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Rules of
Ruby
The entire lists of the rules are on the International Rugby
Board web page. www.irb.com
Click right off the list of rules, regulations and laws of
the game on the home page.
BUT FOR THE ROOKIES OUT THERE
HERE IS YOUR QUICK LIST OF RULES.
- As you notice, there are no shoulder pads or helmets in
rugby.
- The ball must be pitched backwards to your teammates.
No Forward passes like John Elway.
A team can pitch the ball back and forth to each other as
many times as they wish.
- THERE IS NO BLOCKING to assist your runner.
- Everyone runs with the ball and tackles equally. Unlike
American Grid-Iron Football where 2 or 3 guys get all the
glory and the rest of the team is never given the opportunity
to prove themselves and run for a score, every player on
the rugby field will run with the ball and tackle over 20
times a game. If you were an offensive lineman and never
ran the ball and never tackled this game is for you! Everyone
will be a running back and linebacker. When a set dead-ball
scrum is formed, that is when the team will get in their
SET POSITIONS, but shortly after that when mass chaos breaks
out, all players will run and tackle with the ball.
- When you are tackled you have 1 second to let go of the
ball and purposely “fumble” the ball. Don’t
touch it again until you are up from the pile and standing
on your two feet again.
- When you TACKLE someone, you can’t pick up the fumbled
ball until you are ON YOUR FEET. This is one of the most
called penalties on new players. You must be standing up
to pick up the ball. You cannot dive on a loose ball.
- When you are on defense, and a tackled player is put to
the ground, you must make sure you are on YOUR SIDE OF THE
“scrumage line” BEFORE you engage in any physical
contact with the other team. This is called offside and
is one of the most called penalties for all levels of players.
This happens when a defensive player is chasing down a runner
from behind. The defensive player must run around the ruck
pile and enter from the other side to give contact on the
ruck pile. This is a very big yardage penalty if you get
caught not being on sides on a loose ruck pile.
- The game will have 15 players from each team taking the
field
- When you teammate pitches the ball to you as you are running
down the field, and you accidentally drop the ball. THAT
IS A PENALTY, it is called a “Knock On”. The other
team will get the ball automatically right there for their
possession. As you can see, this is the kiss of death when
you drop or “Knock On” the ball deep in your own
territory by their scoring end zone. This is why we run
so many ball-handling drills in practice, to cut down on
these penalties.
- There are no “Downs” in rugby like football.
An offensive team may have the ball for 20 “phases”
or “downs” in a row, if they can keep winning
the ruck pile and push over the tackled player to win the
ball and regain possession. It is very important to always
be in “support” and chasing after your ball carrier
at all times. When your offensive player is tackled and
there is 4 offensive players running right behind the ball
carrier, they should no doubt be able to push over the 2
or 3 defensive players that are at the tackle area or the
“ruck pile”. On the other side of the coin, if
no offensive players are in support and the ball carrier
is tackled, the defense will simply just step over the ball
and the ball carrier, to pick up the loose ball. The offensive
player must “REALEASE” the ball in 1 second. The
Defensive team will just pick it up and run the other way
if no offensive support is right there. It is VERY IMPORTANT
TO BE IN SUPPORT AND HAVE 4 PLAYERS RIGHT BEHIND A BALL
CARRIER. (1)You will be there for a pitch-pass. (2) You
are there for a ruck over to win the ball.
IF YOU REMEMBER THESE
RULES YOU WILL BE READY TO PLAY A GAME
The entire list of rules of the game are at www.irb.com Click
on rules, regulations and laws of the game.
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March
Madness
and Mayhem
2008
Rugby Tournament
Wayne, Nebraska
March 29th
& 30th
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