Rugby By: Volker Patrick Jarvis (Yes, I’m on facebook)
The Basics Rugby Field
The Basics The Players and their positions Each side consists of 15 players Eight forwards and seven backs A total of seven substitutes are allowed for international matches
The Basics Positions Forwards 1 Loosehead propLinker Pfeiler 2 HookerHakler 3 Tighthead propRechter Pfeiler 4 Second row Zweite-Reihe- Stürmer 5 Second row Zweite-Reihe- Stürmer 6 Blindside Flanker Linker Flügelstürmer 7 Openside Flanker Rechter Flügelstürmer 8 Number 8Nummer Acht Backs 9Scrum HalfGedrängehalb 10Fly HalfVerbindungshalb 11Left Wing Kurzer Außendreiviertel 12Inside CentreErster Innendreiviertel 13Outside Centre Zweiter Innendreiviertel 14Right Wing Langer Außendreiviertel 15FullbackSchlussmann
The Basics The Officials There is one referee assisted by two touch judges A fourth official controls replacements and substitutes
The Basics Scoring Try Conversion Penalty Kick Drop Goal
The Basics Moving the ball Passing Kicking Tackling
The Basics Set Plays Kick-off 22 meter drop Scrum Ruck Maul
The Basics Line out Out of bounds throw in A maximum of seven or a minimum of three forwards
Germany and Rugby In the beginning Separation from Rugby Union 1895, The Northern Union 1922, Birth of Rugby League
1900 Olympics Paris Three Nations Gave it their best MatchDateWinnerScoreLoser 114 October France27-17Germany
World War II Italy one more time The war begins, rugby ALMOST ends France…….Present Germany….Absent
World War II Post war era Welcome back Sorry Belgium German Democratic Republic national rugby union team
Climb to the top 1965 Five nations tournament Sorry Morocco
Climb to the top Finally arrive % win rate Must be puberty… Back to B level Now to C
German Reunion 1991 East and West Germany United we… ruck
European Nations Cup 2000 Second division A true contender 2008 promotion
Fun while it lasted November 12, 2000 Ukraine Undefeated! November 8, 2008 Whales
2011 Rugby World Cup Where New Zealand When September 9 th - October 27 th Sadly, Germany did not qualify for this event.
2015 Rugby World Cup Where- England When- September 4th to October 17 th Germany is focused on the future
Works Cited Page Books Rugby’s Great split: Tony Collins published 1988 Play the game, Rugby League: John Huxley published 1998 Websites Rugby league Deutschland: German national rugby union: Rugby in Whales: