The Game of Rugby Football

Quite rightly, the game of rugby union football is referred to as the “Game”. It has no rules: it has Laws. When asked to explain the game of rugby, consider giving the following response, contained in the Laws of the Game of Rugby Union 2008, prepared by the International Rugby Board:

The Object of the Game is that two teams, each of fifteen players, observing fair play, according to the Laws and in a sporting spirit should, by carrying, passing, kicking and grounding the ball, score as many points as possible .

Rugby is played by men and women and by boys and girls worldwide. More than three million people aged from 6-60 regularly participate in the playing of the game.