Cortland Rugby 101

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Cortland Rugby 101

• SUNY Cortland Recreational Sports Department
• Made By Jennifer K. Jones
• Cortland Student

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Team History
SUNY Cortland Womens Rugby Team Name Peace
Frogs Established 1993 Coach No
Coach Division West Division II of New York
State Rugby Conference
SUNY Cortland Mens Rugby Team Name
Warriors Established 1970 Coach Dave the
Rock Sanders Division Division I of New York
State Rugby Conference
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Rugby Facts

• William Webb Ellis, an Englishman, started the
  game we know today in 1823.
• After the 1924 Summer Olympic Games, the
  International Olympic Committee canceled rugby as
  an Olympic sport. The riots over the USA winning
  those games was a major factor in the
  cancellation.

• There are currently 97 nations playing rugby
• 60,000 Registered rugby players in the USA
• In 1991, the first ever Womens Rugby World Cup
  was played in Wales and won by USA.
• In 1987, the first ever Rugby World Cup was
  played in Australia and New Zealand

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The Ball
30 cm long and 60 cm in circumference (No laces)
28 cm long and 56 cm in circumference
Football
Rugby Ball
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The Field
Try Zone
Try Zone
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Players and Positions

• In rugby, there are 15 players on each team.
  Eight of the fifteen are in the pack and seven
  are on the wing.
• Pack players can be compared to linemen in
  football. They line up three in the front row,
  four in the second row, and one in the back.
• Wingers are lined up diagonally from the pack to
  move the ball down the field.

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Ball Play

• Rugby is unlike any other sport mainly for the
  fact that the ball can never be passed forward.
  All balls must be passed backwards. The only way
  the ball can move up the field is by kicking the
  ball or running it up.
• Unlike football, rugby play never stops until the
  ball is out of bounds, and even then the ball is
  thrown in quickly. When a player is tackled,
  their teammates step over them and continue to
  run with the ball. The play doesnt stop like in
  football.

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Rucking

• A ruck occurs when a player is tackled and both
  teams fight over the ball.
• Step 1 Player is tackled
• Step 2 Players from each team straddle the
  tackled player and push against each other
• Step 3 The tackled player crawls out
• Step 4 Whichever team pushes the hardest and
  gets over the ball, picks up the ball and is now
  on offense.
• No hands allowed after the ruck has been formed,
  the ball must by hooked back by the feet and a
  player behind the wall can pick it up.
• A team gains possession of the ball by pushing
  the hardest in rucks. Therefore, the team that
  has the ball is the team that can score.

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Scrum

• The purpose of the scrum is to restart play
  quickly, safely and fairy after a penalty or a
  stop in the game.
• A scrum is formed when the pack of one team binds
  with the pack of another team.
• The heads of the front rows are interlocked,
  which creates a tunnel into which the scrum half
  throws in the ball.
• The front row players then compete for
  possession by hooking the ball with their feet.
• The only person that can pick up the ball is the
  scrumhalf.

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Tackling

• There is really only one major rule of tackling
• No high hits.
• A high hit is above the chest.
• No spearing.
• Spearing is when a tackler leaves the ground to
  lunge at a player, using their head to spear a
  player. This is an unnecessary risk for a neck
  injury.
• After the tackle
• The player that was tackled must release the ball
  immediately
• The player that did the tackling must get up and
  away from tackled player. After that, they can
  ruck over the down player.

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Scoring a Try
A try is made when a player touches down a ball
in the try zone. The ball must be touched down,
meaning that when a player enters the try zone,
they have to place the ball down on the ground.
If the ball is not touched down, the try does not
count. The placement of the ball determines the
location of the conversion kick. If a ball is
touched down by the sidelines, a straight line is
taken back from that point and that is where the
kick must be taken. The closer the ball is
touched down to the uprights, the easier the kick.
Try Zone
22 meter line
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How to Score Points

• Score a Try 5 points
• Goal 3 points. A goal is scored by kicking the
  ball over the opponents crossbar and between
  the goalposts.
• Conversion 2 points. A conversion is a kick at
  goal awarded immediately after a try from the 22
  meter line.

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Line Outs

• A line-out is used when the ball goes out of
  bounds. Each team forms a 3 or more person pod.
  They must be at least one meter apart, no
  shorter. Both pods line up facing the sideline
  where the hooker of the possessive team throws in
  the ball.
• The jumper, usually a small taller player, is
  supported by two other players which are strong
  enough to hold him/her up in the air. They cannot
  lift them from the ground the jumper has to jump
  and the supporters jobs are to keep the jumper
  in the air.
• The hooker must throw the ball straight between
  the two pods and the throw must go at least five
  meters.
• The jumpers on both teams will fight, while
  suspended, for the ball.
• Once they have the ball, they pass it off to the
  wing.

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Schedule for Fall 2008

• Men
• 9/6 Home vs. Ithaca College (Scrimmage)
• 9/13 Away vs University of Buffalo
• 9/20 Away vs Brockport
• 9/27 Home vs Syracuse University
• 10/4 Away vs Binghamton
• 10/12 Home vs Cornell
• 10/18 Home vs Albany
• 10/25 Home vs Canisius

• Women
• 9/13 Away at Fredonia
• 9/20 Home vs Canisius
• 9/27 Away at Buffalo State
• 10/4 Home vs Geneseo