Rugby can be very complicated if you do not know what you are talking about. You first need thirteen players on the field. The positions that you need to fill are the fullback, right wing, right center, left center, left wing stand-off half or five-eights, and the scrum. These are all of the back positions. Now the positions of the forwards are much different. The positions are the prop, hooker, front row, second row, second row, loose forward. These positions do many different jobs during a game of rugby.

Once you have learned the positions here is what you do. The team that loses the coin toss at the beginning has to kick off. You can score points by a “try” worth four points. This is done by grounding the ball in the opponents in goal. If this is successful the team may attempt to kick the ball through the opponent’s goal posts, which is worth two points. You then kick the ball off once you have done this. When tackling, you can tackle a person by one or more persons only when he is in possession of the ball. If you get tackled six times then you lose possession of the ball. If you are tackled you must immediately set the ball on the ground and play it backward with your foot to the halfback. These are some simple rules of tackling in rugby.

When you run with the ball in rugby it is called a quick break which is usually run by the wings. Those players have good stamina and agility rather than the brute strength of the forwards. A quick break is created by the scrum-half picks up the ball from the scrum and makes a break past the opposing winger. It is essential to pass the ball before you are tackled. This is why a player will always follow behind the teammate with the ball. 

 Handling is a skill that most of the players need to have. Accurate passing and catching help a team in possession of the ball to advance it toward tries and other scoring opportunities. If you are to drop the ball and you give the ball to the opposition. When passing the ball generally you should be projected with the points horizontal, so that it flies through the air like a torpedo rather than spinning rapidly.

Kicking is a crucial part of the game. There are three different ways to kick the ball in rugby. The three ways are the placekick, the dropkick, and the punt. Placekicking is used at the beginning of the game, to kick for a goal or for an attempt to convert a try. To placekick you set the rugby ball on a tee used to hold the ball. The kicker then steps back and takes a whack at it kicking it through the air. When dropkicking you first drop the ball just below your feet bouncing once and right after it touches the ground you boot it into the air. The last different style of kicking the ball in rugby is the punt. You punt the ball when you do not have much time to get rid of the ball on a kick. You hold the ball in the same hand as you kick it. Then you drop it onto your foot and kick it into the air with a spiraling motion.