Origins and Rules Of Rugby
November 2, 2009 by WYRC
Filed under Rugby Information
ORIGINS OF RUGBY Rugby is the precursor of American football and has been played in the United States since about 1870. American football, as well as basketball, owes many of its characteristics to rugby. In fact, basketball was invented by James Naismith as an indoor alternative to Rugby when the New England winters required an [...]
How Rugby Makes Better Football Players
November 2, 2009 by WYRC
Filed under Rugby Information
How Rugby Makes Better Football Players (This First Appeared in Gridiron Coach Magazine) By Alex Goff Your High School season is over. Your players are already making plans to play other sports during the winter and the spring. What should they play? In the spring, especially, football coaches find themselves at odds with their players’ [...]
Rugby Terms
October 22, 2008 by Woodlands Rugby
Filed under Rugby Information
Rugby Terms Rugby TermsPitch: playing field. In rugby, the pitch is 100yds by 75 yards. Rugby Team: A rugby team is made up of 15 players. There are 8 forwards, who concentrate on winning possession, and 7 backs, whose chief job it is to advance the ball. All players, though, get involved in offense and [...]
Rugby Safety
October 22, 2007 by Woodlands Rugby
Filed under News and Events, Rugby Information
Rugby Safety Is rugby a safe sport for America’s youth? by Lyle J. Micheli, MD Commentary by a past president of the American College of Sports Medicine I support efforts to establish rugby teams in American high schools and colleges, and wish to alleviate any possible concerns about the sport’s relative safety. I think I [...]
