Americans React To Great Rugby Tries - Impossible to Forget!
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its VERY important to follow through with tackles "all the way to the end" because a try isn't scored until the ball is properly grounded on/over the try line. a last ditch tackle can force a knock-on of prevent the ball from being grounded by "holding the ball up" by getting your arms or body between the ball and the pitch.
It's also important if the player with the ball is on a side of the try zone, to not let him go to the center before he makes the try. Makes the transformation trickier.
It's important for converting to right? As depending where they try that's where they kick from. So they don't want someone to squeeze in on the corner just to keep going to the center for an easy kick.
One thing I've noticed over the years watching rugby as an American is I can usually tell when the sport went fully professional based on the physiques of the players moreso than simply if the footage looks old or not. You can tell in some of the late 90s footage that players started to look bigger and run faster since they were able to commit more time and resources to athletic conditioning as well as being able to retain more serious athletes from other endeavors since they're now full time paid athletes.
Before Union allowed professionals in 1995/96 you were banned for life if you ever played Rugby League or against a Rugby League team even in an unofficial match, so all of your Lomu types went to play in the NRL and never came back. After 1995 this ban disappeared, so now not only did many ex Union players come back, but you could also make some serious coin in Union, so many Kiwis & Welsh players stopped switching to League all together and many players who only played League were tempted over to Union, such as Jason Robinson, Wendell Sailor, etc.
Growing up in Queensland in the 70s, we watched Rugby League. Before League went professional, players had jobs in sports stores and a lot ran with or worked for the garbage collection service: lifting and running with rubbish bins for a few hours every morning
@@townview5322 League was professional since 1895, but just like soccer, in the UK there was a maximum wage allowed until the late 1960s/ early 1970s. In the UK you would see soccer players who had won the World Cup in 1966 working as window cleaners, etc, just like you are describing with the RL players there. There must have been something similar in AUS.
Like the big hair and sideburns that's 70s
95% of the sport is still amateur. And that is where the love of the game is bred.
The no names on the shirts is because the numbers aren't personalised. The number is the position that the player is playing on that day. A team will always start with numbers 1 to 15 on the field with 16 to 23 as substitutes.
Also... Some years ago, Welsh Players had their names on the back of the jerseys the year after winning the Grand Slam. The "won" the Wooden Spoon that year. The Gods of Rugby don't appreciate vanity.
I miss the time when certain clubs (Leicester & Bristol) used letters instead of numbers on their shirts 😔
@@eddhardy1054 we (Leicester) still have letters. Just on the front above the badge now.
@@Jimlad0116 I'm glad to hear it mate, some traditions are worth keeping 😉😊
@@eddhardy1054 agreed. I designed the kits last season and one of the biggest things was trying to keep some tradition with a modern twist. The letters were a must.
A couple of points probably already covered in your comments… 1. In American football a touchdown is called that because its name was taken from its roots in rugby when you used to have to “touch down“ the ball beyond the goal line. 2. In early rugby scoring by touching the ball down did not earn any points. It merely offered the team the opportunity to “Try“ to kick the ball through the goal post for a point score. Hence the name.
At around 9:20 you are asking "What does this guy think he is doing?". The ball must be touched to the ground for the score to count, so the #13 is flying in to either dislodge the ball before it is touched down or get underneath the ball to stop it being touched down. The play is not over until it is touched down and many times there have been players showboating in the in goal area (end zone) and then pushed out of bounds or have the ball stripped.
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Well said i was about to say the same then read your comment
if you allow me to add, also there is a reason to try to tackle in the in goal, the place where you make the try defines the line where the ball can be alligned to kick the conversion (a free kick guaranteed after scoring atry worth two points), so if you tackle a player near the edges of the playzone it might be harder for the kicker to score, if they touch the ball near the centre of the field, its easier to score, making a try a chance to be a 7 points play vs a 5 points play (not the case from the habana try wich was because of what you said, trying to prevent the try)
like my fellow commentors, i was looking for your comment before answering pretty much the same thing!
I'm the "team-mum" for an under 14 boys team and there is only one thing that really annoyes me... When the boys stop chasing the ballcarrier.
You have to hunt him till the ball is on the ground, otherwise you will have a chat with your coach afterwards.
Maybe in american football it's stupid, in rugby it's a MUST!
The late Jonah Lomu was famous for the "Maori sidestep"....there's NO sidestep btw 🚂😂
I remember my jaw actually dropping watching that as a kid….. he was brilliantly exciting to watch no matter who you supported…. He battered us that day.
Jonah Lomu is the only rugby player I’ve seen that took at least 3 players to take him down! I don’t like using this term but he was a beast of a player....
@@jaysparrow6631 Peter stringer had no trouble
Except for the fact he was Samoan lol
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Pretty sure his birthplace Auckland is in NZ bro....lemme check. Yep, definitely NZ. His parents were Tongan. Lol.
Glad you guys enjoyed Watching. As someone from the Uk what i find really hard to cope within American Football is the whole Stop and Start thing. There just doesnt seem to be FLOW. Yes there is stragegy and tactics in war but often Open Play is where its At...
I like this video but it needs to be said that some of these are "Impossible to Forget" because of their situational significance as much as their impressiveness as a try. For example the Japan try was Japan scoring in overtime to beat South Africa in a world cup match, a "minor" team beating such a tournament favourite as South Africa was just unheard of (SA ended up 3rd that year)
What a moment! It's a shame it didn't happen in 2019 when Japan was hosting.
They weren't tournament favourites. Every world cup is still the same, It's ALWAYS NZ paying out the lowest, regardless if they are in a slump like 19-22
Also the French try form the fowared pass ( with is not allowed )to knock NZ out in the 1/4 final who where also cup favorites. But yea the Japan one was more if the history making victory more than the skill of the try
@@KiwiPepega the comment or never said they were "the favourites" just that they are one of them... Most every world cup the favourites normally, in no particular order, are NZ, RSA, AUS, ENG, FRA, WAL and the Irish aren't to sniff at either.
Hi, the two of you have shown a really good analysis of rugby which can be difficult to understand when first watching it.
There are two forms of rugby, union and league, and they have different rules. In union, the only way the other team can get the ball is if you make a mistake. If a team doesn't make a mistake then they could have possession of the ball for the whole 80 mins but of course this never happens.
Remember, to score a try you have to press the ball down onto the ground with your hand or body. The opposition will try and stop you doing this by trying to tackle you in the goal area (end zone) and hopefully knock the ball out of your hand before you ground it or trap the ball between themselves and you. To protect the ball, players usually hold the ball tight to their chest and dive onto the ground.
