Rugby
Having only one TV station does not give one much scope for their nightly TV viewing (hence the fact I am onto my 12th book). EM TV the local station has a mixture of channel 9 programs:Today, ACA, temptation, infotainment and sport. The sport is mostly about rugby as this is a rugby obsessed country. So I decide I would give it a go and I watched the state of origin match. (Qld won)
Now this is how I understand rugby:
Two teams of large men on a football field form a scrum (huddle together) and a ball is thrown in the middle, after what I can only imagine is some furious kicking within the scrum, the ball emerges and someone grabs it. The team member who gets the ball proceeds to run very fast up the football field towards his goal end. He is chased by members of the opposing team who jump on him and throw him to the ground. The ball is then passed to another of his team mates who resumes with the same schedule….run fast, get jumped on, pass on the ball. This goes on till someone reaches the goal or a member of the opposing team gets the ball and runs furiously in the opposite direction and gets jumped on, etc.etc…I still haven’t figured how one scores a try (tri?).
I don’t get it!!!!
Internet
The internet speed here is appalling and not consistent. I thought going into town to the internet café would be fine but I was mistaken. Last week it was great, this week it took half an hour just to do a blog post. Uploading photos is just not going to happen, so they’ll have to wait till I get home. It’s also frustrating when you are trying to research web sites for Library management software and have email correspondence with the companies…….but I will persevere!
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5 comments:
That's the clearest explanation of rugby I've ever encountered! Bloody stupid sport.....
How wonderful that you have so much time to read ... I cannot remember the last time I read a book!
Looking forward to all those pictures, you know how much I love a slide night!
Ruza
In the vein of a "good little librarian" I 'googled' Rugby League Rules for you. Now I'm sure that after reading these you'll understand the game perfectly (not!) It's still all dutch to me :-(
At least it tells you what a 'try' is though :-)
What is Rugby League?
At "kick off" two teams, 13 players on each, take to the field. Each team may also have 4 substitutes/replacements available to bring on at any appropriate moment in the game. Commonly this is when a teammate is in need of a rest. Each teams starting "13" consists of 7 "backs" (numbers 1 to 7) and 6 "forwards" (numbers 8 to 13). The backs are generally regarded as the attacking players and generally have more pace than the bigger more powerful forwards who are usually the "yard" makers.
A try: A try is worth four points and is scored when a player touches the ball down over the try line of the opposition. A conversion attempt follows, worth a further two points if successful. This is achieved by kicking the ball over the cross bar and between the goal posts. The ball is kicked from a position directly behind, but as far back from as the kicker wishes, the spot where the ball was touched down. Whilst the kick is being taken the opposition must stand under their posts.
Forward Pass/knock on: In Rugby League the ball can only be passed in a backward motion between players. Therefore, if the ball is passed in a forward motion towards the opponents goal-line or knocked forward by the attacking team when attempting to catch it, then play will stop and will be re-started with a scrum awarded to the opposing team.
Scrum: The two sets of "Forwards" (six from each team) lock together and the ball is put into the middle by the half back of the team that have been awarded the scrum (called the feed).
Play the ball: After a tackle is made, the tackled player restarts the action and the next "tackle" by standing upright and rolling the ball through his legs to a team-mate standing directly behind him. The tackled player must use their foot to guide the ball along the ground. The opposing team must stand at least 10 metres in front of the player when this is taking place.
Offside: There are several different types but the most common is when at least one member of the opposing defending team encroaches within the ten metres at the play the ball - a penalty will result.
Penalty: Awarded for any foul or rule contravention. The team awarded the penalty can either kick for goal, or kick for touch and take six more tackles level with where the ball landed in touch, or continue with six more tackles.
Advantage: Allowing the advantage means allowing play to proceed if it is to the advantage of the team that has not committed an offence or infringement.
Backs: This is the term applied to a player who is not in the scrum. They comprise of: Full Back, left winger, left centre, right centre, right winger, five eight and scrum half.
Dead ball: Means that the ball is out of play i.e. the field of play.
Drop goal: This type of kick is worth one point to a team if kicked successfully. Sometimes referred to as a field goal, this is a goal scored by propelling the ball on the full, over the cross bar by drop kicking it from your hands.
Dummy: The pretence of passing or otherwise releasing the ball whilst still retaining possession of it, in an attempt to cause confusion to the defending team.
40/20 Rule: This was introduced to reward excellence in kicking for touch. If a player kicks the ball into touch and he is within 40 metres of his own line, (the 40 metre line is marked on the field of play) and the ball BOUNCES into touch within the 20 metre area of his opponents half, then the side who have kicked the ball will have the feed at the resulting scrum. This virtually guarantees possession in an attacking position and is just reward for a precise kick covering over half the length of the field.
Forward: A player who takes part in the scrum. Consists of: 2 x Front Row forwards, hooker, 2 x Second row forwards and a Lock.
Full-time: Means the end of the game (80 minutes).
Half time: Means the end of the first half 40 minutes.
Kick-off: The method of restarting the game at the beginning of each half or after a try, drop-goal or goal has been scored.
Kicker: Each side generally has a kicker who takes kicks either in general play and/or kicks for goal. Any player from either side may kick at any point in play however.
Obstruction: Is the illegal act of impeding an opponent who does not have the ball.
Marker: Is a player from the defending team who stands directly in front of the attacking player at the play the ball following a completed tackle. The marker must stand directly in front of the tackled player and not move until the play the ball has been completed otherwise he will be penalised.
Referee: The man in charge of keeping control of the game and making sure that the game is played within the rules of the sport. He is present on the field at all times and it is his job to award penalties to teams if required and make any decisions whilst still maintaining the flow of the game.
Substitutes: There are 4 on each team and can be introduced at appropriate moments in the game to replace another player from the same team.
For her next trick, Karyn will explain the difference between rugby league and rugby union!
Hi Karen, Never done this blog this before so I wasn't aware I could reply. Have been keeping up with your blog/s though - sounds like you've been having an interesting time but I think I'll stay in Australia thanks! Have a safe trip home and look forward to catching up with you.
Lyn H
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