3. How to play?
• Basic Rules:
• -Is not allow to pass the ball forward. Neither is allowed the ball falling
forward.
• -The ball can only be moved loading it with hands or kicking it forward.
• -After you convert a try or a penalty, the ball is kicked to the scoring team.
4. Rugby Stadiums
Rugby stadiums are as large as football
stadiums, But with differents parts divided by
white lines.
STADIUMS & CITY CAPACITY
Twickenham (London) England 82,000 (english national stadium)
Saint-Denis (Paris) France 80,000 (french national stadium)
Aviva Stadium (Dublin) Rep of Ireland 51,700 (irish national stadium)
Murrayfield (Edinburgh) Scotland 67,500 (scottish national stadium)
Millenium Stadium (Cardiff) Wales 72,500 (welsh national stadium)
Eden Park (Auckland) New Zealand 60,000 (new zealand national stadium)
Universidad Complutense (Madrid) Spain 12,400 (spanish national stadium)
6. European Leagues
Aviva Premiership (England)
• Best Teams: Harlequins & Saracens
French Top 14 (France)
• Best teams: Stade Toulousain & Biarritz Olympique
Celta Pro 12 (Ireland, Italy, Scotland & Wales)
• Best Teams: Leinster, Munster & Ospreys
7. Best Players
Jonah •All Blacks Player
• In 63 matches with new zealand , he
Lomu gets to be considered as the first
rugby superstar
Ronan •Irish Player
• In 71 with ireland he played 6 nations
O’Gara and 2 world cups, now he plays at
Munster Rugby.
8. VI Nations
-6 nations is the oldest rugby trophy in the world, since 1888.
-Wales, England, Ireland, France, Italy and Scotland take part in
the tournament once a year during 5 matches between January
and March.
-2011 Championship was England , and Wales is the new
Champion this year .
9. Rugby in Spain
Spanish Rugby League
Is a semi-professional league, the best team is CRC la Vila (Alicante)
Spain National Team
Spain plays in the 6 nations B, Spain took part in Wales ´99 world cup
Now Spain is better because the army is training the national team
Supporters
About 9,000 spectators watch every Spain matches in Madrid
10. Rugby World Cup
• RWC is played Each 4 years in different
countries , the first RWC was in 1987 an the
lastest in 2011
RWC RWC RWC RWC RWC RWC RWC
1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011
NZealand England So.Africa Wales Australia France NZealand
New Australia South Australia England South New
Zealand Africa Africa Zealand