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Learn to:
- Understand the laws that form the heart of the game
- Talk tactics and share your opinions on lineouts, scrums and offsides
- Scrum down and get involved
- Get to grips with the history of the game, the club scene and the World Cup
Get stuck into the scrum of rugby knowledge
If you get a big kick out of rugby but struggle with offsides and lineouts, this guide will sharpen up your knowledge of the game. Inside you'll find easy-to-follow advice on the basic rules and playing positions, plus in-depth lessons on ball skills, fitness training and techniques to help you outwit your opponents. Covering the basic rules and regulations for would-be players and offering guidance on tactics, plays and the history of the game for the committed fan, this guide gives you all the expert knowledge you need.
- The grass roots ? discover the origins of the great game and get to grips with all the rules and regulations of rugby
- Getting stuck in ? advice on how to get out there and play the game, with guidance on skills and techniques to help develop your play
- Welcome to the world of rugby ? become a rugby expert for the World Cup and Six Nations and follow your domestic team home and away
- Follow the game ? a guide to viewing rugby in the stands or from the comfort of your own home
Open the book and find:
- Advice on getting your game together on the field
- Information on understanding the scoring system
- An introduction to the laws of the game
- Techniques to hone your skills
- A rundown on the World Cup and Six Nations
- Profiles of the best British players of all time
- A guide to the domestic rugby scene
Learn to:
- Understand the laws that form the heart of the game
- Talk tactics and share your opinions on lineouts, scrums and offsides
- Scrum down and get involved
- Get to grips with the history of the game, the club scene and the World Cup
Get stuck into the scrum of rugby knowledge
If you get a big kick out of rugby but struggle with offsides and lineouts, this guide will sharpen up your knowledge of the game. Inside you'll find easy-to-follow advice on the basic rules and playing positions, plus in-depth lessons on ball skills, fitness training and techniques to help you outwit your opponents. Covering the basic rules and regulations for would-be players and offering guidance on tactics, plays and the history of the game for the committed fan, this guide gives you all the expert knowledge you need.
- The grass roots ? discover the origins of the great game and get to grips with all the rules and regulations of rugby
- Getting stuck in ? advice on how to get out there and play the game, with guidance on skills and techniques to help develop your play
- Welcome to the world of rugby ? become a rugby expert for the World Cup and Six Nations and follow your domestic team home and away
- Follow the game ? a guide to viewing rugby in the stands or from the comfort of your own home
Open the book and find:
- Advice on getting your game together on the field
- Information on understanding the scoring system
- An introduction to the laws of the game
- Techniques to hone your skills
- A rundown on the World Cup and Six Nations
- Profiles of the best British players of all time
- A guide to the domestic rugby scene
Nick Cain has been a rugby writer for The Sunday Times since 1995, writing features, news stories, match reports and ghostwriting columns for Lawrence Dallaglio, Jeremy Guscott and Bob Dwyer. He was editor of Rugby World magazine, covering Lions tours and World Cups. Greg Growden is a rugby correspondent and author of the acclaimed rugby book Gold, Mud 'N' Guts.
Introduction 1
Part I: Rugby: Roots, Boots and All 7
Chapter 1: Rudimentary Rugby 9
Chapter 2: The Aim of the Game 19
Chapter 3: Grab Your Rugby Gear 35
Part II: Getting Down and Dirty 45
Chapter 4: Location, Location, Location: Positions on the Pitch 47
Chapter 5: Laying Down the Laws 63
Chapter 6: Honing Your Skills 83
Chapter 7: Breaking Down the Breakdown 107
Chapter 8: Leaping Lineouts 123
Chapter 9: Talking Tactics 135
Chapter 10: Talented Training 151
Chapter 11: Coaching 167
Part III: Welcome to Planet Rugby 183
Chapter 12: The World Cup 185
Chapter 13: The International Scene 201
Chapter 14: Magnificent Sevens 217
Chapter 15: Home and Away 227
Chapter 16: The Domestic Scene 243
Part IV: Following the Game: The Informed Fan 255
Chapter 17: Compulsive Viewing: Rugby on the Screen 257
Chapter 18: Keeping Up with the News 269
Chapter 19: Spectating and Sobriquets 281
Part V: The Part of Tens 293
Chapter 20: The Ten Best British Players of All Time 295
Chapter 21: Ten Matches Made in Rugby Heaven 305
Chapter 22: Ten Peculiar Facts About Rugby 315
Part VI: Appendixes 325
Appendix A: Honour Boards 327
Appendix B: Glossary 347
Appendix C: Key Rugby Organisations 361
Index 367
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Sport |
| Produktart: | Nachschlagewerke |
| Rubrik: | Hobby & Freizeit |
| Thema: | Ballsport |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 408 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781119990925 |
| ISBN-10: | 1119990920 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Growden, Greg
Cain, Nick |
| Hersteller: |
John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Maße: | 236 x 189 x 27 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Greg Growden (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 11.03.2011 |
| Gewicht: | 0,743 kg |
Nick Cain has been a rugby writer for The Sunday Times since 1995, writing features, news stories, match reports and ghostwriting columns for Lawrence Dallaglio, Jeremy Guscott and Bob Dwyer. He was editor of Rugby World magazine, covering Lions tours and World Cups. Greg Growden is a rugby correspondent and author of the acclaimed rugby book Gold, Mud 'N' Guts.
Introduction 1
Part I: Rugby: Roots, Boots and All 7
Chapter 1: Rudimentary Rugby 9
Chapter 2: The Aim of the Game 19
Chapter 3: Grab Your Rugby Gear 35
Part II: Getting Down and Dirty 45
Chapter 4: Location, Location, Location: Positions on the Pitch 47
Chapter 5: Laying Down the Laws 63
Chapter 6: Honing Your Skills 83
Chapter 7: Breaking Down the Breakdown 107
Chapter 8: Leaping Lineouts 123
Chapter 9: Talking Tactics 135
Chapter 10: Talented Training 151
Chapter 11: Coaching 167
Part III: Welcome to Planet Rugby 183
Chapter 12: The World Cup 185
Chapter 13: The International Scene 201
Chapter 14: Magnificent Sevens 217
Chapter 15: Home and Away 227
Chapter 16: The Domestic Scene 243
Part IV: Following the Game: The Informed Fan 255
Chapter 17: Compulsive Viewing: Rugby on the Screen 257
Chapter 18: Keeping Up with the News 269
Chapter 19: Spectating and Sobriquets 281
Part V: The Part of Tens 293
Chapter 20: The Ten Best British Players of All Time 295
Chapter 21: Ten Matches Made in Rugby Heaven 305
Chapter 22: Ten Peculiar Facts About Rugby 315
Part VI: Appendixes 325
Appendix A: Honour Boards 327
Appendix B: Glossary 347
Appendix C: Key Rugby Organisations 361
Index 367
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Sport |
| Produktart: | Nachschlagewerke |
| Rubrik: | Hobby & Freizeit |
| Thema: | Ballsport |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 408 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781119990925 |
| ISBN-10: | 1119990920 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Growden, Greg
Cain, Nick |
| Hersteller: |
John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Maße: | 236 x 189 x 27 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Greg Growden (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 11.03.2011 |
| Gewicht: | 0,743 kg |
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