Blocking is not allowed and is called obstruction or shepherding.
Late hits are penalised but if a player was committed and so couldn't avoid it then it may be allowed.
Yes, they do play in rain and snow but not during lightning. In amateur games where is there is no under-field heating, the lines would be swept so you could see them in the snow. I remember playing one week in mud and so the ground was all churned up. The next week there was frost and so we played on frozen jagged mud. Very, very painful.
Rugby is a team sport and that is why there are no names on the shirts. Please react to the following video that shows great rugby teamwork ua-cam.com/video/F4G68Oc5bVQ/v-deo.html
Sorry guys, this is the link ua-cam.com/video/F4G68Oc5bVQ/v-deo.html
Don’t forget Rugby 7’s the 15 minute insane version. There is a try from a 7’s game in the clips
Yes, those who have p!aged have played on pitches that resemble the somme. As for weather, played in everything from blizzrd, through to hit sunnydays
You guys should react to Jonah Lomu - Lord of the Wings. He was a phenom in the game. Even when I was still in South Africa, we idolized Lomu as a player. Great player and was a humble guy. RIP
As a South African, I have to agree. He was Legend!
Shame he did it all with steroids, cheat.
Watch ya mouth 🤡 HTF do you know he was on steroids, WTF do you know that we all don't🤔 Who doesn't cheat when it comes to Sport, and do you say the same about Anti doping and Body builder's on Steroids🤨 Your Reply is Pitiful, and I don't believe you 😤 Comment by Tracy Iraia 🇳🇿🌏🇳🇿 NZ 😎👅
@@nadefodder2874B.S!
5:45...The older footage is from a 1973 game between the All Blacks and an invitational side called The Barbarians. The try you see being scored by the Baa-baas is considered by many to be the greatest ever.
6:27...Every player on a Rugby team will attack & defend as required however the Full-back (no15 in Rugby Union & no1 in Rugby League) is primarily a defensive player.
10:43 the french try vs all black in 94 series is much more beautiful
Only the person with the ball in rugby can be tackled which is why it is far more impressive to see a guy making a huge run since they don't have the path cleared for them. If they get past 6 dudes it's 100% because he had the speed/agility to navigate his way past them
Bit late but: In the original game, placing the ball over the tryline did not award any points. It awarded you an attempt, a "try", to convert it into points by kicking the ball between the posts over the crossbar. This is why its called a "try" and a "conversion"
Hey mate, that basketball analogy was pretty fair and close comparison! Imo
Plays are designed on what they set but the play involves two; and it's spontaneity is where the magic is.. the stops and counters attacks..
Contesting for the ball.. when a ball carrier is brought to the ground, they have to release the ball - without taking any players out, you (defense) can then try take the ball..
9:32 - tries have been saved from last chance attempts, ball carrier looses possession of the ball and try saved..
Nope, no player can be tackled without the ball. No blocking or holding players other than the ball carrier.
Rugby Game is 80mins full time game with 40min halves.
16:17 that was definitely foul play lol
Penalties do happen, the Referee will decide on the severity of the penalty. *Nigel Owens* 🙌🏽👌🏼
Interesting you say that.. the name on the jersey thing.. I hear you, but the flipside is, the number is the position, the team has a legacy of players who have put on the black jersey.. the greatest no. 10s among the world.. yeah, and all that jazz lol
Yeah the "Try" thing actually hit me like really recently lol .. funny thing lol
GG boys !
Also basketball was inverted for the rugby off season by a coach
In the original game, placing the ball over the tryline did not award any points. It awarded you an attempt, a "try", to convert it into points by kicking the ball between the posts over the crossbar. This is why its called a "try" and a "conversion"
I've just seen this video and I saw your reaction to the Japan try and the lack of reaction. That was the first time Japan has won a game in the RWC and they beat one of the best teams in the world. So that was a very great moment.
You are right! The players on the field switch from offense to defense depending on which team has the ball. A couple of substitutions are allowed during the game, but almost all the players will play the entire 80 minutes. The only break you get is due to a stoppage of play for a team to take a penalty kick (maybe a minute or two), plus halftime. So, gridiron is set plays plus explosive sprints plus lots of breaks for advertisements. Rugby is more a marathon, with a wider variety of skills on display in each player. Essentially, the forwards are the heavier built guys in the rucks and scrums, always scavenging for the ball, and the backs are the faster guys trying to get room to move. The basic move is for the forwards to move the ball to the backs who then break through the line of defenders and score a try (akin to a touchdown).
The law of equal and opposite reaction means that whatever force/impact you can exert will not "kill" the opponent, so nobody has padding or armor and it is all good. Sometimes, a player will wear a leather helmet, and most will wear a mouthguard in the mouth.
Most serious injuries occur when a scrum collapses, and you will see the referee policing the scrum very assiduously because of that.
Haha that's not how the human body works mate. There are parts of the body that are weak and parts that are strong and if you hit a weak part with a strong part one person can get seriously hurt while the other is fine. Luckily Rugby players are built tough so even their weak parts are pretty strong. It's the reason you won't see any players with thin necks on the field.
@@goaway9977 Hahaha :) Very true
9:52 - the ball carrier is only airborne and must ground the ball to confirm the score. The defending player closing in can still stop the grounding of the ball by forcing a fumble within the touch zone, to actually knocking the ball off the ball carier's hands.
Good explaining thanks. There are solid reasons for all the actions in Rugby. No pretending
The try Japan scored against South Africa was not one of the prettiest tries ever scored, but the significance of it is what makes it great. (For Japan)
The Springboks were world cup winners (past world cups) and that try cost SA the game. Knocked us out of the world cup. One of the worst rugby moments for SA Rugby losing against Japan. Next world cup we had to play against Japan again. This time we did not underestimate them.
The rugby rule says that the scoring player must put the ball down. There must be a contact between the ball and the ground. At 10:01 the defender was trying to tackle and force the scoring player to loose the ball. It actually happens that because of the tackle the ball falls on the ground (no contact between the ball and player) and than it isn't a try.
Not only must there be contact between hand -ball-ground but there must be a DOWNWARD PRESSURE!
A good follow-up to these kinds of videos would be one covering many of the basic rules... Any chance of that??
