# Kicking · Rugby Level 2: Elementary

Rugby · Level 2: Elementary · Insporta Book (https://book.insporta.app/rugby/level-2/kicking/)

How kicks are struck: the punt, the spiral, the drop kick, place kicking, the grubber, the chip and chase, the box kick, the up-and-under, the weaker foot and the touch-finder.

## Test 1: The punt technique

- A slight angle lines the ball up with the foot. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A clean drop gives a clean strike. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Watching the ball onto the foot. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The leg finishes high towards the target. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The standing foot sets the direction. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Hurried kicks go astray or get blocked. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Reading the wind is part of kicking. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Grip, drop, strike, follow through. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Height depends on the aim of the kick. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The finish of the kicking motion. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 2: The spiral

- The ball rotates like a rifle bullet. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Less drag means more distance. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The angle makes the ball spin along its axis. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A spinning ball moves late in the air. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Tumbling creates more drag. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The off-centre contact creates the spin. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Short, accurate kicks often tumble. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Spirals travel furthest. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Angle, drop, strike, finish. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Rotation along the long axis is a spiral. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 3: The drop kick

- The half-volley is what makes it a drop kick. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The game restarts with a drop kick. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- An upright ball lands on its point. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A slow drop goal is charged down. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Wilkinson kicked it in extra time against Australia. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Stransky's extra-time drop goal won it for South Africa. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Timing the strike with the bounce is key. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Hold, drop, half-volley, finish. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Both 1995 kicks came weeks apart; Wilkinson's was in 2003. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A half-volley at the posts in open play. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 4: Place kicking

- A tee gives a clean, repeatable strike. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The seam acts as an aiming line. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Consistency comes from repetition. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A low instep strike lifts the ball. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The angled run lets the leg swing across. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The wind brings the ball back on target. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Kickers once struck with the toe, running straight. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Set, step, look, kick. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Distance and angle make kicks harder. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A kick at goal from a tee. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 5: The grubber technique

- Hitting down makes it run along the ground. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The shape makes the bounces random. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A rushing line leaves space behind. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Chasers must arrive first. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The ball goes behind the line. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Grubbers into in-goal can score. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Most kickers grub off their strong foot. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Rush, kick, roll, gather. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Along the ground, over the line, high. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A low rolling kick behind the defence. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 6: The chip and chase

- The kicker runs on to catch it again. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A short chip lands within reach. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A flat rushing line leaves space behind. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A race against the cover defender. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Over the top beats a defender in front. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Overhit chips are given away. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Dink is slang for a soft chip. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Run, chip, chase, regather. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Short to long. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Over the top and regathered. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 7: The box kick technique

- The 'box' is the space behind the wing. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Hang time lets the chasers compete. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Longer hang time helps the chase. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Slow kicks get blocked. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Forwards guard the kicker's space. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The chase aims to win the ball back. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The kick goes over the shoulder. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Ruck, turn, kick, chase. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- More height gives more hang time. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A scrum-half's high kick from the ruck. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 8: The up-and-under

- Also known as a Garryowen. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Chasers compete with the catcher. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Timing the chase is everything. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Aiming short of the full-back invites a contest. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Wet balls get knocked on. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A clean catch kills the threat. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Conditions add to the pressure. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Kick, chase, contest, result. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Short contestable kicks to long ones. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A towering contestable kick. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 9: Kicking off the weaker foot

- Most kickers favour one foot. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Two-footed kickers have more options. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Weaker-foot kicks lose distance. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Short kicks need less power. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Kicking either way is harder to stop. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The ten kicks from both sides of the field. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Little and often builds skill. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Short kicks come first. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Add pressure as accuracy grows. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Using the less favoured foot. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 10: The touch-finder

- It sends the ball into touch to gain ground. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Territory plus a set piece. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Every metre of territory counts. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A kick that stays in gives the ball away. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- An angled kick is harder to miss. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Lines on the field help judge distance. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A low spiral can bounce and roll on. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Target, drop, strike, out. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Further upfield means more ground. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Ball in touch means a lineout. (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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