off you.
There's a subtlety to kicking. You can kick the ball forward, but you're not kicking it *to* another player. All players have to stay behind the ball (otherwise you're offside). So you're kicking the ball forward hoping one of your team mates can run up to it. Or you're kicking it to the opposition deliberately, but judging it to be worth moving the game forward.
There is so much to this sport. It isn't straight forward at all there are so many different rules etc even people who are huge fans of the sport since childhood don't know all of the rules so i respect your attempts to get your head around it. Watch a game and listen to the commentary and sort of reference this video whilst watching a full game and you will soon pick it up. Cheers mate.
Maybe starting with yourself, who doesn’t appear to know that rugby has laws not rules 🤷♂️ 😂
@@paulphillips675 oooo good one
The line out catcher can hold onto the ball once he touches down but only in certain situations because you’re in danger of getting the ball stolen from you during a maul, to help you remember a maul is a standing contention for the ball and a ruck in always on the floor
One thing they didn't mention was ruler any bleeding immediately stops play. Those in the scrum also tend to get their ears torn up so usually have protective bands they use to cover their ears. Rugby is a really fun game to watch and to play. I5 is also more like football (soccer) and hockey in that the ball can travel up and down the field several times before a try is ever made or a new scrum called.
Bleeding does not stop play at all. If there is a natural break, the ref will give a bit of extra time for the player to be bandaged. Injuries do not stop play either unless: they get in the way of active play or there is a head injury
You can only pass backwards, as all players must be behind the "off-side" line (basically an imaginary line across the pitch going through the ball) at all times of play, with the exceptions noted for rucks and mauls.
You can kick forwards and have a team mate collect it, but he/she must be behind you when you kick it!
@@jezlanejlYes, and he can't play the ball until it has passed him again.
@@jezlanejl It's not against the rules to be in an offside position. IT's only against the rules to get involved in play from an offside position. So long as he gets back onside before he receives the ball again, or makes a tackle, or gets involved in a ruck or maul, he's fine. You can't block like you can in American football, as that's being involved in play from an offside position.
@@jezlanejl so he falls back behind the player now with the ball so he is there for the pass back
@@jezlanejl Yes but the player who has just passed the ball is no longer in play, can't receive the ball. I'm not sure, I never played, but I don't think he/she can interfere with the opposition either. They must either wait for the ball to pass them or move back until they are again behind the ball.
Kicking the ball "to your own players" is usually only done by kicking sidways to circumvent having to pass the ball through a series of players to the wingers, most often seen near the try line. Usually it will be kicked forwards and an opponent will catch it but there is a territorial gain to offset handing the ball to the opponents.
You are allowed to kick the ball forward to another player however the player receiving the ball has to be behind the kicker when the ball is kicked, you will also quite often see the kicker kicking the ball really high up and running to catch it himself, that is also allowed.
Think of it this way. the ball is the line of scrimmage, you can't pass forward because you team mate would be off side. the same as kicking it forward. you or someone who was behind you can touch the ball. the person behind you while the ball is in the air will run passed you. once they run passed you they are on side.
9:08 The player who gets the ball can play it as he wishes as long as the pass is backwards. But it is not mandatory that he does so before touching the ground.
That answers the question.
But of course, other laws apply, such as no opposing player can touch the player who is in the air before he hits the ground and does not get rid of the ball.
You can kick forwards, but the player receiving it has to start only from the line of kicking. The player has to move forward as much as the ball has traveled forward from behind the ball.
Rugby used to be measured in Yards and when I was at school long after the change had been made we still referred to it in Yards (ie 22 Yard line instead of the 22 Metre line) Did any one else do this? I'm also old enough to remember trys being worth 3 points.
Damn, you are old. I can only remember them being 4 points.
We all remember when you couldn't lift other players in the lineout though.
There are a lot more subtleties of the Rules like
while the ball is kicked forward all the Players on the Same team in front of the Kicker are deemed to be off side, the Player kicking the Ball or a Player behind the Kicker can bring them back on side by passing them on the Pitch.