You made some very insightful points. Basic rules:
Rugby is continuous until there is an infringement, a score, or the ball goes out of bounds
5 points for a try, 3 for a penalty, 2 for a conversion
The try 'conversion' kick at goal after a try, is always taken from a line directly behind where the ball was touched down. That's why you try to score as near to the oosys as possible ie yo make the ki kick and the extra 2 points easier
You can't tackle anyone without the ball
You can't obstruct anyone trying to get to the guy with the ball
You can only pass backwards
You can kick forwards but anyone on your team chasing the ball has to be behind you when you kicked it
You must touch the ball on the ground under control to score ie you can't drop it or just run over the line like in gridiron
You can turn the ball over from an opposition player in possession on the ground but you must be on your feet when you do it
That's the main stuff. Cricket, on the other hand, is impenetrable unless you've lived with it all your life!
Definitely check out one of the rugby fails videos. You'll see a lot of missed tries because either they dropped it, or opposition player tackled them knocking it out of their hands.
Awareness of where your team-mates are, and those team-mates being where you expect them to be, comes down to one thing - training, training and more training.
you should really react to cheslin kolbe, he is an amazing player and is fun to watch
You know the vibes
Guys. rugby is the greatest team sport to play.
I played for 35 years and although there were bad games there were no bad times.
There will be a rugby club in your area, go and play. It's hard and skillful and social and respectful.
Give it a go you will love it.
8:03 - Great question! To answer it in a nut shell - when the ball carrier is tackled to the ground they must release the ball/place the ball towards their own team, the defending team has the opportunity at this point to try and steal the ball back. The defender attempting to steal the ball back must be on their feet and supporting their own weight, must have come through the 'gate' (the tackled player on the ground dictates how big the gate is - the gate is the width of the tackled ball carrier's body) and they must use their hands to try to steal the ball back.
In rugby each player plays their position - denoted by the number. They have their name and reputation off the field but when you are on the field you are playing your role in the team. There's probably a rule in the crazy long rule book saying the jerseys will only have a number rather than the players name but that's how people who play it generally think about it.
Nice to see a clip of Eddie Jones smiling at the Japan game, especially after the shit he received from the Australian fans in the recent England v Australia test (he’s an Aussie coaching England), they were calling him a traitor and heckling him in a manner not befitting of adults.
Tbf it was just one guy, not a load of fans. As an English guy, we have to see that one idiot doesn’t represent all Australian fans
It’s really common practice for coaches to coach for other national teams other than just their own. Said Australian’s conduct was pathetic, said this also-Australian.
In order to score a try the ball must touch the ground past the try line while under the players control so if an opposition player can knock the ball out of the players grasp before it touches the ground he can prevent a try.
Some basic rules of the game
1. You can only pass the ball backwards
2. You can kick the ball forward, but any teammate that collects the ball, needs to have been behind you when you kicked the ball.
3. when the ball goes to ground and offside line is drawn across the field, and players need to stay on their side of that line before.
4. When you get tackled, if you are held, you have the opportunity to place the ball back for your team to collect. often teammates will come stand over you to keep the opponents from collecting the ball.
5. Scoring a try, requires that you ground the ball on, or over the line. so if you get tackled short of the line, you still have the opportunity to reach out to place the ball over the line to score.
6. after a try is scored, your goal kicker gets the opportunity to kick for goal for extra points, but he takes the kick the same distance from the sideline, as where the try is scored. That's why you see the players crossing the line, not grounding the ball, trying to get it under the goal posts, to make the kick easier.
7. Players are only allowed to tackle the player with the ball.
8. tackles need to be made below shoulder level. This is to protect from neck injuries.
Some more things to watch out for when watching the game
1. there is tremendous depth in the defense of the game, especially because of the fact that players can kick the ball.
2. when players run the ball directly into opponents, they are doing so to draw defenders in and to setup positions for attacking angles. This is called setting up phases.
3. the best moments of the game is when it keeps going without stoppages in play. nothing is as satisfying as a long hard battle, where players are strewn across the field because they are totally out of breath.
4. The game has a few set pieces to start the game from a stoppage. A "line out" is done when the ball goes over the side-line. Players stand in two parallel rows with one team throwing in the ball from the sideline. A scrum is when the ball was lost forward ("fumbled"). The larger player (forwards) stack up shoulder to shoulder in 3 row against the opposing team, with one team throwing the ball in-between the front rows. The forwards then compete to get the ball by pushing against the opponents and attempting to hook the ball with their feet.
5. there are many rules in in-fragments players can commit, where the referee awards a penalty and the opposing team gets the kick the ball down field.
When Rugby started in the 19th century,the only way to score was by grounding the ball to earn a"try" at kicking the ball through the uprights,it was only later that grounding the ball was worth points, followed by a conversion
Regarding your set play question (similar to the NFL playbook) - There are quite a few plays that are practiced for certain situations in the game
The gist of a rugby team is there are 15 players on the field at any time (barring any player getting a red card. In the NFL if a player gets ejected, they are replaced and you'll always have 11 on the field whereas in rugby, if someone gets a red card that team is handicapped down 1 player for the remainder of the game)
8 of the players are called forwards and the remaining 7 are the backline. Generally speaking, your forwards are your bigger players that you use to crash the ball and where you get most of your physicality from. The backline are the quicker and more skillful players. There are a few times in a game where you will have the time to set up and wait for the ball to go back into play (Lineouts, scrums, penalities, rucks, etc.) and the backline will have plays for this where certain players need to at certain places. After 2 or 3 tackles these plays then become open play for the team who can either try go as quick as possible at the cost of not having time to set a play or else they have a few seconds for everyone to get back in position and call another play from there
How does the defense get the ball?
Intercept a pass (as you saw).
Grab a loose ball on the floor.
Catch a kick from the other team (teams will sometimes kick the ball away like a punt in football, as well as tactical kicks to their own players, which can also be intercepted by the other team).
Tackle a player into touch (out of bounds).
Turnover at a ruck/maul (after a tackle; you won't see much rucking and mauling in highlights videos, but there's a battle over possession after a tackle; the team that brought the ball in has the advantage in the ruck or maul - it's a ruck if the player is brought to ground by the tackle and a maul if they are held up; there are various rule differences between the two, e.g. offside works differently).
Any sort of rule broken by the offensive team, e.g. forward pass, knock-on (fumble the ball forward), offside, or fouling a defensive player.
Strip the ball in a tackle.
Answering your question on turnovers.
1. in open play, players can rip the ball out of a players hand, or intercept a pass.
2. when a player is tackled and goes to ground, he gets the opportunity to place or pass the ball back. When the ball or the player is on the ground, its called a breakdown. players other than the one tacking the ball carrier can join the breakdown from their side. They can then push forward over the ball to turn it over. This is why you have friendly players standing over a tacked player to prevent the opponents from coming through.
