2006-07-07 02:50:15 · 12 answers · asked by sensational_shweta88 1 in Sports ➔ Rugby
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, it must only go sideways or backwards.
Rugby union was invented in Rugby, England in 1823. It has established itself as a major global sport, especially popular in New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Wales, England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Australia, Argentina and South Africa. Rugby is also gaining popularity in Italy and Japan, following Italy's acceptance into the Six Nations and Japan's unsuccessful bid to host 2011 Rugby World Cup, which will be hosted in 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.
2006-07-10 02:28:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
In Rugby League There Are 13 Players On The Field And 4 Subs 1) Full Back 2) Wing 3) Centre 4) Centre 5) Wing 6) Stand Off 7) Scrum Half 8) Prop 9) Hooker 10) Prop 11) Second Row 12) Second Row 13) Loose Forward Hope This Helps!
2016-03-15 21:08:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rugby Union-15 players and 7 substitutes to choose from,
Rugby League -13 players and 4 subs that can be interchanged 12 times during a match.
2006-07-12 10:29:36 · answer #3 · answered by xfell29 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rugby League = 13, and Rugby Union = 15
2006-07-07 02:54:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Of Players In Rugby
2016-12-17 05:21:18 · answer #5 · answered by wicklund 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rugby Union = 15
Rugby League = 13
Rugby Sevens = 7 (oddly enough ;) )
2006-07-07 03:05:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
rugby league=13
rugby union=15
rugby sevens=7
rugby 3on3=3
2006-07-07 04:20:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
rugby union has 15
rugby league has 11
2006-07-07 02:53:19 · answer #8 · answered by Ivanhoe Fats 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rugby union has 15. and at times 16 depending on bustard referees if they are against your team.
2006-07-08 06:47:02 · answer #9 · answered by jimbow 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
15 players for each team.
2006-07-08 21:29:13 · answer #10 · answered by summer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