2. Rugby History:
Contact / avoidance sport
Created by William Webb Ellis in 1823
First International Match in 1871,
England vs Scotland
First Internatinal Championship was Four
Nations Tournament, England, Wales,
Scotland and Ireland
3. Dead-ball line
After this line the point
is not valid
22m indicated
Halfway line
Try line
Where the point is made
Rugby Pitch
In this line the team that has
the ball opens the match
From where the conversion is
kicked
Rugby bow
The bow is where the
conversion starts after a
try
70 meters
100
meters
5. Rugby Points
Ways to knit Points Description
Try 5 Grounding the ball on the try line
Convertion 2 Kicking to the H after making the try
Penal 3
When the opposing team commits a
foul and kicks to the H
Drop Goal 3
When a player kicks by dropping the
ball and kicking it right after
6. Importance in the Country
Represents the collective national identity
Education is supported by this sport as a
link between Maori and Western cultures.
Integrity, Passion, Solidarity, Discipline and
Respect
NEW ZEALAND WORLD CUPS
7. Other important sports are
CRICKET
is a bat and ball sport, in which two teams of eleven
players each face each other. It is played on a grass
field. In the center of the field there is a rectangular
field that is known by the name of pitch.
NETBALL
Is a sport with a game structure related to
basketball. It is played on a 30 by 15 m field divided
into three equal parts, with two baskets hanging
from a pole at either end.