Tactically Rugby is very much like Basketball, the defence usually will mark either man to man or cover a zone or some combination of both. The offence will try to draw in opposing players and disrupt the oppositions defensive patterns to create scoring opportunities. Turn overs occur when the defending team causes the team in possession to make an error, like dropping the ball or getting turned in the tackle allowing defending players to pick up the ball or if the attacking players do something illegal such as a forward pass, being offside, holding onto the ball after being tackled etc. These highlight videos are great for showing off the highlights, but the best way to understand the game is to watch one, it will be confusing at first but the commentators usually do a good job of explaining what is going on. It is a fast paced game, there are stoppages but they are kept as short as possible, as apart from a few instances the clock keeps ticking. The numbers the players wear denote the position they play and as the fans know who plays which position so the numbers are good enough to identify who is who. I could be wrong but the word try may have come from the fact that it was originally worth three points, or maybe it is some other reason lol. The key player of each team is usually the number 10, he usually is the best tactically minded player in the team and usually the most skillful. A good number 10 will be able to read the game and exploit weaknesses in the other teams strategy and players, The back three 11 14 and 15 are usually the fastest runners because they have to cover the most ground on defence and are the ones that the rest of the team are trying to create gaps for either through the middle or out along the edges so need to be fast enough to take those gaps when created and score the tries. Heh I could write a whole book about it but that's probably enough
06:25 I know this is a Rugby vid, but in Football (soccer) the best teams actually all defend all over the pitch or at least 90% of them. You do have defenders and attackers but these days modern attackers are expected to try and win the ball back high up the pitch.
Rugby is both attack and defence from every player, but you have the Pack and the Backs.
The Pack are usually the bigger chunkier dudes, and the Backs are usually faster a little smaller or leaner (but still built like Silverback Gorillas). The way the 2 types of players set up is the big dudes in the Pack ten to be in a cluster (Scrums/rucks etc) and the backs are usually in a line (usually the opposite side to the cluster)
In Defence the Pack works like a blocking pushing unit , like dropping a pie of bricks on someone lool
The Backs use a line to cover the width of the pitch.
So you have the line of the Backs and the pack moves along that line (not exactly but its a good way to picture the formations and dynamic of team set up)
I feel like the Backs have more attacking duty, and the Pack/Forwards are more about territory, and gaining it, but they both have equal defence responsibility, they just implement it in slightly different ways in a sort of symbiosis
10:22 "he scored right here". No, he scores literally when he "touches down" the ball with his hands in the try zone which explain the desperate attempt of the other player frrom doing so.
To respond to your first question, the normal drill in rugby is as the following:
The carrier of the ball should have at least one « support » (player behind him ready to receive the ball) or two ideally (right and left)
+ players talk to each other saying (behind/left/right or cross) in order to let know the carrier’s options
Regards
Rugby is really unique in a way all of your training that u do it benefits u significantly, u have to put all of your hardwork on show every time u touch the ball and really shows u who does and who doesn’t
Also, the fact that you have to touch the ball to the ground is where “touch down” comes from in American Football.
Re your question about turnovers on the ground: When a player is tackled to the ground it becomes a “ruck” with the tackled player deliberately rolling on his side and having to release the ball onto the ground while his teammates steam in around him, link up, and protect it. There are strict rules for how a ruck is conducted and the defending team can’t just leap over the top or come around the side and grab it. They can only approach from their own side with their feet on the ground, hence the “wall” of attacking players which quickly form around the tackled guy on the ground. In reality many turnovers come from defence tackling pressure forcing handling errors. With the rules around rucks, they are also ripe for penalty infringements which can force a turnover too.
in order for a try to be scored there has to be downward pressure on the ball, the last "late" tackle is an attempt for the tackler to get his hand under the ball and prevent the try.
you can turn the ball over by either ripping it out of their hands whilst standing or if a player is on the ground as long as you are on your feet and not leaning, kneeling on the ground or another player you can again rip the ball loose
I admire you guys for the honest questions. Most rugby fans ask the same things about American Football.
OK lads, the normal reason to turn over possession of the ball is because there is a maximum of 5 tackles in a set wherein you attempt to kick the ball at some point prior to the total tackle count, earning good field position to defend from, force the opposition to make an error, or score a try. Or, the defence might "outruck" (push the offence off the ball in a scrum/ruck) during a tackle. Many teams have set plays for that scenario. Or, the ball (or person carrying it) goes out of bounds. Or, the offensive team makes an error, like a knock-on, normally achieved by applying maximum stress on the opposition. Or, the defence reads the play so well that they make an intercept. Or...
You can only tackle the guy who has the ball. There's an offside rule. Desperate last second tackles, even slightly late ones, are OK so long as no rules governing tackling are broken. If it's something that you are known for doing (late hits), and there's no umpire intervention fights can break out. So, one or two might be tolerable (late-ish tackles after trys) but you don't really want to make it a habit - there's many ways to fk-up a dude in rugby union.
There are players that have specific roles in each team, this accounts for some of the players being completely monstrous in size, down to the little pocket rockets that can easily outrun the giants... Everyone plays a defensive position & offensive position. The game only stops for injuries. Of course they don't play in lightning. These days it might be considered too damp for a particular surface and be deemed unsafe to play on. It's very difficult to explain the eccentricities in writing. Perhaps check for something to react to like "rugby union explained". Or check out google for the rules and explanations for the game if you now want to make informed commentary on the sport. It's nice to see Americans reacting positively about a sport that the rest of the world enjoys.
Also...another reason for the final tackle is that it matters _where_ you score the try. The conversion kick (another two points) is taken from a point parallel with the point of the try, so players will attempt to put the ball down as close to the centre line of the posts as possible, and the defenders need to prevent that if they can.
There are set plays from lineouts (after the ball goes into touch and the forwards line up) or from scrums (where the forwards set into a pack of 8 and push each other for possession of the ball).
There are several ways to win a turnover, such as holding up a player and stripping of the ball of them, or holding up an attacking player so they can't get their knees to touch the ground or release the ball wins the defensive team a turnover.
When a player is tackled and releases the ball the defensive team can roll over the top clearing out attacking players, and if an onside defender stays on their feet they can grab the ball, or tie the ball up winning a turnover.
Forcing mistakes like knock-ons through defensive pressure.
Winning opposition lineouts or scrums.
