# What Rugby Is · Rugby, Niveau 1 : Débutant

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What Rugby Is: 100 faits, 10 tests.

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

## Test 1: The aim of the game

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

## Test 2: Fifteen a side

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

## Test 3: Scoring a try

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

## Test 4: Points in plain words

- A try is five points in union. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Conversion: two points. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Penalty goal: three points. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A drop goal, kicked in open play, is worth three. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Five plus two. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 5 + 5 + 2 + 3 + 3 = 18. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The ball goes above the bar and between the uprights. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Two, three and five. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 9, 10 and 14 points. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A penalty kick at goal that goes over is worth three points. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 5: Two halves and the clock

- Two halves of forty minutes. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Each half is forty minutes. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Teams switch ends for the second half. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The teams rest and change ends at half-time. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Kicking the ball dead ends the half once time is up. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Major matches use a timekeeper; elsewhere the referee keeps time. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Stoppage time is added so the match keeps its full length. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Each forty-minute half starts with a kick-off. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Fourteen minutes, twenty minutes in a final with ten-minute halves, and eighty. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The half ends at the next stoppage once time is up. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 6: Union and the other codes

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

## Test 7: Sevens in one line

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

## Test 8: Rugby's values

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

## Test 9: Who plays

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

## Test 10: Where the game is big

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

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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