Rugby union glossary: Get to know key terms
Pushover Try - a try scored by the forward pack as a unit in a scrum by pushing the opposition's scrum pack backwards across the tryline while dragging the ball underneath them. Typically scored from ...
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Six Nations conversion kicking time – how long has player got to take kick and why has time shortened?
THERE will be some new rules introduced during this years Six Nations, with kickers now given less time to convert a try or penalty kick. The new rule comes as rugby union aims to try and keep ...
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Rugby union rules: Scoring, positions, scrums and penalties explained
Fear not – The Sporting News is here to walk you through the basics of rugby union so you ... to add two points via a conversion. This is an attempt to kick the ball through the posts from ...
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Five points for a try
A try is the most exciting way of scoring in rugby union ... the posts (so the conversion kick is taken directly in front of goal). If a player is tackled short of the goal-line, but can still reach ...