A lot of guys try to tackle the guy about to score the try because the scorer needs to be in control of the ball, so if they can disrupt them from being in control when placing the ball on the ground, then it's a knock-on defending them scrum for a fumble. Em, you can trip the ball from the player's hand. If you're on your feet, you can intercept a pass, and you have a small window of opportunity to contest for the ball when a tackled player is brought to the ground once you release the tackled player and then lock onto the ball. Many teams have players who specialize in what we called a Jackal. If the tackled player holds onto the ball on the floor and doesn't release, it is a penalty giving you the possession and a kick for territory providing the team that kicked it out an attacking line out. the only time play stopps is for a scrum a forward ball fumble or pass, line out where a team kicks the ball to the side of the pitch out of bounds and they throw a line out the number 2 called a hooker will throw the ball in between two teams and they will compete for the ball by lifting players high to catch it in preplanned movements although sometimes can be disrupted by specialist jumpers and injury clock is stopped for the injured player to receive treatment and or be removed if they can't walk. The game is normally 80 mins half time at 40 for 15 mins.
I liked the comparison to basketball. I’ve heard Rugby referred to by some pundits as the ultimate *team* sport, because of the level of trust and co-ordination it requires between such a large number of players in a spontaneous environment. You got a glimpse of it there with the idea of the kind of telepathy basketball players have with their teammates when running offense.
Somebodies been playing rugby👀💪 so true tho
The guys that looked really tired are playing Seven's. 2 teams of 7 players on a full sized field, it is fast, hard and all action, they only play 15 minute halves, but it is constant running and action and a ot of space for only 7 guys to cover
Names aren't on the jerseys I don't know the real reason but I would say that it's because your number means your role on the field and your position. You're a forward if you wear a number between 1 to 8, if you're a starter for example.
in rugby its about supporting the ball carrier , the second rule is support the ball carrier and the third rule is see #1 and 2
Yes guys, for a try to be scored the ball must touch the ground in the try scoring zone. There is also opportunity to turnover the ball in "the ruck". That takes a bit of time to explain though.
although its frowned upon for a "late tackle" on the try line, one needs to keep in mind that most of the times the defending team player is committed to stop the try by tackling the attacker, there is also a possibility to nullify the try by hitting the ball out of his/her hands causing a knock on prior to them grounding the ball or landing under the attacker, thereby preventing a try as the ball would not be grounded for the try but "held up".
At 9.20 the other guy is trying to stop him from touching the ball to the ground and scoring a try. It's not a try in the ball isn't grounded with downward pressure.
It terms of turning over the ball - when a player is tackled the opposing team will try to turn over the ball by piling over the top of the tackled player and trying to grab it - this is called a ruck. There are several rules to this - the player trying to turn over the ball must be supporting their own weight and be on their feet and they cannot come in from the side - they must go straight over. The team of the player who just got tackled will pile in from the other side to stop this from happening. In most cases the attacking team will manage to retain possession, but turnovers are common.
The ball will go to the other team if they manage to get hold of it at any time during open play - say if its kicked, passed badly or fumbled
The ball can be turned over whenever the team in possession loses (drops) the ball forward. It can also be turned over during a ruck (when the tackled player has gone to ground and the ball has not been recycled yet).
Only the ball carrier can be tackled.
Hi there 👋
If there are some commons between NFL and rugby, there are also many differences.
1st, the game doesn't stop in rugby when the ball is on the ground, so many "game phases" can occur in a single action, sometime 30+ phases, and can last as long as the ball remains in the field and no faults / no score. This makes rugby very fluid, and prevents the "1 action, 1 strategy" we see in NFL. Players have to adapt very quick to any change and can't discuss the proper response, so situation awarness is a must in rugby, way more than in american football.
2nd, being in the try zone with the ball is not enough to score, rules are very clear on that point, to score a try, a player has to keep the ball in hand and make it touch the ground with a descending movement. A try is refused if a defender has his hand under the ball, or if the attacker release the ball before it touches the ground, for exemple. This explains why defenders always attempt something, even when it seems useless.
3rd, the respect for the referee and between players. As you can see, they use protections for the teeth (and can't see but also between their legs ^^), head protections are very rare and limited to some type of clothes, when in football they come with the outfit of Robocop. Still, there are way less brain injuries and severe wounds in rugby, in part because the rules around contacts are very strict, but mainly because of the spirit of the game. It is not rare to see the same teams fighting like dogs in the field being together in some bar 1h later like they are best friends forever ! This spirit is also present with the fans, not rare to see supporters of both teams watching the match together (gently mocking each other, of course ^^).
I really hope the US will pay more attention to rugby in the future, and, on the side, i also hope NFL will find a way to reduce injuries.
Have fun, thanks for the video 👍🖖
Boys you should see the power used in the scrums these blokes could push down tall buildings.
The word try comes from tri, in the early days of the sport scoring a try used to grant you 3 point thus the names. Later on the rules were changed though. Now you get 5 points for scoring a try and an additional 2 if you kick a conversion (kicking the ball through the posts right after the try), but the name try remained the same. Other means of scoring are to kick a "drop goal" (a form of kicking the ball through the posts after letting it bounce) or a penalty kick through the posts both granting you 3 points.
You can win the ball at a ruck (when the ball is on the ground after a tackle). No handling the ball if you are on the ground so the players contest standing up or rather crouched over the ball. A tackle can dislodge the ball even if the guy is jumping over the line, or you could get an arm under the ball so that the attacker can't touch the ball to the ground. The front 8 players are forwards (big beasts who typically contest for the ball) the back 7 are backs who typically run the ball at speed. These jobs are interchangeable but that's how it works.
The reason there are defenders diving for the attacker even when it looks like a try is inevitable is because the attacker needs to "ground" the ball to score the try, i.e. he needs to touch the ball to the ground and apply pressure. If the defender can get underneath the attacker and prevent him from grounding the ball (called 'holding up') then he prevents the try and gets possession turnover for his team.
To answer your question at 6:10 , everybody does defense and everybody does attacking. The biggest thing in de defence is that most of the times the forwards, which are the heavier and stronger players will be closer to the ball to make tackles and stuff. While during attack they'l be the ones trying to make holes in the other teams defence. The 7 backs are more the runners but also help during defence allot. So forwards are a bit more known to do the heavy part of defence but everybody defends.
