1. Rugby By: Volker Patrick Jarvis (Yes, I’m on facebook)

2. The Basics Rugby Field

3. 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

4. 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

5. The Basics The Officials There is one referee assisted by two touch judges A fourth official controls replacements and substitutes

6. The Basics Scoring Try Conversion Penalty Kick Drop Goal

7. The Basics Moving the ball Passing Kicking Tackling

8. The Basics Set Plays Kick-off 22 meter drop Scrum Ruck Maul

9. The Basics Line out Out of bounds throw in A maximum of seven or a minimum of three forwards

11. Germany and Rugby In the beginning Separation from Rugby Union 1895, The Northern Union 1922, Birth of Rugby League

12. 1900 Olympics Paris Three Nations Gave it their best MatchDateWinnerScoreLoser 114 October France27-17Germany

13. World War II Italy one more time The war begins, rugby ALMOST ends France…….Present Germany….Absent

14. World War II Post war era Welcome back Sorry Belgium German Democratic Republic national rugby union team

15. Climb to the top 1965 Five nations tournament Sorry Morocco

16. Climb to the top Finally arrive 1981 10% win rate Must be puberty… Back to B level Now to C

17. German Reunion 1991 East and West Germany United we… ruck

18. European Nations Cup 2000 Second division A true contender 2008 promotion

19. Fun while it lasted November 12, 2000 Ukraine Undefeated! November 8, 2008 Whales

20. 2011 Rugby World Cup Where New Zealand When September 9 th - October 27 th Sadly, Germany did not qualify for this event.

21. 2015 Rugby World Cup Where- England When- September 4th to October 17 th Germany is focused on the future

22. 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: http://rugby-league.de http://rugby-league.de German national rugby union: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_rugby_union_team http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_rugby_union_team Rugby in Whales: http://www.rugbyinwales.co.uk/germanrugby.html http://www.rugbyinwales.co.uk/germanrugby.html