History of
Rugby
Variations
Rugby
Variations
This version of rugby enabled the return of the game to the Olympics after a 92-year hiatus.
(What is rugby sevens?)
An exciting style of attack, where the ball is "kept alive" through contact
(What is offloading)
This front rower is responsible for stabilizing the scrum on the left side and pushing the opposing player up whilst still driving forward.
What is a Loose head Prop
The purpose of which is to allow players to complete for the ball which is on the ground.
(What is a ruck?)
Current HWR players still do this on the field prior to a kick off, a longstanding tradition of Radcliffe Rugby
What is spit
The first Women’s World Cup was held in 1991 and this country became its first champion after defeating England 19-6 in the final.
(Who is the USA?)
A few major aspects of this area on the field are patience, pressure, and points.
What is the Green Zone or Attacking 22m
This loose-forward sets up on the closed side of the scrum and is often responsible for stopping any plays that occur there.
What is a blind side Flanker
The non-offending team often gets the option for a retake of this or a scrum if certain conditions are not met.
(What is a kick-off?)
2014
What is the first year Harvard Women's Rugby competed as a varsity program.
This form of rugby is played with 13 players. Tries are worth 4 points, conversions are 2 points, and drop goals are one point, and you can make 10 substitutions.
(What is rugby league?)
DAILY DOUBLE!!
Contest possession and scoring points are 2 of the 6 principles of play. Name the other 4
What are Go forward, support, continuity, apply pressure
It is illegal to bind on to this part of the opposition's uniform in the front row
What are the shorts
The number of flag posts needed to adequately mark the field.
(What is 14?)
Alex Williams '91, Evan Hoese '11, Maya Learned '18 among others
The first game of rugby ever played in North America took place here
What is Harvard or Cambridge, MA
A way of scoring points without kicking or touching the ball down in the try zone.
What is a penalty try
The practice of front-rows placing their heads onto opposition players’ shoulders between the call of ‘bind’ and ‘set’ in the engagement sequence has been outlawed to prevent this phenomenon.
What is axial loading
Effective May 2020, this method of scoring is no longer allowed for safety reasons as it had become "difficult for teams to legally defend this area".
(What is scoring against the posts?) Amended 5/2020
Harvard Women's Rugby won their most recent National Championships in 2019 and 2011. They won their first National Championship in this year?
What is 1998
This influential leader helped inspire a country and it's team to victory at the 1995 Rugby World Cup, uniting a nation.
Who is Nelson Mandela
If a team kicks the ball through their opponents’ in-goal from the field of play into touch-in-goal or on or over the dead-ball line, the defending team can choose this as a restart instead of a 22-meter line.
(What is a scrum at the place where the ball was kicked?)
The offside line at the scrum is 5m behind the last foot. Prior to 2010, the offside line was indicated by what?
What is the back foot of the scrum
A referee who interprets a player throwing the ball into touch (as opposed to kicking), to intentionally end the game, results in this.
(A penalty where the ball went to touch)
HWR was originally named after the college for women. Also referred to as the Harvard Annex, it did not fully merge into Harvard until what year
What is 1999?