Rugby: Facts, Figures and FunA complete, yet concise, history of the game from its origins to the present day. Rugby Union, League, Aussie Rules and Gaelic football - all interspersed with a wealth of facts, records and entertaining snippets and stories. |
Contents
RUGBY | 7 |
THE NAME THE GAME AMERICAN FOOTBALL | 13 |
RUGBY UNION | 19 |
INTERNATIONAL RUGBY UNION | 31 |
CLUB RUGBY UNION | 49 |
THE PREMIERSHIP FASCINATING RUGBY FACTS | 65 |
COMMENTARY CHAOS | 71 |
INTERNATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE | 80 |
CLUB RUGBY LEAGUE | 86 |
Common terms and phrases
Auckland Australian rugby league Australian Rules award a penalty Barbarians beat becomes Blacks Bradford Bulls Britain British Calcutta Cup Canterbury captain Cardiff Arms Park Challenge Cup Final champions Championship clubs competition contested cricket David dropped goal England field FIGURES & FUN forwards four France French fullback Gaelic goal line haka halfway line home unions Hong Kong international match International Rugby Ireland Jonah Lomu kicks the ball Kiwi laws Leeds Rhinos lineout Lions London maul million minutes Murray Mexted Murrayfield number of players official offside Olympic open play Oval pitch play-the-ball points are awarded Queensland referee ruck Rugby Football Rugby School Rugby Union Rugby World Cup score Scotland scrum scrum-half sevens side toured Six Nations South Africa South Wales sport St Helens Stadium SUPER 14 Super League tackle tour Australia tournament Tri-Nations trophy Twickenham umpires Welsh Wigan Warriors William Webb Ellis winners Zealand