Rugby Union Basics In A Day For Dummies

by Nick Cain, Greg Growden

Overview

If you get a big kick out of rugby but still feel you could sharpen up your knowledge of the game, Rugby Rules in a Day For Dummies is for you. Inside you'll find easy-to-understand advice on the basic rules of the game, pitch positions, and tactics. In less than a day, readers will find all they need to know to get understand the sport of rugby:

• Features an in-depth look at Laws that form the beautiful game
• Covers all the reader will need to know about talking tactics
• Is perfect for anyone looking at swatting up on rugby

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118380123
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	05/22/2012
Series:	In A Day For Dummies
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	80
Sales rank:	799,059
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Nick Cain has been a rugby writer for the Sunday Times since 1995, writing features, news stories, and match reports. He was editor of Rugby World magazine for nine years (1984-93), during which the circulation doubled. He has covered four Lions tours (1989, 1993, 1997, 2001) and four World Cups (1987, 1991, 1995, 1999). He has written two books on rugby, The Lions Diary (Michael Joseph/Penguin), covering Jeremy Guscott's victorious 1997 Lions tour of South Africa, and Rugby, a history of the game.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter 1: Rudimentary Rugby 3

Chapter 2: Positions on the Pitch 15

Chapter 3: Laying Down the Laws 33

Chapter 4: Breaking Down the Breakdown 47

Chapter 5: Leaping Lineouts 63

Chapter 6: Where to Go from Here 71