 | The laws of Rugby Union are defined by World Rugby (originally the International Rugby Football Board, and later International Rugby Board) and dictate... 58 KB (8,740 words) - 22:14, 16 March 2024 |
 | have taken place to the laws of both rugby union and rugby league football so that now they are distinct sports. The laws of rugby league football have been... 57 KB (6,714 words) - 00:56, 25 February 2024 |
 | Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union or more often just rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in... 167 KB (16,834 words) - 10:18, 29 April 2024 |
 | Rugby union match officials are responsible for enforcing the laws of rugby union during a match. "Every match is under the control of match officials... 20 KB (2,774 words) - 22:22, 10 February 2024 |
In rugby league football, the Laws of the Game are the rules governing how the sport is played. The Laws are the responsibility of the Rugby League International... 75 KB (7,642 words) - 01:35, 24 March 2024 |
 | May 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2021. "The laws of rugby union - the maul". BBC News. Laws of the Game: Law 20 This is when a player who is offside cannot... 37 KB (5,765 words) - 16:44, 25 December 2023 |
 | The history of rugby union follows from various football games long before the 19th century, but it was not until the middle of that century that the... 98 KB (11,809 words) - 18:18, 7 April 2024 |
Laws of rugby may refer to: Laws of rugby league Laws of rugby union This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Laws of rugby. If... 107 bytes (47 words) - 10:09, 28 November 2022 |
World Rugby is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. World Rugby organises the Rugby World Cup every four years, the sport's most recognised... 61 KB (5,972 words) - 20:26, 24 April 2024 |
 | In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (wearing jerseys numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15)... 70 KB (7,488 words) - 20:26, 24 April 2024 |
scored from a differential penalty. Sports portal Free kick (rugby union) Offside (rugby) Professional foul Laws of rugby league Laws of rugby union... 8 KB (1,297 words) - 04:19, 28 April 2024 |
Rugby union is a team sport played between two teams of fifteen players. This is a general glossary of the terminology used in the sport of rugby union... 55 KB (9,219 words) - 13:06, 8 April 2024 |
The Laws of the Game are the codified rules of association football. The laws mention the number of players a team should have, the game length, the size... 39 KB (4,324 words) - 08:38, 29 April 2024 |
 | rugby was first developed in Gibraltar by the Gibraltar Rugby Football Union. Due to the lack of grass pitches, an alternative variant to rugby union... 28 KB (3,519 words) - 08:05, 29 March 2024 |
 | Women's rugby union is a full contact team sport based on running with the ball in hand. The same laws are used in men's rugby union with the same sized... 30 KB (4,091 words) - 13:38, 29 January 2024 |
 | 2020-10-26. Laws of the game Rugby Union, World Rugby (2021), pages 39 and 50. https://live.laws.api.worldrugby.org/document/World_Rugby_Laws_2021_EN "Rugby Football... 18 KB (2,750 words) - 20:12, 20 October 2023 |
Laws of football may refer to: Laws of rugby league Laws of rugby union Laws of the Game (association football) Laws of Australian rules football American... 241 bytes (61 words) - 20:50, 29 October 2015 |
 | Differences of opinion about the proposed laws led to the formation of the first governing body for rugby, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) in 1871. Laws were... 51 KB (7,889 words) - 23:10, 13 December 2023 |
eligibility of players to play for national teams in rugby union, both in the fifteen-a-side game and rugby sevens, are the responsibility of World Rugby, the... 38 KB (4,879 words) - 21:15, 18 December 2023 |
Offside laws in rugby union are complex. However the basic principle is simple: a player may not derive any advantage from being in front of the ball... 4 KB (724 words) - 06:49, 4 October 2023 |
 | from the Rugby Football Union (RFU) over the issue of payments to players. The rules of the game governed by the new Northern Rugby Football Union progressively... 69 KB (7,104 words) - 15:38, 28 April 2024 |
 | Rugby football is the collective name for the team sports of rugby union or rugby league. Rugby football started at Rugby School in Rugby, Warwickshire... 62 KB (3,873 words) - 11:56, 15 April 2024 |
 | a means by which, in rugby union, play is restarted after the ball has gone into touch. When the ball goes out of the field of play, the opposing team... 11 KB (1,452 words) - 23:43, 17 October 2023 |
 | modern rugby union numbering schemes have the starting players numbered from 1 to 15, and the replacements numbered 16 onwards. But rugby union players... 10 KB (1,076 words) - 22:25, 17 July 2023 |
 | of prevention, vary by sport. Sports that use this term include American football, Canadian football, field lacrosse, basketball, rugby union, rugby league... 17 KB (2,407 words) - 20:21, 9 March 2024 |
 | Rugby sevens (commonly known as simply sevens and originally known as seven-a-side rugby) is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven... 56 KB (6,219 words) - 10:47, 24 April 2024 |
related to this article: Laws of the Rugby Football Union (1871) On 4 December 1870, Edwin Ash of Richmond and Benjamin Burns of Blackheath published a... 20 KB (1,915 words) - 20:01, 22 February 2024 |
is a serious offence in rugby union where a player uses hands or fingers to inflict pain in an opponent's eyes. The game's laws refer to it as "contact... 33 KB (2,349 words) - 03:20, 28 September 2023 |
(born 11 January 1962) is an English former rugby union footballer. He played as a hooker, and is a rugby presenter and pundit for BBC Sport, Talksport... 17 KB (1,639 words) - 22:25, 25 April 2024 |
 | whether it is in rugby union or rugby league, the scrum is used either after an accidental infringement or when the ball has gone out of play. Scrums occur... 16 KB (1,982 words) - 04:31, 9 April 2024 |