RUGBY
Rugby union is a competitive outdoor contact sport.
Played with a prolate spheroid ball, by two teams of 15 players.
It is one of the two codes of rugby football, the other being rugby league.
There is also a seven-a-side variant named rugby sevens which is played under modified laws.
Rugby union is often referred to as simply rugby in areas where it is popular.
History
The origin of rugby is reputed to be an incident during a game of football at Rugby School, Rugby, England, in 1823
When William Webb-Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it.
Although this tale is apocryphal, the trophy played for every four years at the Rugby World Cup is named after him.
Rugby football actually stems from a game played at Rugby School, Rugby, which old pupils carried to football clubs such as Blackheath
With the first official set of rules written at Rugby School, the code was officially recognised.
Significant events in the early development of rugby were the production of the first set of written laws in 1845
The Blackheath Club's decision to leave the The Football Association in 1863 and the formation of the Rugby Football Union in 1871.
The code was originally known simply as "rugby football"; it was not until after a schism in 1895, which resulted in the separate code of rugby league
That the name "rugby union" came to be used for the game itself.
Rugby union was famously an amateur sport until the IRB declared the game 'open' in 1995, removing restrictions on payments to players.
Information about me
Richmond Ong, 18 years old
12 April 1991
Nanyang Polytechnic
Course of ; Diploma in chemical and pharmaceutical technology
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Singapore Rugby Union
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Singapore Cricket Club
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Blacks Rugby Football Club
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Designer: Richmond
Sunday, May 31, 2009 12:00 AM
Rugby Match.
Hi everyone! I am back here to update my blog once again on my recent rugby game! The game took place today at St Joseph Institution (SJI). The Saints Alumni Rugby Team played against the SJI U-15 Team in both the 10-a-side match and 15-a-side match.
The Saints U-35 Team played against SJI U-15 Team (Sec 3s & 4s) in two quarters of the 10-a-side match whereas the Saints Over-35 played against the SJI U-15 Team (Sec 1s & 2s) in the remaining of the two quarters of the 10-a-side match.
The 10-a-side made all of us exhausted! I was sent into the field to play the position of a hooker! We didn't really played well for the first quarter and beacause of poor defence and broke down in communication , we conceeded in a try to the opponent's team. During the 5 minutes break , we gathered around and discussed on a new strategy. We came up with a strategy whereby we will get the ball into a corner of the line-out throw in line and before any of us who is holding on to the ball got pushed out of the line-out throw in line , will do a long distance pass to the center to do the finishing move! When we were 2 minutes into the second quarter , we scored a try using that strategy we came up with! Not long after , during the 8th minute , we scored another try! As the time pass by , the final whistle blew and the Under-35 Team won!(:
After the 10-a-side match , there was a 15 minutes break followed by the 15-a-side game. For the 15-a-side game , the Saints Alumni Team (U-35 & Over-35) played against the SJI U-15 Team (Sec 1s - 4s) for four quarters.
This time round , I was sent in to play the position of tighthead prop and then exhanged position with Yap to play loosehead prop! Playing in a 15-a-side game isn't that tired as compared to 10-a-side. For the 15-a-side game , the Saints Alumni dominated in the game and I was praised for the great runs that I did!(: We made use of the forwards to dominate the whole game while the backline players did the runnings! Overall , the game was well-played!(:
Reflections:
I was told that I need to train up on my running speed as I am beginning to slow down a little. So , I am planning to run for 30 minutes per day from my house to my secondary school and back home again.
Until then..
