The Laws of Rugby

Characteristic features for both rugby codes (league and union) are the oval ball and the ban on the transfer of the ball forward so that players can run the floor with the ball or with his feet to win. As the sport of Rugby League away from its union counterpart, rule changes have been carried out to make a faster, more try-oriented game.


The main differences between the two games, besides league with teams of 13 players and the Union of 15 years, with the approach and its consequences:
* Possession occur Union Contest players to the side: Depending on the
situation, either a jerk or foot can. League player can no longer deny
possession, after taking an attack: The game continues with a game ball.
* In the league if the team to score in the possession not before a set of six
tackles, he gave the property. Union does not have to tackle six normally hold
a team to the ball for an unlimited number of transactions before scoring, so
long as it maintains possession and not punishable.

All parts of the code of the Union include the scrum, where packs of opposing players against each other for the possession and the Line Out, where parallel lines of players in each team, perpendicular to the lateral push (the side line) attempt the ball out of touch (the area behind the sideline to catch thrown).

In the league code, the scrum still exists, but with reduced significance, because it requires less players and is rarely challenged by the academic Fray. Set pieces are generally started from where the ball game. Many rugby league positions have similar names and requirements of the rugby union positions but there is no winger in rugby league.