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Rugby-All Blacks winger Jane out for six weeks with ankle injury - Reuters Africa
Sat, 19 May 2012 08:22:29 GMT
Rugby-Crusaders thrash Blues after Blackadder volley - Reuters Africa
Sat, 19 May 2012 09:43:14 GMT
Rugby-Otago Highlanders beat Bulls in Dunedin - Reuters Africa
Sat, 19 May 2012 07:42:21 GMT
Rugby-Cooper returns as Reds thrash Lions in Brisbane - Reuters Africa
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Rugby-Cooper returns as Reds thrash Lions in BrisbaneReuters AfricaMay 19 (Reuters) - Wallabies flyhalf Quade Cooper took 17 minutes to stamp his mark on the game, and showed glimpses of his mercurial ability, as the Queensland Reds beat the bottom-placed Lions 34-20 in their Super Rugby clash at Lang Park on Saturday ...and more » |
Sat, 19 May 2012 11:54:30 GMT
Cooper sparks Reds in Super Rugby win - Brisbane Times
Sat, 19 May 2012 11:49:55 GMT
Leinster look to Kearney brothers for Euro rugby glory - Bangkok Post
Sat, 19 May 2012 06:49:41 GMT
IRB to compensate for Rugby World Cup participation - Business Day
Fri, 18 May 2012 07:20:32 GMT
Cooper sparks Reds in Super Rugby win - SBS
Sat, 19 May 2012 12:00:43 GMT
Rugby-Rebels sign Australia international Higginbotham - Reuters Africa
Fri, 18 May 2012 03:45:35 GMT
Super Rugby heats up - Independent Online
Thu, 17 May 2012 14:13:54 GMT
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Rugby union (often referred to as just rugby, or union) is a variant of rugby
football. Rugby union is normally played by teams with 15 players, although
there is also rugby sevens, a quicker game with 7 players a side. The name comes
from the name of the game's original governing body, the Rugby Football Union.
It is one of the two codes of rugby, the other being rugby league.
Like other forms of rugby football the game was developed from the rules used to
play football at Rugby school in England. The crucial differences from football
(soccer) are that in rugby the ball is a prolate spheroid instead of a sphere
and that the players are allowed to pick the ball up and run with it. The
players are also allowed to throw the ball from player to player, but unlike
American football they are not allowed to throw it forwards; ie the ball must
only go sideways or backwards.
Rugby union has established itself as a moderately popular sport, particularly
popular in New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Wales, England, Ireland, Scotland,
France, Australia, Argentina and South Africa. Rugby union is also gaining
popularity in Italy, following its acceptance into the Six Nations, and Japan,
despite their unsuccessful bid to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup, which went to
New Zealand.
The
International Rugby Board (IRB), founded in 1886, governs the sport and also
publishes the game's laws. There are currently 95 full members and 8 associate
member countries. According to IRB figures, rugby is being played in over 100
countries spanning five continents by men and women of all ages. The IRB
controls the Rugby World Cup, the Women's Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup
Sevens, IRB World Sevens Series, Under 21 World Cup, Under 19 World
Championship, and the Super Powers Cup. It will hold votes to decide where these
events shall be held.
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