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	rugby union: Information from Answers.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Rugby union (often referred to as rugby, union or football) is a variant of rugby football.
		Rugby union is normally played by teams with 15 players, although there is also rugby sevens, a quicker game with 7 players a side.
		Rugby union is also related to rugby sevens, which the game's governing body the IRB also runs, as well as American football and Canadian football, which are directly descended from rugby football.
	www.answers.com.cob-web.org:8888 /topic/rugby-union (5407 words)

	Rugby football - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Rugby Union is the national sport in New Zealand and Wales.
		Set-pieces of the union code include the scrum, where packs of opposing players push against each other for possession, and the lineout, where parallel lines of players from each team, arranged perpendicular to the touch-line (the side line) attempt to catch the ball thrown from touch (the area behind the touch-line).
		Rugby league retains great popularity among working-class people in the English counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire, and in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Rugby_football (2290 words)

	Rugby union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rugby union (often referred to as rugby, union or football) is the more popular of the two codes of rugby football, the other being rugby league.
		Rugby union is normally played by teams of 15 players each, although there is also rugby sevens, a quicker game with seven players a side.
		A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (two halves of 40 minutes each) and is controlled by a referee, two touch judges, and in most professional matches, a television match official.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rugby_union (5711 words)

	RugbyRugby : Laws & Refs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Rugby union and Rugby League are two separate games that evolved from a common rugby origin, and although they share many common features, the differences are marked.
		Rugby Union is the more popular code of rugby on a global scale and is played in over 100 countries worldwide.
		The blindside or 'shortside' relates to the position on the pitch where the ball is. For example if the ball is near the left hand touchline, anything left of the ball would be referred to as the 'blindside' (the smaller side), and anything right of the ball would be 'openside' (the bigger side).
	www.rugbyrugby.com /LAWS_REFS/story_194.shtml (1576 words)

	Rugby Positions
		The scrum is the foundation of rugby and is the basis from which Rugby Positions and their names have originated over the centuries.
		Their role and that of the full back continued to be in position to fall on the ball in the event of the opposition hacking it out of the scrum.
		Their solution was to change the standard rugby positions by pulling a forward out of the pack and put him between the half back and the three-quarters.
	www.rl1908.com /Rugby-Positions.htm (1028 words)

	Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
		Rugby union is team sport that was developed from the rules used to play football at Rugby School in England.
		Rugby Union is the national sport of Wales, New Zealand and Pacific countries such as Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa.
		However, the trophy for the Rugby Union World Cup bears the name of "Webb Ellis" in his honour, and a plaque at the school 'commemorates' the 'achievement'.
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /Rugby_union (2186 words)

	directopedia : Directory : Sports : Football : Rugby Union
		The legendary story about the origin of Rugby football, whereby a young man named William Webb Ellis "took the ball in his arms (ie caught the ball) and ran" while playing football at Rugby School is almost certainly a complete fiction.
		The introduction of Rugby Football Union into New Zealand was by Charles John Monro, son of Sir David Monro, who was then speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives.
		Although the IRB claimed to be enforcing the amateur status of rugby union, many referred to the situation as "shamateurism".
	www.directopedia.org /directory/Sports-Football/Rugby_Union.shtml (3966 words)

	RUGBY UNION AND RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CAR INSURANCE HASTINGS DIRECT
		Rugby union ranks as the national sport of Pacific countries such as Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa.
		A contrast to this ideology is evident in the neighbouring unions of England and Wales.
		Retired rugby union players who still turn up to watch, drink and serve on committees rank as "alickadoos" or, less kindly, as "old farts".
	www.solarnavigator.net /sport/rugby.htm (2184 words)

	Thisis-Rugby - Rugby Union: Playing Guide
		Rugby Union pits two teams against each other, each vying to score more points than the other.
		Once the scrum is formed, the ball is put in by one of the scrum-halves, and the hooker attempts to hook the ball back to his team-mates, who in turn gradually hook it out to the scrum-half who will have taken up a position at the back of the scrum.
		The most effective way of gaining advantage is by pushing the opposing forwards backwards (a tug of war in reverse).
	www.thisis-rugby.com /union/guide.htm (1556 words)

