Rugby · Niveau 1 : Débutant · Sous-niveau 1.1

What Rugby Is

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What rugby union is: the aim, fifteen a side, tries and points, the clock, the other codes, sevens, the values, who plays and where.

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Test 1The aim of the gameFaire un test

Tries are scored by pressing the ball down beyond the opponents' goal line.
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A hand pass must not travel forwards; attackers gain ground by running and kicking.
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Carrying and kicking are the two ways to gain ground.
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Defenders tackle and contest to regain possession.
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Every player may carry, pass, kick and tackle.
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Points from tries and kicks are added up; the bigger total wins.
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Tackles, rucks, mauls and scrums are all contests where bodies meet.
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Possession first, ground gained, then the ball goes down over the line.
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A match is two halves with a break between them.
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Grounding the ball beyond the line is a try.
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Test 2Fifteen a sideFaire un test

Union is fifteen a side.
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Eight forwards and seven backs.
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The eight forwards make up the scrum.
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Seven backs: scrum-half, fly-half, two centres, two wings and the full-back.
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The forwards are called the pack.
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Forwards wear 1-8, backs 9-15.
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The XV on a team sheet is the number of players.
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Seven, thirteen and fifteen players a side.
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Front row 1-3, back row 6-8, half-backs 9-10, back three 11, 14 and 15.
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Numbers 1-8 are the forwards; 9-15 are the backs.
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Test 3Scoring a tryFaire un test

A try needs the ball grounded, not just carried over.
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In early rugby a touchdown only gave the right to try a kick at goal.
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In-goal lies between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
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The conversion is taken in line with where the try was scored.
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The goal line belongs to in-goal, so the ball on the line counts.
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Hands, arms or the chest side from waist to neck.
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A try near the posts gives an easier conversion.
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The kick only comes once the try is given.
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From halfway: the 22, then the goal line, in-goal, and the dead-ball line.
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Grounding in in-goal is a try, diving or not.
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Test 4Points in plain wordsFaire un test

A try is five points in union.
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Conversion: two points.
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Penalty goal: three points.
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A drop goal, kicked in open play, is worth three.
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Five plus two.
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5 + 5 + 2 + 3 + 3 = 18.
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The ball goes above the bar and between the uprights.
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Two, three and five.
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9, 10 and 14 points.
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A penalty kick at goal that goes over is worth three points.
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Test 5Two halves and the clockFaire un test

Two halves of forty minutes.
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Each half is forty minutes.
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Teams switch ends for the second half.
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The teams rest and change ends at half-time.
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Kicking the ball dead ends the half once time is up.
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Major matches use a timekeeper; elsewhere the referee keeps time.
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Stoppage time is added so the match keeps its full length.
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Each forty-minute half starts with a kick-off.
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Fourteen minutes, twenty minutes in a final with ten-minute halves, and eighty.
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The half ends at the next stoppage once time is up.
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Test 6Union and the other codesFaire un test

Union is the fifteen-a-side code.
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League is thirteen a side.
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The split came in the north of England in 1895.
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Rugby grew from the football played at English public schools.
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American and Canadian football grew out of rugby.
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In touch a defender touches the carrier instead of tackling.
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Outside league areas, 'rugby' usually means union.
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Seven, thirteen and fifteen.
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Early 1800s, 1895, 2016.
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Touch replaces the tackle with a touch.
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Test 7Sevens in one lineFaire un test

Sevens is seven a side on a full-size field.
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Halves of seven minutes, with a longer final in some events.
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Seven players on a full field leaves lots of space.
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Sevens joined the Olympics in Rio.
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Fiji's gold in 2016 was the country's first Olympic medal.
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Teams play several games in a weekend.
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Few defenders on a big field leave gaps.
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Seven, forty and eighty minutes.
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Sevens was played in 2016, 2021 and 2024.
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Seven a side on a full field.
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Test 8Rugby's valuesFaire un test

Respect for opponents is a rugby value.
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Solidarity is team spirit and loyalty.
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Discipline includes accepting decisions on and off the field.
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Integrity is honesty and fair play.
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Passion is the excitement and belonging rugby creates.
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The captain is the team's voice with the referee.
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Players meeting after the game is known as the third half.
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Respect runs from the first whistle to after the game.
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Captains ask at a stoppage and accept the reply.
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Clapping the other team off is a sign of respect.
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Test 9Who playsFaire un test

Women's rugby has its own World Cup and leagues.
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The first women's World Cup was in Wales in 1991.
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Mini rugby suits young children.
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Many clubs start tag rugby around five or six.
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Props, locks, scrum-halves and wings all need different builds.
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Walking rugby is played at walking pace without contact.
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Tag rugby is a non-contact first game for many children.
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Non-contact first, then smaller games, then the full game.
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1987, 1991 and 2016.
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Pulling a tag replaces the tackle.
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Test 10Where the game is bigFaire un test

The colour gave the team its nickname, the All Blacks.
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South Africa play as the Springboks.
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Australia are the Wallabies.
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The European championship of these six nations.
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Samoa, Tonga and Fiji are the Pacific's leading rugby nations.
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Japan was the first Asian host.
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Argentina are Los Pumas.
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2019, 2023 and 2027.
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Italy in 2000, Argentina in 2012, Japan's World Cup in 2019.
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The All Blacks perform the haka before Tests.
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Sources

World Rugby handbooks and coaching material, union and competition records; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered Laws belong to the Laws category.

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