If a Ball is Kicked into touch depending on where it was kicked from and if it Bounced before going into Touch will determine where the Lineout restart will be
Also the Rugby World cup is in France this Septemeber
Rugby boots and cleats differ in one real way. With cleats, the studs are moulded as part of the sole. In both rugby and soccer we can wear these if the ground is harder.
Rugby boots, however, have removable studs made out of aluminium and are rounded at the end for safety although they can still cause light tissue injury. In the olden days, players found on the wrong side of the ruck (offside) would get a good 'shoeing' or 'raking', which was permissable. On more than one occasion, I went into work on Monday with stripes down my body.
You can only kick forwards to another player in one of two ways. Either 1/ The person should be behind you when you kick it and run forwards past you to get the ball, or 2/ You run forwards after the kick and overtake the person who gets the ball before he touches it. In either case, you are actually passing backwards but the ball is high in the air when you pass it.
The receiver during a line out may take possession, just fyi. Sometimes, a team may deliberately avoid attempting to receive during the lineout in order to better organise a counter-offensive, such as preventing the ball from being passed while driving the receiver back.
It’s called a try because originally a try did not score, it gave you a way of getting a point by kicking the ball between the two uprights so in effect you could have a try at getting points.
I’ve been playing since I was 13 and it took years before you can learn all the rules, deff watch a few matches and it’ll all click. The main thing is that it’s not so much you have to pass backwards it’s more you can’t pass forward. Ideally you’ll be passing laterally to the next guy running at full speed on to the ball. It’s also brutal and just the best sport around
To explain the difference between Union & league in a comments section is nigh on impossible, but the basic differences are
1. Union has 15 player per team, League has 13
2. Union awards 5pts for a Try, League gives 4
3. League was created in order for players to be able to be paid as at the time Union was totally amatuer
There are a whole host of rule differences though that, as I say, are far to complicated to explain here
Perhaps the biggest difference is that in Union you must release the ball when tackled, but in League you do not have to, instead you get up and roll the ball back to a team mate.
Also legue you only get 5 tackles before possession goes to the other team, union it's until they manage to turn it over in the ruck.
American football with it's system of downs is descended from rugby league
to add on too that union is a raffian game played by gentlemen while league is a gentleman's game played by ruffians.
The passing backward is to encourage a running game. When you kick it forward it can only be picked up by someone on your team if they were behind you when you kicked, again this forces running.
Line outs, you do not have to pass before landing, you can run it straight away but you are right next to loads of the opposing team so are unlikely to get far, hence passing. Passing before you land is to make the pass as fast as possible.
The man catching the ball in the lineout does not have to pass it whilst he is in the air, it's just that there is normally no advantage in waiting until he lands on his feet.
Rugby League is played between teams of 13 (as opposed to 15 in Union) and is mostly similar but with a few differences. There are no lineouts, and the team in possession gets six "tackles" to score otherwise the ball gets turned over to the opposition - similar to American football, although they aren't really related to each other.
No in the line out he doesnt have to throw it to the half back, he can hold it while the other forwards get behind him and drive him forward. This is often done when close to the line so they can try and score a try from the lineout.
There was a rugby league final where a player ruptured a testicle in the first half AND FINSHED THE GAME.
The main difference between Union and League is what happens once the player is tackled. In League, once the player is tackled, they are released and keep possession and the tackling team retreats 10 metres, and play resumes. After 6 tackles, if the attacking team hasn't scored yet, they lose possession and the other team gets their chance to attack. After they get tackled 6 times without scoring, it swaps back. There are other minor differenes like having 13 players per team rather than 15 and exactly how many points are scored by a try/conversion/penalty/drop goal and so on, but the main difference stems from the fact that in League possession is limited and tackles are never contested, whereas in Union if you don't lose the ball you can keep possession indefinitely and when you get tackled both teams have a chance to contest for the ball (usually via a ruck) - and there are a ton of extra rules (or Laws) to govern the fact that allowing the aftermath of a tackle to be a contest in itself actually complicates matters quite a bit compared to "you lose possession after tackle 6, try to score before then".
