What are the basic rules of rugby?
Rugby Union and Rugby League are 2 different sports.They are similar and Rugby League is a break away from Rugby Union (In England Rugby League is mostly played in the North). The main idea in Rugby Union is to score a try. That is when the ball crosses the goal line. The player must touch the ball to the floor to score (a try scores 5 points). Then the team can attempt a conversion (worth 2 points) where a player kicks the ball through the upright. Above the cross bar. The other ways of scoring are a penalty and a drop goal (both worth 3 points). A penalty is kicked like a conversion but when the opposing team makes an infringement (within range of the kicker). A drop goal is where the player kicks the ball through the H above the bar during normal play. when the ball is passed from one players hands to another players hands it must not go forward. When a player is tackled (brought down to the floor while he has the ball) he must release the ball. There are 15 players on each side. Th