	Rugby Trivia and Frequently Asked Questions
		Rugby union and rugby league are two separate games that evolved from a common rugby origin.
		A www server for rugby league is operated by C.G.Russell@bradford.ac.uk and contains a history of rugby league, including an account of the acrimonious split in 1895 between the two versions of rugby.
		South Africa are the current rugby union world champions, and the last world cup encompassed teams from New Zealand (the runners up and winners in 1987), France, England, Australia (winners in 1991), Scotland, Canada, Ireland, Western Samoa, Italy, Wales, Japan, Ivory Coast, Tonga, Romania, and Argentina.
	www.uidaho.edu /clubs/womens_rugby/RugbyRoot/rugby/FAQ/faq.shtml (3999 words)

	Rugby news, fun, results, fixtures and features from Rugby365.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Union County Rugby Football Club of Cranford, NJ is currently recruiting players for both their boy's high school teams and newly formed girl's rugby team.
		Union rugby will also form an under 15 team to facilitate the huge interest of younger players.
		Rugby in the United States has seen its popularity and exposure boom in the last several years.
	www.rugby365.com /LATEST_NEWS/story_40329.shtml (528 words)

	rec.sport.rugby.union FAQ: introducing Rugby Union (part 3/4)
		Despite all that, the origins of Rugby Union are usually laid at Rugby School in Rugby, England.
		Rugby therefore is different to for instance soccer with its endless number of 'playing systems' (4-3-3, 3-5-2 etc.) or cricket, where a player may be moved to a completely different position on the field (ie from silly point to gully).
		Rugby Union, in its Sevens variation, is an event at the Commonwealth Games and this might very well be copied for the Olympics.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/sports/rugby-union-faq/rugby-union (3604 words)

	Rugby union positions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Rugby union is different from other sports such as football with its endless number of 'formations' (4-3-3, 3-5-2 etc.) or cricket, where a player may be moved to a completely different position on the field (e.g.
		Individual players' positions are made clear by the number they wear, as this generally indicates their role on the pitch(unless they are a substitute or have switched position during the match).
		Instead, the openside (occasionally known as the strong side) flanker will attach to the scrum on whichever side is further from the nearer touchline, while the blind-side (occasionally known as weak side or closed side) flanker attaches himself to the scrum on the side closer to the touchline.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Rugby_union_positions (3563 words)

	History of the Laws
		Along with the founding of the Rugby Football Union a committee was formed, and three ex-Rugby School pupils (Rutter, Holmes and L.J. Maton), all lawyers, were invited to help formulate a set of rules, being lawyers they formulated 'laws' not 'rules'.
		When the Irish Union met for their AGM in 1885 they recommended that the 4 home unions meet and discus forming a body to settle any such international disputes.
		The unions then met in Dublin in 1886 and at that meeting Scotland offered to drop their dispute to the 1884 result if England joined such an international body which composed and equal number of representatives from each union.
	www.rugbyfootballhistory.com /laws.htm (2085 words)

	Rugby Union Positions quiz -- free game
		We are usually the heaviest member of the team, and there are two of us, a "loosehead" and a "tighthead".
		We are often the fastest players on the field, and when we do get the ball we try and fly down the sidelines to score.
		I am the last line of defence on a rugby field and often have to make one-on-one tackles in open field.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=155734 (258 words)

	Welcome to Vets Rugby - Rugby Positions Page
		In Golden Oldies rugby this is the big laugh position reserved for aging trendies who think they can still cut the mustard.
		In the Vets Rugby, the Fly Half position is reserved for those able to consume two pints of beer and a double cheeseburger 10 minutes prior to the game
		Referees recently petitioned the International Rugby Union to have the inside of the ball lined with tin.
	www.vetsrugby.com /Positions.htm (1197 words)

	Rugby Union from the Virtual Library of Sport
		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.
		ACT Rugby Union Coaching and Development `Drill of the Week` developed to provide a continual resource for coaches of all ages and all levels for either direct application to training programs, to stimulate ideas in relation to developing training practices specific to a particular teams play.
		Rugby Union is BIG in South Africa with more than 4000 referees covering over 400,000 players at all levels.
	sportsvl.com /ball/rugby/rugbyunion.htm (2732 words)

	USA Rugby - Press Release - EAGLE WOMEN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Mid-Atlantic Rugby Football Union Women's Select Side head coach, Burdick was also a USA Rugby Women's National Team selector for the East from 1987-1991.
		She was also the Northeast Rugby Union Women's Select Side head coach from 1997-1999.
		USA Rugby, founded in 1975, is the national governing body for rugby and is a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the International Rugby Board (IRB).
	www.usarugby.org /cgi-bin/02/press/display.pl?releaseId=89 (818 words)