Six Nations happens around February to the end of March and include England, Ireland, France, Wales, Scotland and Italy, the Rugby world cup is coming up in France in September (every four years) and France and Ireland are the top two teams in the World... Check their match from this years Six Nations which was a top class match... A side note whoever as the ball on your team is the furtherest possible player and any other team member ahead of that player is then offside, if the referee doesn't see a effort by the other players to get back onside straight away, the ref can give the other team a free kick ( or a penalty kick), which can result in 3 points, or a line out or a scrum (to get closer to scoring a try), depending which is more advantageous to the team at that moment ... so in short to move forward you all was have to pass back to other player and the first player must be seen to get back behind the person with the ball or stay away from that play and, or if stopped or tackled must pass backwards or let go of the ball, straightaway, to a supporting team member, or give a way free kick, or scrum ... depending which is more advantageous
In Rugby you to score a Try you must physically touch the ball down under hand pressure. Not throw it down or just carry it across the line. Incidentally its called a "try" because originally there were no points for a touchdown, but it permitted the played to "try" to kick a goal.
A couple of things you miss-interpenetrated:
In a line out, the played can pass from the ground. Its just that in the video, the player was being lifted and wanted to pass as soon as possible.
For kicking, you cannot kick forward TO a fellow team member, because that would be a forward pass. The object it to kick as far forward as possible so that by the time the opposition recovers it, your team has run forward and gained terratory. What often happens is the oposition get it quickly and kicks it back so you see a kind of artilary battle between the backs. Another thing you will see it that the ball is intentionaly kick forward but out of play "into touch", so you loose a line out but gain terratory.
The under 20s world cup is comming to an end in the next few days.
Look out for the 2023 Summer interlationals series in Europe in August
The world cup is this year, in September. It's a good time to get into the sport. I don't think the US team made it in this year, but England and Ireland are both expected to do well.
As a spectator it's common to not follow a team and just watch the sport for the enjoyment of the game too. Where a football match might not be a family day out. a rugby match is DEFINATELY a family friendly environment :)
Best way to understand rugby is to watch some games. The rugby world cup starts in just over 2 months time, so that would be a really good oppurtunity to watch a lot of games! Unfortunately, the USA didn't qualify this time around...
I don't know what will be available to you, but try to view stories about South African rugby team, the Springboks. They are the current world champions and the World Cup 2023 happens in September this year. It takes place every 4 years. South Africa and New Zealand have each won it 3 times and there is a fierce rivalry between these two teams. The 1995 Rugby Union world cup, when South Africa won for the first time, was widely acknowledged as one of the most unifying events ever for all races in the country. Nelson Mandela was our president at the time and he wore the Captain's number on his rugby jersey. It was AMAZING!
I was at the Scotland vs Italy game in March of this year, for my birthday, it was an amazing game, you should watch the highlights. You should also watch 6 nations national anthems, and the New Zealand Haka against the English
One point to do with Respect: Neither team Coach is allowed to be on the field or sidelines during the game - Before is OK. They each should have a booth or area set aside with any Audience to watch the game from. They are allowed to join the team at the end of the first half and again, after the game is over. Essentially, once the kick- off happens, the players are on their own, to win, draw or lose the game. The coaches can give them a pep talk at half time, but that is it. (Oh and Coaches can be penalized if they publicly criticize referees and linesman calls - Usually by their own Club/Union's administration, rather than by the Referee.)
If you want to see more about the respect given to the referee, I *definitely* recommend watching any of the top three TH-cam searches under "rugby referee respect". You might also enjoy the results for "hard tackles in rugby" for (mostly) legal, but *brutal* tackles!!!
also the mantra of rugby is that you can only gain territory by outplaying your opponent. So every metre your team gains is earned, not gifted by fluke. Hence, you can only pass backwards.
Rugby Union was devised by upper middle class public schoolboys whose employment allowed the players to take time off to practice and play. When the game became popular in northern industrial towns, players had to take a day off work to play and so they needed to be recompensed for losing that day's pay. ln games between the southern middle class and northern working class teams the northern teams usually came out on top and so the regulators of the game made a ruling that no team could compete if it had 'professional' players and in that way they kept control of the game until fairly recently. ln response the northern teams started a new code of the game - rugby league - which involved two fewer players and changed some rules that helped speed up the game for the benefit of the paying spectators.
