Basics

Question 1

How many players in a team?

Answer 1

15

Question 2

How many forwards play on a team?

Answer 2

8

Question 3

How many ‘backs’ are there on a team?

Answer 3

7

Question 4

These guys form the scrum and do the lineout. They do the more heavy work.

Answer 4

Forwards

Question 5

These guys do most of the fast running

Answer 5

Backs

Question 6

These guys connect the forwards and the backs

Answer 6

Scrum half

Question 7

The last man

Answer 7

Full back

Question 8

How many points for a try?

Answer 8

5

Question 9

How do you score a try?

Answer 9

Touch the ball on the ground behind the try line

Question 10

After scoring a try, you get to attempt a ____ kick.

Answer 10

Conversion

Question 11

How many points for a conversion

Answer 11

2

Question 12

What can you do if awarded a penalty kick?

Answer 12

Restart the game, kick for a lineout or kick the ball between the posts.

Question 13

How many points for kicking the ball between the posts in a penalty kick?

Answer 13

3

Question 14

What is a drop goal?

Answer 14

Kick between the posts where the ball hit the ground first.

Question 15

How many points for a drop goal?

Answer 15

3

Question 16

What is a scrum?

Answer 16

A restart after a foul in which the ball travels forward from the hand (either dropped or thrown forward).

Question 17

What is a maul?

Answer 17

When a tackle attempt is made but both players remain standing. One or more of each players team joins in an pushes until the ball can be passed back. If it takes too long , a scrum is given by the ref.

Question 18

What is a ruck?

Answer 18

When the man with the ball is tackled and the players fall on the ground.

The man who made the tackle must let go of the tackled player and the tackled player must release the ball immediately.