The key to the game is your if has ball will run in a line and apposition will normally use 2 players to tackle to stop player with ball so player with ball try's to hold on to ball as long as they can to make a over lap or hole in defence by taking 2 players for tackle their are some set plays but mostly it to you improvise as the play goes on and all player do defend and attack depending on weather your team has the ball
Teams normally set up with 5 to 6 large guys called front rowers they do the bulk of work smashing Into the defending team trying to draw 2 or more defenders then the smaller guys hold off to receive the ball hopefully by then there are gaps in defence and they use their speed and agility to get a try
Also while attacking all players are required to run in aline together as backup to ball carrier buy running in line defending team has to try and cover everyone and unsure which side ball will go and need atleast 2 for tackling causing gaps in defence
I was one of the big guys called forwards
If you was watching there was 2 different type of rugby shown
1 rugby league
2 rugby union
Both have slightly different rules
Rugby league is more stop start like your football they use a tackle count o 5 tackle referee will hold hand up and call 5th tackle as you have 6 tackle the have to hand ball over to opponent team so after 5 tackle played then tackle that's the 6th tackle and opponent start from that spot and have 6 tackles to score
Where rugby union you don't have a tackle count only way defending team can retrieve all is forward pass and penelty you'd notice when players tackled to ground they lay protecting ball with their body and reach back and place ball out for team mate to pick and play but opponents not allowed to reach over and pick ball up but they can use their foot and try to rake the ball back to their side then allowed to pick it off ground why team playing ball puts body between all and opponent on ground and if they don't place ball on ground immediately they are tackle to the ground it a penalty and the defending team gets ball and plays from that position
You would seen when player on ground they reach out with ball and place on ground while both sides forward hit each other trying to get control of ball by player with ball not wanting to release ball why ball carrier stays close to forwards their are several other ways to get penalties line in line outs where you see them throw ball in and lift players up
When playing rugby union the game almost never stops until breaks the game continues to keep moving at all times
If have any questions I'll try to answer for you but their is on net you tube the history of rugby and how it came about to be 2 different games and rule differences
Cricket is the largest bat and ball game i the world. Played in so many countries a legacy of colonisation it may be but enjoyed by millions
Don’t know if anyone got to this before me, but it’s called a Try because in the old game when it was first around you didn’t really win points from getting into the ‘end zone’, it just meant that you got ‘a try’ at kicking the ball over the posts for a conversion which is where the points came from
Restarts are lineouts and scrums, or a try is scored. When the ball is in field, the ball can be taken off the attacker ... if you manage to tackle the player out of the touch down zone, before they actually touch down ... then the try touch down is not given.
The numbers on the shirt refers, typically, to the position. Hence the term - the number 8.
Some bullet points you might find helpful.
- There are 3 main forms of rugby. Rugby Union is the mainstream version of rugby that you've watched here. Rugby 7s is a smaller, faster version with half as many players playing a 14 minute game. It's what they play in the Olympics. Rugby League is the other kind of rugby. It's a pretty different rule set and much more simplified. Not unlike NFL you have a sort of downs system. Turnover after 6 tackles. For most videos etc that you'll see when people talk about Rugby they mean Rugby Union.
- It's hard to tell from these highlights but there's a lot of set plays in Rugby. I'd recommend reacting to Great Rugby Set Piece Tries or similar.
- The main set pieces are the scrum and the lineout. The scrum happens after a minor offences like throwing or knocking the ball forwards. 8 players from each team bind together and tries to shove each other for possession. One team has an advantage as they are putting the ball in and they know when the timing of when to shove. The lineout happens when play goes out of bounds. Other team throws the ball in and the teams lift up their team mates to compete. Most set plays attacking plays come off the back of the lineout especially. This is because the rest of the defence has to stand 10 metres away so there's a lot of space.
- other than knocking/throwing the ball forward turnovers (in Rugby not in Rugby League) happen after a tackle. You have this big dog pile called a ruck. Teams try push each other off the ball. If a defender can get his hands on the ball in that little second after a tackle and before the ruck begins they win a turnover.
- No blocking/tackling without the ball. Throw backwards or lateral. Kick forwards.
- Same as in Basketball or NFL there are specialist positions. The numbers on the shirts are position numbers. Players don't have their own squad number. A versatile player that is in many positions could wear different numbers each week.
- Some recommended players to look at. Jonah Lomu changed the whole sport. Big guy at 6ft4 and 270lbs but could run 100 metres in just over 10 seconds. Played in a position which had been traditionally for fast, skinny guys. Cheslin Kolbe is probably the best player right now in that same position and he's 5ft7 and 180 lbs. It's a sport which you can achieve success and a lot of different ways.
- Christian Wade was a rugby player that went to play in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills as a running back. Wasn't a top top name in Rugby but you might find him interesting.
A turn over can come from an intercept, the ball going out of bounds, if a player knocks the ball forward, if a scrum is over powered, if a line out throw is not thrown in straight.
This appear to be Rugby Union. Ruby Union was an ameture game until August 1995. The ways the ball can be turned over are as follows kicking the ball into touch (unless it's a penalty), receiving a penalty, counter rucking( pushing the other team away from the tackled player on the floor), winning a set piece and picking up th lose ball.
All players play in attack and defence. Th Full Back is usually the last line of defence, they tend to be good at kicking the ball ( for clearance), good at tackling and catching the high ball.
Rugby Union is measured in phases, this is the time between rucks, scrums, line outs and mauls. The aim of the game is to cause as much disruption in the defensive side as possible. This is what Japan managed so well in their win over South Africa. During that world cup The Japanese side had the shortest average time between phases. From set pieces ( line outs and scrums) there is time to set pre request moves other than that it is the Scrum half and fly half that are like the quarter back and help to "organise" the chaos that is an attack.
You can turn the ball over in a few ways but in the simplest form, you can get a penalty by forcing the team with the ball to make a mistake (many different errors can result in a penalty). They can kick away possession for territory which will give you the throw in at the lineout, or if you gather it in the field of play. Or they can lose possession if the ball goes forward out of someone's hand, and you get the input to the scrum, also known as a knock on.
There will be attacking patterns or shapes that you attack in, in phase play. Groups or pods of players who are there to take the ball, protect the ruck and be there to sweep the ball off the floor with everyone else ready to receive the ball again once it goes to ground (in a ruck). And you definitely are trained to run good support lines to be there to take the pass. Obviously, you can run intricate 'plays' off set piece moves, scrums, lineouts, restarts and mauls, but if it's the 6th or 7th phase it's hard to run very preprogrammed plays. WHich means your decision makers, primarily the halfback (9) and the fly-half (10) have to organise the shape and maybe then call a specific strike play, or ideally have the vision to manipulate their own and the opposition players to open up space.
