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Rugby · Level 3: Pre-Intermediate · Sub-level 3.3

The Half-Backs

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

The scrum-half and the fly-half: passing, kicking and organising from the ruck, defending, deciding as the playmaker, the 9-10 partnership and famous half-backs.

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 scrum-half's passTake a test

  1. The nine's pass starts most attacks.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. No wind-up means quicker ball.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Smith's pass was among the fastest ever.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. The box kick lands there.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. The nine must serve both directions.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. It adds length, but leaves the nine on the floor.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Standing passes keep the nine involved.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Look, feet, sweep, finish.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. No wind-up is quickest.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. No pick-up, quicker ball.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 2The scrum-half at the ruckTake a test

  1. The scrum-half directs the pack around rucks.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. The nine decides before the ball is out.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Communication keeps tempo.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. The nine attacks the fringe of the ruck.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Small players in a big player's world.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. High tempo stresses the defence.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Changing tempo is a tactic.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Arrive, read, organise, act.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Faster ball is harder to defend.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. The nine directs the pack.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 3Scrum-half kickingTake a test

  1. Box kicks come from the base of rucks.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. There is little time behind a ruck.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. A contestable kick gives a chance to win it back.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Getting the ball out of danger.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Protection gives time to kick.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. A surprise kick over the defence.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Two-footed nines kick from anywhere.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Protect, pick up, kick, out.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Box kicks go highest.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Escaping pressure near the line.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 4The scrum-half in defenceTake a test

  1. The nine covers kicks and breaks.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Nines guard the blind side.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Small nines tackle big carriers low.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Technique beats size.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Covering kicks saves territory.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Nines mark nines around the ruck.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. The nine guards the space near the lineout.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Watch, follow, read, tackle.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. The nine sweeps most.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Going low beats a bigger runner.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 5The fly-half as decision-makerTake a test

  1. The fly-half runs the backline.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Three options every time.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Early reading means better decisions.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. The ten directs the attack.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Composure wins close games.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Knowing when to attack and when to kick.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Nine and ten run the game together.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Read, see, choose, act.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Kick to escape, run to score.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. The ten directs the attack.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 6The fly-half's kickingTake a test

  1. Touch-finders win ground.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. A cross-kick can create a try.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Tens are often the goal-kickers.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Tens usually restart the game.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Kicks hand possession over.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Carter scored 1,598 Test points.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Conditions change the kick.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. See, choose, strike, out.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Short to long.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. A kick to the far wing.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 7The fly-half's running and passingTake a test

  1. Flat ball pressures defenders.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Depth buys time.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Holding defenders makes space outside.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. It moves the ball wide quickly.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. A running threat holds defenders.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Barry John starred for Wales and the 1971 Lions.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Sexton won the award at 33.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Run, fix, pass, space.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Depth buys time.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Committed the defender to free the outside.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 8The fly-half in defenceTake a test

  1. Tens defend in the backline.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Teams target smaller defenders.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Back-rowers can swap channels.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Tens help cover the back field.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. There is nowhere to hide in defence.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Holding the line prevents gaps.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Wilkinson's defence was as famous as his kicking.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Set, read, lower, tackle.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Attacks hunt the lighter defenders.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Teams target the smaller defender.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 9The 9-10 partnershipTake a test

  1. Nine and ten work as a pair.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. They choose when to run, pass or kick.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Short calls keep the opponents guessing.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Gregan and Larkham ran Australia's game.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Dawson and Wilkinson combined for the winning drop goal.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Partnerships grow with practice.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. The nine has options too.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Feed, ball back, pass, play.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. 1999, 2003 and 2019.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. The 9-10 axis.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 10Famous half-backsTake a test

  1. Edwards finished one of rugby's most famous tries.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Dupont won the award after France's 2021 season.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Gregan was Australia's most capped player for years.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. 2005, 2012 and 2015.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. De Klerk won the World Cup in 2019 and 2023.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Dupont switched to sevens for Paris 2024.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Dawson's pass set up the extra-time kick.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. 1967, 1994 and 2017.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. 2005, 2012 and 2015.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. The 1973 Barbarians try.

    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