You won't truly understand all the laws (in detail) for a long time but you will pick up things as you go along and certainly know enough to be getting the nuances. I started playing in 1966 and have followed avidly since, but this year I learned an aspect of a lineout law I had not known before.
For me it's a toss-up between Rugby Union and Cricket for opaque laws. I've been watching Rugby for years and I still don't understand quite a few things about why this or that thing has been disallowed. With Cricket it's the mind-bending variety of names for field positions that I struggle with. I guess I'm thick. But I enjoy them both anyway! Nothing quite like seeing my team/s (Auckland Blues, All Blacks) banging away at the opposition's try line for phase after phase, until someone finally gets the pill over the line. In this regard Rugby is a more nuanced game than League, but League has its own distinctive appeal. A magnificent team try that depends on a bunch of players getting all their ducks in a row without dropping the ball, passing it forward, going into touch, dodging the opposition, or myriad other ways it can all come unstuck -- that's a very satisfying watch whenever it happens. Even if it's the opposition that do it -- as long as it's well constructed. Just as long as the buggers don't actually win the game...
Steve - you couldn't kick the ball to a player in front of you. Generally the ball marks the offside line. If a player is in front of the ball, he would be offside when you kicked it. But if a player is behind you when you kick it he can run on to the ball.
World cup later this year, every 4 years nations across the world compete for the ultimate prize. As a South African, im hoping for our national team (The Springboks) to defend the title. New Zealand is always a formidable team as well as France who is looking on form this year are probably the popular favorites if i had to gauge the general sentiment at the moment. It will be a very competitive tournament this year. Ireland is also coming in strong but have an atrocious history of lack lust performance when they actually get to knockout stages
You can only pass backwards. If a player kicks the ball forward only the kicker and his teammates behind him can collect, anyone in front of the kicker can not collect the ball.
Yeah, the boots are what you'd call cleates. Football/rugby shoes are generally called boots, and "cleates" refers specifically to the studs on the bottom of them, rather than the whole shoe being referred to as cleates
Have a look at a video to explain the rules of Rugby League. It's an excellent game and more popular than Union in quite a few countries. It *usually* flows more quickly than Union at a high level of play because of the way tackles are handled. Additionally, a field goal is only worth one point so there's a little more emphasis on getting a try. It's not everyone's cup of tea but it's worth taking a look to see if you're interested.
Love the fact you're learning ❤❤
The pressure in the scrum is so strong that it can pop fillings from your teeth
A touchdown is equivalent to a try. Rugby pre-dates American football! There are many differences between union and league. The key difference is union has fifteen players whilst league has thirteen
A Difference between rugby league and union is that league is mostly in the north and very working class whereas union can be linked with the middle class and both really
There are some really skilful and beautiful games to watch, albeit some of the new rules are slowing the game down, as the refs is trying to learn how to apply them.
If you look back at a stunning match on You Tube, when in 1972 the Barbarians (British Isles) v All Blacks (New Zealand), you will see some of the most open and exciting phases of play ever in a top international venue.
The rules have changed a little, but I think you’ll really enjoy it.
All the best with your research. I hope you enjoy the forthcoming World Cup in France.
A bit of that video is actally incorrect, rugby did NOT originate in England. It was mistakenly creditied to English clergyman William Webb Ellis when he was at school. But evidence came to light that it was invented in Wales between 1100 - 1200 CE ( although obviously by a different name). Although the game as we know it today arrived into wales in 1850 as the modern rules were finally written down in England.
Good to learn this before thecworld Cup this autumn
rugby union and league differ on the number of tackles, and absence of rucking mostly. They also don't really do scrummaging or line outs in the same structured way union does.
Steve try and find a rugby club near you, it’s getting bigger in the US especially the ladies game. There are I know quite a few US rugby TH-cam vids online just look for them. Also quite a number of “Football (US)” coaches have asked advice about tackling from the “Rugby Union” coaches since they don’t use Helmets and they have less head injuries apparently. Have a look you might get a game!!
One thing, look up “Nigel Owen” who’s a Welsh referee known for his tough but fare refereeing he’s quite funny too.
Cheers Aah Kid!
