Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wednesday, August 27, 1969 Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wednesday, August 27, 1969 Ruggers By JIM FORRESTER isn't ex Associate Sports Editor tainn "Rugby players have leather Such vi balls," the story ran. It was Agai part of a recruiting pamphlet rugby i; a member of the Michigan Rug- players by Football Club had written to side of describe the game and the or- expectet ganization. thantro But no matter what you may wind. T have heard about ruggers, they without aren't as tough as this initial Lion. statement might imply. If you Thisa take this to mean the ruggers friendly are out for a good time, though, fostersa then you're dead right. players, Rugby is a game and the local team. N practitioners play it that way-- from pu to have fun. They play it to plush h win; don't misunderstand. The is often local club is very proud of the host sq record they have built up. modatio Still in all, games are to have Since fun and get some exercise. This broke a is the philosophy of the club. es bunk The game itself lends to a more of bit more comraderie than many difficult other contact sports might. Only murder the ball carrier may be hit and the nex only to be tackled. The rules Especial prohibit any sort of interfer- off a dr ence such as blocking. T h e The n theory of the football block is often be to hit the opponent when he squad w tough but I for fun pecting the jolt to ob- maximum effectiveness. cious play is outlawed. , don't misunderstand, s no pansy game. The wear no padding out- mouth pieces. But t h e d smash of a tackle rare- uces an inujry worse he temporary 1 o s s of Phe object is to be tough butchering the opposi- attitude toward rugby, of but all-out competition, a fellowship between the no matter what their Money prevents ruggers itting themselves up in otels on away trips. It the responcibility of the uad to provide accom- ns for the visitors. the hosts are usually ilso, they find themselv- ing with the opposition ften than not. It is a t thing to go out to the man who slept in t bed the night before. Ily if you've both slept unk. night before a match can a dull thing so the host will often throw a party. Usually our introductory state- ment is shouted far into the night. After such a night it may be difficult to go outside and run around for 80 minutes. To make sure they can, most ruggers work out regularly as the team holds an average of only two formal practices a week in sea- son. Since the rules prevent sub- stitutions during a game, only 15 players may be on a team. To make up for this the MRFC has as many teams as it has players and can dig up compe- tition for, Rugby is often referred to as an underdeveloped for'm of American football. But Ruggers counter that football is a per- verted form of rugby. Indeed, rugby may take quite a bit more stamina than foot- ball. The game is played in 4. minute non-stop halves. When the ball goes out of bounds it is put immediately back into play. A delay of the game can cost a team possession of the ball. Compare this to football with its numerous time outs and stop- pages of play to form strategy. Strategy in rugby is formed on the run. The ball may be ad- vanced only by kicking or run- ning it. No forward passes are allowed. To get the ball to a teammate one must either kick it or toss it laterally or back- ward. Thus the tactics of the game are dictated by the rules. A. team has to keep it self spread out in order to defend against wherever the opposition may send the ball. Offensively, a. squad strings out to cover the entire field in hopes of out- flanking the other team. There are several methods of scoring in rugby. The first is t-ht "try." This is a three point piay which consists of crossing the opponents' goal line a n d touching the ball to the ground. If this is managed then the scoring team gets to attempt a "conversion kick" worth t w o points. This is done by placing the ball on a line parallel to the goal or "touch" line imme- diately opposite the spot where the try was scored. Obviously, the closer to the center of the field the score is made the bet- ter chance the conversion will be made. The other method of offensive scoring is the drop-goal. This can be done from any place on the field by drop kicking t h e ball between the uprights of the action for a rebound in a game of basketball. The most characteristic form- ation in rugby is the "scrum." To the untrained observer t h e scrum looks like two blobs of people trying to steamroller each other. To the rugby play- er it seems as if he is being steamrollered. The scrum consists of at least three players from each squad while its numbers may run up to include every man on the field. The usual grouping is eight from each team. One of the original t h r e e players is known as the hooker and to either side of him are the props. The men from each team put their arms around the waists of their mates and t h e n lock heads with the opposition, creating a tunnel in between the two groups. The rest of the -Daily-Peter Dreyfuss Serounging in the scrumn : A Iard charging rugger grabs the ball Y(ffi) X/ 6 /r 0 College Men's Guide to Traditonal Why are we traditionalists? IThe natural look feels right an1d looks right. Nothing flamboyant, just quietly distinctive. Our 13 Redwood & Ross stores give us the unique capabilities for that well dressed look. We'd like you to know more about us. Stop in upon your arrival to school and brouse around. A different kind of serumn? -..._. x, V.- Sell a POT in Daily Classifieds the goal. A good kick is worth three points. The penalty kick is the last common way to score. For an infraction, the offended team gets a free, undefensed kick. This can either be a conversion attempt worth three points or the ball can be booted to a teammate to start the offense. When the ball goes out of bounds it is known as "going in- to touch." To begin play again an opponent of the player who last had contact with the ball in bounds throws it in to the "line-out." The line-out consists of two parallel lines of players, o n e group from each team. The one player throws the ball in and what he starts is similar to scrum fits itself in between the hips of the players in front. One player (a scrum results from any number of stoppages in play - the player throwing the ball in is from the team not responsible for the delay) tosses the ball into the tunnel of the smrum so as not to give ad- vantage to either squad. Then the fun starts. 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