Rugby

             Rugby, also known as Rugger, is a football game played with an oval ball by two teams of either 15, Rugby Union, or 13, Rugby League, players each. The object of the game is to score as many points as possible by carrying, passing, kicking and grounding an oval ball in the scoring zone at the far end of the field, called the in-goal area. Grounding the all, which must be done with downward movement, results in a try worth 5 points. After a try a conversion may be attempted by place kick or drop kick. If the ball passes over the bar and between the goal posts the conversion is successful and results in a further 2 points. Points may also be scored from a drop kick in general play worth 3 points and a penalty kick worth 3 points. .
             The ball may not be passed forward though it may be kicked forward and players may not receive the ball in an offside position, or may they wait in such a position. Players may not be tackled without the ball. Play only stops when a try is scored, or the ball goes outof play. When the ball goes out it is thrown back in at a line-out where the opposing forward players line up and jump for the ball. This results in a penalty, or free kick, or scrum.In a scrum the opposing forward players bind together in a unit and push against the there forward players, trying to get the ball with their feet. These are the rules for the game of rugby played today. .
             Whether its a legend or a fact, rugby is said to have originated in 1823 at the Rugby School in England. The new sport grew in private schools and collages throughout the UnitedKingdom, and in 1871 the first Rugby Union was began in London. Rules for the game were based on the first game played at Rugby School in 1823. Similar unions were organised during the next few years in Ireland, Wales, Scotland, New Zealand, Australia, France, Canada, South Africa, and the U.S.Soon the professional version of the game came along.