A Guide to Rugby by Rugby Players - Including Chapters on Basic Ball Skills, Forward Tactics, Attacking Moves for the Backs, Training Regimes and a History of the Game

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• Publisher: Cullen Press
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN:
  9781473390874
• Print ISBN:
  9781447437093

A game of rugby can often look hectic and confusing to the uninitiated but it is a game of technique, skill and tactics. This guide is a comprehensive look at the skills required for anybody wishing to learn the game, from the history of rugby, position specific advice, training and a collection of photographs of rugby in action. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• How to Start
• A Short History of the Game
• Basic Points
• The Elements of Rugby Football
• The Art of Captaining a Side
• Front Row Forwards
• The Second Row Forwards
• The Lock Forwards
• The Wing-Forward
• The Back Row
• The Forwards
• The Full-Back
• The Wing-Threequarter
• The Centre-Threequarter Play
• The Outside-Half
• The Scrum-Half
• The Half-Backs as a Pair
• The Backs
• The Backs in Attack
• The Positions of the Backs in Attack
• Attacking Movements by the Backs
• Useful Practice
• Rugby Football in Action (Photos)