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Rugby · Level 1: Beginner · Sub-level 1.1

What Rugby Is

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 28 October 2026 · markdown

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

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1The aim of the gameTake a test

  1. Tries are scored by pressing the ball down beyond the opponents' goal line.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. A hand pass must not travel forwards; attackers gain ground by running and kicking.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Carrying and kicking are the two ways to gain ground.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Defenders tackle and contest to regain possession.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Every player may carry, pass, kick and tackle.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Points from tries and kicks are added up; the bigger total wins.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Tackles, rucks, mauls and scrums are all contests where bodies meet.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Possession first, ground gained, then the ball goes down over the line.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. A match is two halves with a break between them.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Grounding the ball beyond the line is a try.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 2Fifteen a sideTake a test

  1. Union is fifteen a side.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Eight forwards and seven backs.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. The eight forwards make up the scrum.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Seven backs: scrum-half, fly-half, two centres, two wings and the full-back.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. The forwards are called the pack.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Forwards wear 1-8, backs 9-15.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. The XV on a team sheet is the number of players.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Seven, thirteen and fifteen players a side.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Front row 1-3, back row 6-8, half-backs 9-10, back three 11, 14 and 15.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Numbers 1-8 are the forwards; 9-15 are the backs.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 3Scoring a tryTake a test

  1. A try needs the ball grounded, not just carried over.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. In early rugby a touchdown only gave the right to try a kick at goal.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. In-goal lies between the goal line and the dead-ball line.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. The conversion is taken in line with where the try was scored.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. The goal line belongs to in-goal, so the ball on the line counts.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Hands, arms or the chest side from waist to neck.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. A try near the posts gives an easier conversion.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. The kick only comes once the try is given.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. From halfway: the 22, then the goal line, in-goal, and the dead-ball line.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Grounding in in-goal is a try, diving or not.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 4Points in plain wordsTake a test

  1. A try is five points in union.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Conversion: two points.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Penalty goal: three points.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. A drop goal, kicked in open play, is worth three.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Five plus two.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. 5 + 5 + 2 + 3 + 3 = 18.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. The ball goes above the bar and between the uprights.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Two, three and five.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. 9, 10 and 14 points.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. A penalty kick at goal that goes over is worth three points.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 5Two halves and the clockTake a test

  1. Two halves of forty minutes.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Each half is forty minutes.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Teams switch ends for the second half.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. The teams rest and change ends at half-time.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Kicking the ball dead ends the half once time is up.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Major matches use a timekeeper; elsewhere the referee keeps time.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Stoppage time is added so the match keeps its full length.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Each forty-minute half starts with a kick-off.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Fourteen minutes, twenty minutes in a final with ten-minute halves, and eighty.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. The half ends at the next stoppage once time is up.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 6Union and the other codesTake a test

  1. Union is the fifteen-a-side code.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. League is thirteen a side.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. The split came in the north of England in 1895.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Rugby grew from the football played at English public schools.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. American and Canadian football grew out of rugby.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. In touch a defender touches the carrier instead of tackling.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Outside league areas, 'rugby' usually means union.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Seven, thirteen and fifteen.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Early 1800s, 1895, 2016.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Touch replaces the tackle with a touch.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 7Sevens in one lineTake a test

  1. Sevens is seven a side on a full-size field.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Halves of seven minutes, with a longer final in some events.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Seven players on a full field leaves lots of space.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Sevens joined the Olympics in Rio.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Fiji's gold in 2016 was the country's first Olympic medal.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Teams play several games in a weekend.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Few defenders on a big field leave gaps.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Seven, forty and eighty minutes.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Sevens was played in 2016, 2021 and 2024.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Seven a side on a full field.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 8Rugby's valuesTake a test

  1. Respect for opponents is a rugby value.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Solidarity is team spirit and loyalty.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Discipline includes accepting decisions on and off the field.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Integrity is honesty and fair play.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Passion is the excitement and belonging rugby creates.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. The captain is the team's voice with the referee.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Players meeting after the game is known as the third half.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Respect runs from the first whistle to after the game.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Captains ask at a stoppage and accept the reply.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Clapping the other team off is a sign of respect.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 9Who playsTake a test

  1. Women's rugby has its own World Cup and leagues.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. The first women's World Cup was in Wales in 1991.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Mini rugby suits young children.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Many clubs start tag rugby around five or six.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Props, locks, scrum-halves and wings all need different builds.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Walking rugby is played at walking pace without contact.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Tag rugby is a non-contact first game for many children.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Non-contact first, then smaller games, then the full game.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. 1987, 1991 and 2016.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Pulling a tag replaces the tackle.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 10Where the game is bigTake a test

  1. The colour gave the team its nickname, the All Blacks.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. South Africa play as the Springboks.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Australia are the Wallabies.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. The European championship of these six nations.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Samoa, Tonga and Fiji are the Pacific's leading rugby nations.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Japan was the first Asian host.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Argentina are Los Pumas.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. 2019, 2023 and 2027.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Italy in 2000, Argentina in 2012, Japan's World Cup in 2019.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. The All Blacks perform the haka before Tests.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Sources

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

  • General rugby union reference100