A Comparison of American Football and Rugby Union Wikipedia's comparison of American Football and Rugby. Explanation of Rugby Fox Sport's explanation of Rugby. IRB Rugby Ready The
IRB created a program to explain the rules of rugby and techniques for
dynamic and safe play. On the website, you can view videos on a wide
range of topics from tackling, to the scrum and lineout. You can access
the videos at the official site (registration required) or view them on youtube. Rugby Laws / Rules You can either print the 2009 IRB Laws of the Game PDF or go to the www.irblaws.com website where you can view video explanations of each law. Diagram of Player Positions Each position is assigned a specific number between 1 and 15. One side  Offense and Defense (Note: The offside lines are now different.)  Diagrams of a Rugby Pitch (Field) Basic Diagram  Advanced Diagram  Referees' Game Management Guidelines The USA Rugby Game Management Guidelines (August 2009) gives a good perspective on how USA Rugby encourages the referees to call the matches. The Experimental Law Variations The Experimental Law Variations were tested in the 2008 to 2009 year. This video explains and presents live footage of each ELV. (PLEASE READ THE TWO ARTICLES BELOW.) This article covers which ELVs the IRB Council accepted into the Rugby Laws. This article explicitly states which ELVs were not recommended to the IRB Council. |