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Rugby · Level 8: Expert · Sub-level 8.2

Youth and Mini Rugby

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

Rugby for children and teenagers: mini rugby, fun first, skills before structure, safe contact, fair playing time, parents, festivals, growth and maturity, safeguarding and keeping teenagers in the game.

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 1What mini rugby isTake a test

  1. Small-sided, adapted games.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. More involvement.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Equipment to fit the child.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Space fits the age.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Gradual progression.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Set pieces come later.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Age-grade codes.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Tag, tackle, scrums uncontested, then contested.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Small sides grow with age.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Pitch fits the age.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 2Fun firstTake a test

  1. Fun keeps them coming.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Enjoyment drives retention.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Start active and fun.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Keep everyone moving.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Praise effort.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Short attention spans.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. They want more.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Play, skill, match, finish.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Mostly games.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Fun first.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 3Skills before structureTake a test

  1. Skills first.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Core movement and handling.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Broad development.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Decision-making suffers.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Space before contact.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Repetition builds skill.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Later in the pathway.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Run, pass, tackle, ruck.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Handling and evasion first.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Core skills.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 4Safe contact for childrenTake a test

  1. Safety and confidence.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Falling first.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Cheek to cheek.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Safe practice.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Patience.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Fair contact.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Check straight away.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Fall, kneel, walk, game.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Gentle to game.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Head to the side.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 5Playing time for allTake a test

  1. Play to learn.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Everyone plays.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Broad experience.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Development for all.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Late bloomers.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Simple records.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Honesty and fairness.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Plan, rotate, note, balance.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Equal time first.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Rolling substitutions.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 6Parents and the touchlineTake a test

  1. Positive environment.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Encourage.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. One voice.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Private, calm conversation.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Space and respect.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Community effort.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Young referees need support.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Calm, wait, ask, talk.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Encourage best.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. A respect barrier.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 7FestivalsTake a test

  1. Festivals, not leagues.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Play over pressure.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Learning first.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Many short games.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Social rugby.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Balanced games.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Friendship.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Arrive, play, eat, celebrate.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Least to most.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Festival.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 8Growth and maturityTake a test

  1. Maturation varies.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Maturity-based groups.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Talent shows late.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Birth month bias.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Look past size.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Fair and safe.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Encourage development.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Mini to senior.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Size least.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Same age, different size.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 9SafeguardingTake a test

  1. Child protection.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Vetting.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Safe practice.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Report it.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Privacy.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Separate changing.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Emergencies.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Listen, record, report, follow.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Safety first.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Visible welfare contact.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 10Keeping teenagers playingTake a test

  1. Drop-out is a big problem.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Competing interests.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Choice and flexibility.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Voice and ownership.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Clear pathway.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Leadership roles.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Belonging.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Ask, offer, involve, review.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Drop-out rises with age.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Young referee.

    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