A try came from a “try at goal” a originally you could only score a point of you kicked the ball between the uprights. When you place to ball over the opponents try line (The line by the posts) you could have a try at goal and convert it.
Over the years points scored from a conversion has decreased and a try increased.
Rugby was a posh boys sport from Rugby school. The Victorians were great believers in sport as a wholesome activity and all classes began to play. The problem was, the north of England was generally poorer and the rugby players wanted to get paid to play. The richer Southern players acted to remain amateur. So the northern teams formed professional Rugby League and south amateur rugby Union.
League is a simpler game, more free flowing, Union is more technically based with more emphasis on things like lineout, scrums and there breakdown.
If you want a fun video to watch relating to respect for the referees, look up one of the Nigel Owens videos. He is a legendary rugby union referee and hearing the way he talks to the players and tells them off is a lot of fun
Rugby is popular in a lot of countries although it is not global. The best team is the all blacks but England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Australia, South Africa are really good as well
I watch the internationals but if I'm honest i didnt fully understand and definitely learned a bit from this.
In England Rugby Union is played by Posh public school boys, where as League is played by hard Northern lads, although i wouldn't make that comment to anyone 's face who plays Union. LOL
leauge is like the nfl oncce tackled they sort of stop and after a certain amount of tackles (7?) the ball is tunred over. Union you can compete for the ball on the ground
You can kick the ball upfield as long as the player who catches it was behind you when you kicked it .League only has 13 players and no scrums .its more like American football because you have a limited ammount of tackles per play
A great many differences between Rugby Union and Rugby League have accumulated over 128 years since they split. The original difference was that the Union insisted on amateurism whereas the League allowed players to be compensated. But that isn't the case any more.
The root difference in the play of the game is what happens when a player is tackled with the ball. In Union the tackled player gives up control of the ball, but play continues; a ruck is formed as players from the two sides attempt to gain possession of the ball. In League the two teams form lines of scrimmage; the tackled player rises with a dead ball and puts it back into play by rolling it back to a team-mate under his foot. In League a team must hand the ball over to the other side after a sixth tackle in a row, which is a bit like in American football except with six tackles instead of four and no benefit from making ten yards. That makes League a bit more like American football than Union is, though without stopping the clock on a tackle it is more dynamic and free-flowing, and not as good for setting up rehearsed plays.
There are a lot of other differences, too. Scoring. What happens if the ball goes out of bounds…. But I think that understanding what happens after a tackle is the first key to understanding what is going on and how the games are different.
A try is exactly like a touchdown, except that you have to touch the ball to the ground to score a try.
The scrum half will roll the ball into the middle of the scrum PMSL.... This hasn't happened in at least 35 years, the ball is fed to the 2nd row and the ref overlooks what is technically a foul...
i'm new to your channel, and i think i might stick around for a while :) On this topic, yeah Rugby does seem more exciting because they don't wear helmets and pads and all that stuff - and though i do love watching NFL sometimes, it's no secret that it is a fact that BECAUSE they wear those helmets, and armour, they are waaaay way, more prone to actual injury - ESPECIALLY long term brain injury and concussions, whereas in rugby they will slam into each other, full impact, but the head and neck are totally out of the question - you can read much more in-depth scientific papers on my ramblings, and i do truly love both sports, i dont want to cause any kind of nonsense in your comment section - i'll just end by saying, we all know there are problems - but you Sir, are one of the most down to earth people i've seen in a long time, wanting to understand things outside your wheelhouse in a long time - and what else are we here for, other than learning, and understanding - you don't know, what you don't know - and i am totally here to learn along with you x
I can't wait for the cricket video. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
She shouldn't have said it was one of ENGLAND's popular sports. It's played very enthusiastically and successfully in Scotland, Wales and Ireland, France, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina (yes!) and lots of other countries - apologies to those not mentioned!
it's a video produced by england rugby for an english audience, a piece of advertising basically. it's not meant as a generalist informational piece.
@@samsowden Ah, maybe that should have been made clearer at the start, thanks for that.
There’s a very easy way to get the ball forward… run with it
Humility is pounded into rugby players from a young age in NZ. Show boating or any celebrating is highly frowned upon and can end up in a card. The celebrating after a touchdown in the NFL would not be tolerated.