	Fiji Rugby Union Executives : Fiji Rugby Union Official Website - Powered by Datec NetPresence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He is a graduate of Cambridge, Canterbury and Natal universities and has held senior positions in the corporate and academic sectors in New Zealand, Australia and the United States.
		He has served as President of a rugby club in Australia and was for six years chairman of a Queensland organization for disabled athletes.
		He was elected as Chairman of the Naitasiri Rugby Union early this year and currently serves on a number of Education and Trade Union Boards.
	www.fijirugbyunion.com /Default.aspx?Page=ExecAbout (562 words)

	Rugby Union - News and Views (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This is all you need to keep up to date with International rugby as well as Super 14, and rugby all around Australia including Shute sheild and Tooheys New cup.
		The news that rocked rugby in the past seven days has been the news the Wendell Sailor returned a drug test that found him guilty of snorting cocaine.
		The Crusaders are definite favourites after their return to form last week, and in front of a home crowd, they will look to impress.
	www.rugbyunion15.com (2262 words)

	CSULB Official Rugby Website
		The backs tend to be smaller than the forwards and as a result more agile and faster, but less strong.
		Flankers may also, though this is more historic usage, be referred to as "wing-forwards" (it's also an archaic term for an obsolete position associated with the old 2-3-2 scrum, popular in New Zealand in the 1920s), or together with the No 8 as "loose-forwards", since they can quickly detach from scrums.
		As can be seen there is a lot of variation in the names of the positions.
	www.csulb.edu /~rugby/about/whatisrugby/teampositions.html (540 words)

	Rugby Union \| The Sunday Mail
		REDS coach Eddie Jones has fired a trans-Tasman shot by declaring the New Zealand Rugby Union's controversial plan to rest leading All Blacks during the first half of next year's Super 14 a "sign of weakness".
		AS Australian rugby suffered a humiliating kick in the stomach, Queensland Wallaby star Hugh McMeniman was admitted to hospital in Wales last night with suspected spinal cord damage.
		WALLABY coach John Connolly is armed with the largest touring party in Australian rugby history as he strives to strike a balance between winning and trialling combinations in the hope of discovering one capable of lifting the World Cup in France next year.
	www.news.com.au /couriermail/rugbyunion (484 words)

	NSW Suburban Rugby Union
		As a special offer to our rugby friends, we are offering free delivery within the Sydney Metropolitan area, on all gift boxes over $60.00.
		Clubs wishing to compete within the NSW Suburban Rugby Union for the 2007 Season are asked to r...
		All matters to do with content should be directed to NSW Suburban Rugby Union.
	www.rugby.net.au (478 words)

	Rugby Mixed Quizzes and Rugby Mixed Trivia -- Fun Trivia
		The game of Rugby Union has a wide literature and some of the books are very famous (and rare)!
		A quiz to educate the heathen masses that do not understand the gentlemanly game of Rugby Union.
		Rugby Quiz: Its easy if you know the answer quiz about general rugby personalities and events.
	www.funtrivia.com /ql.cfm?cat=9652 (437 words)

	Rugby Union_fit: Sports & Recreation: University of Leicester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This section of the web site will include fitness articles relating to rugby and training ideas specific to the sport.
		It will also look at the requirements of the different positions and what aspects of training are needed to help individuals perform at their optimum level.
		Rugby Union at the University of Leicester Home
	www.le.ac.uk /sports/Rugby_Union/rugby_fitness/rugby_fitness.html (169 words)

	Rugby Magazine: the journal of record for the sport of rugby in the U.S.
		Rugby Magazine: the journal of record for the sport of rugby in the U.S. Available Positions: Ad Sales
		Rugby Magazine has been published since 1976, and is the journal of record for the sport here in the U.S. Every U.S. championship is covered in our pages, as well as all matches played by the national team, the Eagles.
		Rugby Magazine also offers an International Round-Up each month, providing readers with news on what's going on in rugby throughout the world.
	www.rugbymag.com (107 words)

	Kansas City Rugby Football Club
		We are actively involved in growing the presence of high school rugby programs in the Greater Kansas City Area.
		Members of the Heart of America Rugby Football Union local area union.
		Members of the West Rugby Football Union territorial union.
	www.kcrugby.org /sponsorship.asp (369 words)

	Auckland Rugby Union - ARU Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Auckland Rugby invites applications for the role of Head Coach of the following teams for the 2007 season.
		Assistant Coach and Manager positions will be negotiated with the successful
		Applications in the form of a CV and covering letter are to be addressed to the
	www.aucklandrugby.co.nz (95 words)

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