Rugby words, in the order you need them
Start with the beginner words and you can follow a match. Each level builds on the one before.
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Words
- Team
- Playing area
- Try line
- In-goal area
- Half
- Referee
- Dead-ball line
- 22-metre line
- Sevens
- Try
- Conversion
- Penalty goal
- Dropped goal
- Goalposts
- Grounding the ball
- Penalty try
- Touch down
- Kick-off
- Penalty
- Free-kick
- Drop-out
- Quick throw
- Mark
- 50:22
- Kicked directly into touch
- Knock forward
- Throw forward
- Offside
- High tackle
- Yellow card
- Red card
- Foul play
- Obstruction
- 10-metre law
- Late charge on the kicker
- Flying wedge
- Crocodile roll
- Hand-off
- Charge down
- Scrum
- Lineout
- Ruck
- Maul
- Tackle
- Breakdown
- Use it
- Jackler
- Offside line
- Uncontested scrum
- Binding
- Pass
- Kick
- Touchline
- Line break
- Territory
- Forwards
- Backs
- Prop
- Fly-half
- Fullback
- Captain
- Lock
- Back row
- Scrum-half
- Extra time
- Replacement
- Possession
- Advantage
- Replacement for injury
- Recognise and Remove
- Head injury assessment
- Blood injury
- Front row replacement rules
- Playing time
- Phase play
- Crash ball
- Blindside
- Overlap
- Grubber kick
- Chip kick
- Hooker
- Loose-head prop
- Throw-in
- Peel off
- Scrum-half
- Television match official (TMO)
- Bonus point
- Sin-bin
- Maul truck or driving maul
- Ruck speed
Rules
- What is rugby union, and how does the fifteen-a-side game work?
- What are the positions in rugby union, and when can a player be replaced?
- How long is a rugby union match?
- How do you score in rugby union?
- Who kicks off after a try in rugby union?
- Why can you not pass forward in rugby, and what is a knock-on?
- What is offside in rugby?
- What are the rules of the tackle in rugby?
- What are a ruck and a maul in rugby?
- What does the referee mean by "advantage" in rugby?
- How does a scrum work in rugby union?
- What happens when the ball goes into touch in rugby union?
- What can a team do with a penalty in rugby union?
- What do yellow and red cards mean in rugby union?
- What happens when the ball goes into the in-goal area but no try is scored?
- How is rugby sevens different from fifteen-a-side rugby?
- How long is a rugby sevens match?
- How do you score in rugby sevens?
- Who kicks off after a try in rugby sevens?
- Why can you not pass forward in rugby, and what is a knock-on?
- What is offside in rugby?
- What are the rules of the tackle in rugby?
- What are a ruck and a maul in rugby?
- What does the referee mean by "advantage" in rugby?
- How does a scrum work in rugby sevens?
- What happens when the ball goes into touch in rugby sevens?
- What can a team do with a penalty in rugby sevens?
- What do yellow and red cards mean in rugby sevens?
- What happens when the ball goes into the in-goal area but no try is scored?