A good game to watch would be England vs All Black's (New Zealand) from 2012
Rugby league has only 13 players and thing like scrums and lineouts, a major part of union have effectively been taken out of the game as a set piece contest. This is supposed to make the game faster but to many removes the essential elements of the game.
The ball being passed backwards is to make an effective contest for possession as just passing forward makes the game too simplistic as the team in possession would nearly always gain territory and the upper hand. ie. Boring! Hope this helps
You don't have to pass backwards; you just can't pass forwards. Sideways is OK.
9:06 no… he can hold onto it and your forwards can maul around you and push forward…. Or like I use to do as a smaller scrum half fake a pass and slip down the line
At first glance, League and Union seem similar, but the differences between them are vast. League has only 13 players on the field. They don't have lineouts, rucks or mauls, they have uncontested scrums and each side is limited to six tackles. The scoring system is also different, with only 1 point for a field goal, two for a penalty and a golden point for all games, so there is never a draw. The League formed as an alternative competition to Union in Northern England after the miners wanted to be paid because injury could prevent them from earning a living, but the Union said no, and banned paid players as it was a gentleman's game and therefore an amateur pursuit. Currently, League is only popular in the northeastern states of New South Wales and Queensland in Australia and Papua New Guinea, where it is the national sport. There is minor interest in the other Rugby Union playing nations.
you can only pass backwards because your onside. its hard to understand, but in a nut shell, everyhting must happen behind the ball, kick off's rucks, mauls,
Americans don't undrstand rugby but they assume we understand American football ..... so a boot is a cleat ? ..... how do we know?, we dont know what a cleat is. So a try is a touchdown,...... er no, it's a try,. Many people in Europe might not know what a touchdown is........ they just assume we know all about the American sport that they're referring to,.Many people over here will never have seen American football and know nothing about it so it's pointless saying 'is that thing in rugby the same as this thing in American football. We don't know !'
Yes we do know, Cleat is a British word that the Americans use, it’s not an American term so there is no reason why a Brit would not know what a cleat was other than just ignorance, so speak for yourself, don’t speak for everyone else, your not the spokesperson for the UK or Europe
To Europeans cleats are raised bars across the sole of a boot, studs are individual "pegs" attached to the sole of a boot.
@@s.rmurray8161 speak for yourself, another speaking on behalf of a whole group of people.
So let me explain to you, educate you as you’re clearly ignorant too
A stud is a large headed piece of metal that projects from and pierces through a surface. This surface can be any surface but it must be made from metal.
Whereas a cleat can be made of any material and refers to only on the bottom of the shoe.
So a cleat can be a stud if it’s made from metal but if it’s not made from metal it’s not a stud, it’s a cleat, but regardless of what material it is made from, it’s always a cleat if it’s on the bottom of the shoe
Might be worth doing a comparison with Rugby League 🏉
Rugby is increasingly becoming more popular in the United States. It will be interesting to see how good the national team becomes because there is a bigger talent pool in the US than most countries that are good at rugby. Either way it's good to get more nations getting good at rugby internationally.
I agree, which is why i've always been surprised at how bad in comparison the US football (soccer) teams tend to be. kind of a joke that the old washed up european footballers go over to US once their abilities start to fade.
Rugby, the game they play in heaven.
God created rugby so soccer players can have heroes too.
American sports are just English sports when people don't remember the rules and don't have the right equipment and have parents that were scared of them getting hurt.
Just look at baseball vs cricket. No pads no wickets no wicket pitch no proper bat. Just a cricket ball and a stick with a big glove so you don't hurt your hand.
These developed into it's own thing now some of which are quite awesome, look at basket ball vs netball.
The main difference between rugby and American football is that rugby is played by men (and tough women).
I've punched opponents and bought him a beer later.
DO NOT start playing rugby at 35 unless you want to die or your hulk.
Union is more popular than League because the upper class played Union and they where the only people who could afford to travel. League is a far more enjoyable game to play and watch.
Dude, check out Australian football (nothing like rugby) for the most exciting football code in the world.
If only you had done this video a few years ago when we were still proudly using the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" YARDS instead of this forced upon us new-fangled metric metre madness!