There is a reason " that guy " is following through . It is not grandstanding but absolute commitment , it is a valid chance for disruption .
at around 8:20 you mentioned about the opposition getting the ball when they tackle, so when they tackle the ball carrier is in a ruck which means they're on the floor waiting for their teammates to retrieve the ball, but if their teammates don't come fast enough the other team can take over the ruck getting the ball instead of the team that just got tackled, it is much easier for the team that just got tackled to retrieve the ball from the ruck.
Analogies to NFL. Play runs continuously until one side makes an error or the ball goes out of play. Think hurry-up offence but more so. Low numbers are closest to linemen, 4&5 must also jump to contest the ball from a lineout after the ball goes over the sideline, closest to a basketball tip-off. 6,7&8 are like a combination of tight end and linebacker (remember all players play offence and defence). 9&10 are linkmen and playmakers, QB equivalent, 11-15 are like running backs and wide receivers but simultaneously safeties and cornerbacks. I've played almost every game I could and this is my favourite, a great mix of structure and improvisation. Like American football without the interminable stoppages.
Always a player behind in support of the ball carrier, last to pitch first to support. Lots of vocal calls to inform the carrier of your position. As for setup plays, more on line outs, penalties and scrums
The ball has to touch the ground to score, so if you manage to slide a hand below... you save the try
You get defensive situations in rugby where everybody is intent on defending their piece of the line; probably with an emphasis on the big, powerful forwards. However defensive situations can evolve into attacking positions and the same set of players have got to make the most of the turnaround with 'probably' an emphasis on the backs.
In rugby it is common to have kickers/runners that stay back incase the opposition kick against you. Its their job to catch and run or either kick it back deep into the opps half.
10:00 to get the try you need downward pressure on the ball, so anything betwin the player taking flight over the line and the ball touching ground is usefull
Plus the conversion kick is perpendicular to the spot where you scored, so attacking teams will try to score dead center, but even if you're sure that they'll score, better tackle them and force them to convert from the sideline than letting them have the center
Oh and no, you can't touch a player that do not have the ball. If the guy just passed then you're ok, but illegal tackle if you just go for the opposing tackler and you're not carrying the ball yourself. You can't be considered handling the ball if you're taking support on anything else than your feet. So knee, elbow, shoulder to the ground, you have to let go of the ball
Spatial awareness just comes with the game. You can only pass backwards/lateral and of course your opponent is coming at you. When a tackle is made and there is an opposing player there to contest that is a "ruck". A ruck can be a temporary pause to set up your line to make a set play i.e similar to routes in football. A ruck can be competed at for the ball and opposing team can win the ball here for a turnover. Generally though you are taught as soon as you get tackled to place the ball toward your side and your teammates secure the ruck and ball for your side. Penalties are the next major way for the opposing team to get the ball leading to line out or kick for points, or for smaller infractions we get a "scrum" and the team would get to put the ball in and again setup up their set plays. Offense and Defense is dependent on which side has possession of the ball- same 15 guys on each team who play 40mins halves continuous play similar to soccer with injury time
8:22 your question, when a player with a ball is tackled the offensive team tries to cover the ball to keep control, the other team has to push the players to gain control but basically any time during the game you can try to snatch the ball and become the offensive side
In Rugby the ball has to be firmly planted on the ground to score - so there are legitimate occasions where tries have been prevented by a player getting their body under the ball and stopping the ball touching the ground. Also the location the ball is touched down dictates the location of the conversion kick so it is in the interests of the defenders to not let that kick be right in front of the posts.
ground conditions usually dictate when a game is called off, in the nothern Hemisphere a lot of rugby is played in the winter but matches usually go on unless the ground is frozen...Ive seen matches played in all sorts of weather conditions but its down to player safety. Im sure a lightning storm would delay play but Ive never experienced it personally.
That game you watch which mentioned Carlos Spencer, he had natural alr for the game, that was him who started the first, only to end it with recieving the final pass to score in the corner.
They get the ball by "Jackling" so when the ball goes to ground if you get hands on the ball first you can bring it over to your team or hold it so the team can't get it which would give you a penalty for not releasing.
Jona lomu is one of the greatest plyers to have ever lived. He was simply magic.
They put pressure on the player who’s doing the try because the conversion kick is taken in a line from the position of the grounded ball. If he had space the player will run the ball closer into the centre of the goal.
The Aus v France game with the tackle to the head was an old game, nowadays any contact with the head will result the player being sent off. The match will continue with one side with 14 players and the other with 15. For lesser offences a yellow card is shown which results in a 10 minute sin bin
A few answers for you. Not in any particular order.
First off, a touchdown is called a TRY because it allows you the chance to kick the ball between the posts and over the cross bar, which makes the score into a GOAL. A Try is worth 5 points and the conversion kick is worth another 2 points. Stoppages in play are caused by either an infringement or foul, which results in the opposing team being awarded a Penalty. This gives them unimpeded advantage, as the offending team must retreat at least ten metres and remain there until the ball is ‘played’. This can be done in one of three or four ways; the player with the ball can just touch the ball ot one foot, then pass it to another player who is charging from behind, the biggest and heaviest player in the team will be the candidate for this and this usually only done when very close to the goal-line. The intention is to drive over and score. A quick thinking player can take the ball as soon as the Penalty is awarded and touch it to his foot and race away down field, catching the opposition off guard. This will sometimes be brought to a stop by the Referee for some technical reason and the Penalty will proceed only at his next whistle. The other two types of Penalty plays are kicks; either a place kick for a goal, or a kick for ’Touch’ (sending the ball over the boundary lines is called ‘into touch’. I don’t know why). in this case, the ball is punted as far downfield as possible, and OVER the side boundary. This will lead to the same team being awarded the right to control the Lineout, which is how the ball is re-introduced to the field of play. From here, if it’s possible, the attacking team will have a number of options of set ‘Plays’ they can use to get the ball over the line and down for a Try.
If the ball is sent out of bounds, the team whose player last touches the ball is held responsible and this means the throw in goes to the other team (just like BBL). The only time that this changes, is when the ball is deliberately kicked out in a Penalty kick (see above). If the ball is propelled forward (other than by kicking it) and it touches the ground, it is called ‘Knock-on’ (or is called; Lost Forward if a player drops it in a tackle, etc) whene this occurs, the Referee will wait to see if the other team can gain an advantage by picking the ball up and mounting an attack, this is called; ‘Playing advantage’. If no advantage is gained before the Referee calls ‘advantage over’, then the play will stop and return to the point of the error, where a set play called a Scrum will be held. The opposition team is given the advantage of ‘feeding’ the scrum, which means that they can run set-plays of one sort or another.
