Rugby Links

About

• Rugby Dictionary
• Introduction to Rugby Is perfect for a beginner
• Positional Guide The roles of each position, from Brooke Weston Rugby
• Rugby Explained By BBC Sport – what is a maul …..
• A definition of Rugby Union
• The Pitch details Provided by Richmond Rugby
• Rugby Positions And the roles, from Irish Rugby
• Rugby Guide From Scrum.com; how to play, rules, glossary, principles, the playing field, dictionary, play etc
• Rugby Union Background From Wikipedia – a great place to start to find pout about the sport
• Rec Sports Rugby Union A definitive document; part1 is the introduction

 

History

• Rugby Football History History of Rugby Football, aspects including 6 nations, Tri nations, World cup, Timeline, Origins, scoring, etc. etc.
• History of Rugby “The popular belief is that in 1823, a pupil at Rugby school in England…”, but … read on
• Colonial Rugby History of rugby in the 1800s and early 1900s, particularly in colonial Australia.
• Rec Sport Rugby Union Faq History see also Part 2
• Rugby pioneers An interesting Blog on rugby history by Frederic Humbert
• Evolution of the Rugby Ball Sean Fagan explains it all!

 

Rugby Union Stats and Records

• Sports Records Mostly European
• Goal kicking records Since RWC 2003
• Rugby Union Playing Records
• SA Rugby Annual With extensive records in downloadable pdf formt
• World Cup Records
• International Rugby Union Statistics Contains analysis of over 5000 international rugby union games played between a total of 109 teams from around the world.

 

Rules

• International Rugby Board Laws of the game, including ,  Tackling Issues From CNNSI, including scrummage issues – “use it or loose it”
• Improving the game 5 areas up for discussion
• Game Laws and Rules From Wikipedia
• Laws of Rugby Union
• Laws discussion From this North American site with global coverage and interest
• Rugby Pitch Dimensions From Rugby Canada
• Regulations on the Technical Zones A pdf document from the IRB

 

Improve

• International Rugby Academy of New Zealand Located at the Adidas Institute of Rugby in Palmerston North and the Royal New Zealand Police College on the outskirts of New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington. They provide intensive world-class rugby tuition to players and coaches throughout the rugby world. Facilities, Coaching for Women
• The Positions Defined by Wikipedia or by Answers.com
• Wikipedia definition Rugby Coach -Number 6; what you need to understand and do
• BBC Sports Academy Skills needed.
• Jonny Wilkinson’s secrets From BBC Sport Academy
• Kicking ( Rugby League from BBC Sport Academy)
• Rugby Tactics.com A free resource for rugby players and coaches; animated moves, drills, rules, forum, links etc
• Basic technique From Wikipedia
• BBC Sport Rugby Skills Has coverage and a video of scrum rules
• The Scrum From BBC Sport Academy
• Scrum technique From the AAC Rugby Club, Amsterdam – the game within a game.
• Rugby Scrum discussion From The MyoQip Blog
• History of the Bajada

 

Coaching

• Online Coaching resources From the International Rugby Board.
• Rugby 365 coaching articles A new article roughly every month
• Coaching information From Scottish Rugby
• Some Thoughts on Rugby By Tickey de jager – a downloadable pdf document with useful analysis of all facets of the game for coaches
• Coaching Rugby Helps rugby union coaches at all levels of the game to introduce and coach Rugby Union to players of all ages; online coaching advice, tips etc
• Rugby Coaching Notes on Kicking
• Rugby Coach Free and ready to use material for (rugby) coaches. Motivation, fitness, mental training, teambuilding, bananas and reviews of interesting books and videos and other coaching links
• Rugby Football Union Coaching Technical articles (fitness, lineout skills, centre play, understanding Rugby for beginners, back play etc) books and video resources, Coaching Forum.
• Coaching the Scrum From Rugby Coaching Notes

 

Fitness

• Fitness For Rugby Pre-match warm-ups; Fitness aspects
• Peak performance
• Strength Training For young players from Community-Rugby; approaching the task correctly
• Myoquip.blogspot Discusses MyoQuip’s variable resistance strength machines but also has numerous articles and commentaries on strength training and biomechanics in relation to rugby and other sports
• Rugby training How to develop strength, speed and endurance

 

Injuries

• Cervical Spine injuries From American Rigby, but theory is applicable to RU
• Injuries at Amateur Rugby League sevens Worth a read, despite the different code
• Headgear

 

Play/Watch

• History From Lions-Tour
• Follow the matches # with Sporting Life – Matchday Live
• Lions Rugby Official website for the Lions
• British Lions tour Guide The official site.
• The Lions are Coming The official advice on tour and travel packages
• British Lions Tour 2005 A supporters site for the tour; The Lions play an eleven match series in New Zealand -eight matches against provincial sides and three test matches against the All Blacks in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland. Squad, travel, history, Message board (requires registration)
• BBC Sport Articles:
• Taranaki v British & Irish Lions Lions set for Maori Challenge, All Blacks provide their own coverage for the tour; hear the other side of the story! Email newsletter available
• Unofficial Tour Site With useful articles about the tour
• Lions in New Zealand Another unofficial 2005 Lions,site with great coverage

 

Organisational bodies

• International Rugby Board From the IRB; theoretical, practical and organisational information relevant to all levels of play.

 

Competitions

• International Rugby from Tiscali Planet Rugby
• BBC News Covers current International tours and events
• News feed From NewsNow – up to the minute information from all sources.
• Planet Rugby Definitive international rugby resource with breaking news, exclusive features and a searchable archive
• Rugbyenews Receive the latest analysis of the game from experts, by email. From Rugby Press International.
• Rugby365 Global coverage; links, comprehensive news, articles etc
• RugbyDirt.com Is a rugby portal providing loads of information on rugby. Get the latest rugby news, read rugby articles and rugby blogs written by our experts. Download the latest rugby wallpapers and get updated on the latest rugby events. Look for rugby related jobs in our rugby classifieds section.
• Rugby Heaven An international rugby super-site from Australia, covering the International competitions and Provincial Rugby in Europe, S. Africa, New Zealand and Australia.

 

Servers-Blogs-Forums

• Rugby 203.net
• Rugby Football Union
• RU Advancement Newsgroup Faq
• Rugby eNews Provide up to date news on the International scene, by regular newsletters. On-site is archived information, calendar, tables and links
• RugbyRugby Brings you the latest action from USA Super League, Canadian Super League, Canada, USA, Zurich Premiership, Heineken Cup, Six Nations, Tri Nations, Super 12 and World Cup 2003 news plus features, fixtures, results, kit, jerseys, shirts and comment from the world of rugby union.Women’s Rugby World Cup fromAdidas – full coverage, including History
• Talk Rugby

 

Tickets

• Six Nation Tickets England Rugby Tickets, Ireland Rugby Tickets, Wales Rugby Tickets and Scotland Rugby Tickets
• Rugby World Cup Tickets At Empire Tickets.
• Rugby World Cup 2007 Tickets Six Nations Tickets, Autumn Internationals Tickets,
• Hong Kong Sevens Tickets Guinness Premiership Final Tickets, Heineken Cup Final Tickets
• Rugby Tickets From Sold Out Entertainments; Autumn Internationals Tickets Rugby World Cup Tickets and Six Nations Tickets