Yep a try is an actual touch down, an American Football touch down is anything but!
I'm not into sports much...I did play rugby in my late teens/early twenties for fun. (I'm a skinny guy so being fast probably meant I should have played Football/Soccer...rugby is way more fun to play or watch). Rugby matches have some of the best crowds! :D
Rugby is a religion in Wales 🏴
Definitely react to compilations of rugby referees.
A try is a little bit like a touchdown, except unlike a touchdown a try has to touch down, whereas a touchdown does not have to touch down. Makes sense.
And there has to be a downward preassure on the ball (you can't cross the try line and then drop the ball to the ground) and where you score your try matters as the conversion kick has to be taken in line with where the try was scored. This means the kick is taken at a more difficult and less favourable angle if the try is scored near the sides of the pitch, and it's an easy kick from directly in front of the goal if you managed to score the try in the centre of the pitch between the goal posts. The kicker can take their conversion kick from any distance, so if the try is scored near the side of the pitch they'll normally take their kick from further away to improve the angle at the expense of distance. This is probably the biggest difference between scoring in rugby union vs American football because it means that in rugby the player may choose to continue play even after they've crossed the try line so that they can place the ball on the ground and score nearer to the centre of the ptich for an easier conversion. A player can still be prevented from scoring by the other team tackling them, even after they crossed the try line though, so it's a risk trying to continue play to score neaerer the centre.
A try is literally a touchdown. America skipped the “touchdown” part somewhere along the line
Wow just when you think it's in the name. 😅
@@julesc8054 Another American misnomer like their 'football'🙂
If you want to see the kind of respect for the referee there is in Rugby, watch any video highlighting Nigel Owens(Referee), he’s fantastic! The sportsmanship between players and fans, with the brutal but friendly play and banter is one of the best parts of the game
Steve, there are bound to be full matches on TH-cam that you can watch. One of rugby's strengths is the camaraderie among spectators. You can go into a pub wearing your club's colours only to find everyone in there supports your team's opponents. There won't be any trouble and you'll probably find yourself having a drink with them.
th-cam.com/video/rkm7_mjA3XY/w-d-xo.html
I was the only Red shirt in a Walkabout in Bristol during the six nations Eng vs Wales I had such a good time got loads of grief as we got ballbagged but had a great time.
@@drunkenbarbarian8211 I used to get the same in Manchester. They were never into rugby where I lived until I started putting the TV in the front garden. The neighbors joined in and then Henson made that kick and even the English were cheering for us. It's about the play and quality. Not the team that wins. I remeber a few years ago the finals of the 6 nations and the last games scored so many points it was probably the best rugby I ever witnessed. This was in about 2017/2018. Long as the play is fast and exciting it doesn't matter who really wins
@@drunkenbarbarian8211 I was the same in a pub in South Wales in my England rugby shirt amongst 70-80 Welsh fans. We started the game looking for a grand slam but lost 30-3. It was humiliating!
If you go back far enough in history, a "try" did not afford you any points at all. What a "try" did award you was a chance to kick the ball between the posts. In other words you had a chance to "try" and kick the ball between the posts and earn points, hence the name "try."
For example when
Scotland & England first played that was the case if you look at the results you can see this was the case.
A try got you an attempt (try) at scoring in the goal. That is why it is called a try.
thats a lie it was called a try bcause then a try was 3 point not 5 and got 5with corvertion
@@benbrits6638 No - that happened later. It went from zero, to 3, to 4 to 5 points across history.
@@benbrits6638 No. For touching the ball down in the in-goal area, you got a "try" for a goal. It was the same in Rugby League in the early days. The number of points you got varied over the years. Rugby League has favoured giving more points for tries over kicks - currently 4 (try), 2 (goal), 1 (field goal), and in the NRL (Australia) 2 points for a field goal kicked from outside 40 metres.
Rugby Union is certainly a more flowing game compared to the stop/start of American Football. There are videos explaining the differences between Union and League. Two quite different games. Rugby is definitely worth it. Good luck.
Rugby is designed to be flowing, but in reality the players habitually flout the rules, particularly in defence, and the referee creates a lot of stop start stop.