The difference between NFL and Rugby, is that coaches don’t have any way of influencing the play once the game has started, other than by making substitutions, which are limited. this means that the players all have to be able to think tactically and to change tactics according to what is happening at any given time. The strategic decisions about what to do in certain cases is up to the Captain, who will sometimes confer with one or two others about which option is the best one, but the coach is not able to have any direct communication with the Captain and must trust in the man’s judgment. A good Captain will confer briefly with his designated kicker, about whether to take a kick at Goal if they’re awarded a Penalty within the range of the kicker’s abilities for example, or he may ask his key playmakers (the halfback and Fly-half. Numbers 9 +10) what they think are the best options, based on their assesment of the opposition’s ability to mount a defence against a running attack, which could result in a Try and possible conversion (earning them 5 for a Try and 2 extra for a succesful conversion), versus a possible goal kick which would earn them 3 points if successful.
Each half lasts for 40 minutes and the play does not stop until the ball goes out of bounds, or there’s a foul, or an error, such as a Knock-on).
These are mainly International games (which you guys don’t have because there’s no international competition) so there is no name on the jersey for International games. There are 15 men on each team on the field during play and each man is either an attacker, or a defender, depending on which team has the ball. When a player is tackled, he must let go of the ball, unless he is not held in the tackle (he manages to break free of the tackler’s grasp). At that point, any opposition player who is on his feet can attempt to grasp the ball, which results in a turnover. The tackler can do this, but must first let go of the tackled player, then get to his feet before playing at the ball. If the tackled player is on the ground and an opposition player on his feet has hold of the ball, he MUST release it, or the opposition team gets awarded a Penalty kick.
Any tackle where a player is hit above the shoulders is a Penalty and also usually results in a Yellow card for the offending player, which means 10 minutes off the field, or in a very serious instance, a Red card, which means they are off for the rest of the match and their team must play with one less man for the duration. If a player causes an opposition player to be upended to the point where his head hits the ground first, that player will get an automatic Red card, no matter whether or not there was any intent. Of course, any punches thrown or anything like it, results in offending players being sent off, for a time that is at the Refree’s discretion, unless that player has already been given a Yellow card, in which case, this second infraction will always mean a Red card.
You should watch a whole game and my favourite game after playing and watching it for a total of nearly 60 years, is the 2015 World Cup game between South Africa and Japan. SA were about 3rd in the world rankings and Japan were in the double digits (about 15th I think) and they gave the Springboks such a run for their money that the SA fans were cheering the Japs. I like this game because it shows how great a leveller Rugby can be at times. This match is regarded as one of the best Rugby games and I highly recommend it.
Spear tackling is not allowed - automatic ejection from the game.
Teams have 15 players, who play both offense & defense. Even while attacking, the team in possession keeps 1 or 2 players back in defense.
Change of possession can happen a number of ways - forward pass, knock-on, penalty, strip, line-out, scrum.
Maybe someone's already answered that, but anyway: you can turn the ball over at pretty much any moment during the game, within the limitations of the laws, of course. Wether that be during a scrum or a lineout, in a ruck (by counter rucking or jackaling), under a kick (contest in the air), by intercepting a pass... which means all players need to be ready to go from attacking to defending or from defending to attacking at any moment too. It really is an interesting and intelligent sport.
In rugby, unless the ball touches the ground for a score you can tackle him or her no matter what, the game continues coz the try hasn't been scored yet.
Petersons attempt to tackle him mid air to dislodge the ball...
All players are in a line for defense.. the full back(15) will hang back when needed..
Most players play the whole 80 minutes..
You set up off the scrums and the line outs.. off the base of the maul too.. this is where the set plays can happen but for the most part you play what is in front of you at the time
To answer a few of your questions
1. In rugby everybody plays offence and defence. If your team has the ball all the players are on offence. If the opposition has the ball everyone (the same players) are on defence.
2. In rugby all restarts are designed to be competitions from the ball, most notably scrums and line outs. You can also compete for the ball in rucks - it's called "jackling", also in mauls
3. It's called a "try" because in the olden days it won you the opportunity to try and "convert" a "touch down" in the "In-goal" area (end zone) into points..
4. Set plays can be called at any time, not just when play is restarting.
5. We don't get lightening often enough for me to say.
5. It's a convention that player's names are not on the back of jerseys. But, for the starting XV their number is position specific.
In the team of 15 you have the forwards and the backs (defence). The forwards do the scrums, line outs and general attack and are the muscle men.
The backs are generally lighter and also generally faster and include your winger. They are there to stop any break throughs by the opposition but also they back the forwards up on the attack and generally line up to the left of the forwards when in offence.
When a player is tackled and hits the ground the defensive player can take the ball away legally. When the tackle is made and is on the ground, that is called a ruck. An opposing player, if he reaches the ruck first, can steal the ball or what we call a Jackal. You go for the ball and you make yourself a target as when trying to steal it, the opposite team will try and smash you out of the ruck to stop you jackalling the ball. All players can attempt this but you need to be well conditioned and have good technique to do this well. We do practice certain plays, certain moves over and over again but with Rugby the play maker on the offensive team must call the plays in real time. Usually this is the 10 or Outside half, he organised the attacking plays usually. The idea is to create mismatches. A big guy running at a small guy or a small quick player running at a bigger or slower guy.
The Japanese try was scored when it was the first time Japan beat South Africa, a tier 1 rugby nation
You got one comment regarding this, but there's some more to be said. There is certainly a component of field awareness, but communication in rugby is vital. So the player running support will not only communicate left/right/behind, but also deep/flat, wide/tight, pop (as in "just pop it up for me to catch on the run"), down or "deck" meaning go to the ground and I'll clean it up, etc.
I played Fly Half for my local rugby club for 5yrs. It's a contact sport, hard, and brutal, if you haven't got it, then stay off of the pitch.
Answering your question at 12:30 - No you cannot tackle someone who doesn't have the ball. No matter what. This can end up either with a penalty try or just a pentaly depending on the circumstances.
every time the ball is on the floor, both teams can compete for possesion of the ball, either by rucking or mauling. Interceptions of course allow the ball to turnover. a ball can also be ripped or knocked out from a players grasp by the opposition, which is why you will often see them changing which side they carry the ball when running. Other ways of changing possession include the line out, when the ball is put back in play at the sidelines, and the scrum.
your're a defender without the ball and an attacker when your side have the ball. When a ruck forms, that's when at least one player from each team are in contact, on their feet and over the ball which is on the ground, the attacking team can clean out the ruck by driving forward but a defender can win the ball if he gets his hands on it while staying on his feet.