OK, heads up America, and listen good. You think that you have the roughest, toughest football game in the world, right? Well compared to soccer there isn’t much competition, but there are other options. Rugby is a game very much like gridiron, but nobody gets to wear armour, and nobody gets to stop for breath every few minutes. Gridiron just about has the edge in power hitting, but for non-stop action rugby is hard to beat. The game is becoming more and more popular in the US. The following articles are designed to help you understand the game by describing it in terms with which you will be familiar.

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• Basic Differences


• Scoring


• Player Positions


• The Scrum


• Rucks and Mauls


• The Lineout


• Running the Ball


• Kicking the Ball


• Penalties


• Rugby Competitions


• Other forms of Rugby

You can see a list of all of my blog posts about rugby here.