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Blind/weak side: the side of the field that has less space, the side closer to the touchline
Center spot: spot in the very center of the field where play begins
Conversion:
Drop kick:
Drop out: a drop kick taken from between the goal posts or on the 22 meter line
Dummy: a faked pass or run
Feeding the scrum: putting the ball into the scrum toward your own players' feet (the ball must be put into the middle)
Grub kick:
Heel: pushing/rolling the ball back with the heel or sole of a cleat
Hook: when the hooker pulls the ball back with their cleat toward their own team in the scrum
Kicking for touch:
Line: the backs, the back line
Loose arm: infraction where the hooker's arm is not properly bound to the prop's waist in a scrum
Mark: the location of an infraction - the point where a penalty is taken or a scrum is formed. The ball must be "put through the mark" (see below) in order for play to resume.
Obstruction:
Offsides:
On the full: a ball goes out of touch (out of bounds) on the full when it crosses the touchline without bouncing
Open play: general play
Open/strong side: side of the scrum or play with the most space, the side farther from the touchline
Pack: the forwards
Penalty:
Phase:
Place kick: when the ball is placed on the ground before being kicked
Positions: see positions page
Punt: a kick where the ball is dropped from the hands and is kicked before touching the ground
Put through the mark: to put the ball through the mark, the ball must be released by the hands and touched by a foot before play can resume. The ball can be dragged on the ground by the foot, kicked directly (such as a punt), or lightly dropped to the foot and caught again.
**Ruck: a group of players trying to get possession of the ball
Scoring:
Second movement: an attempt to score a try after being tackled
Sin bin: equivalent of a penalty box - where players are sent when they are temporarily dismissed (i.e. when they receive a yellow card)
Strip:
Touch:
Touchline:
Try line:
Try zone:
Yellow card:
Some info from http://www.rugby-online-uk.co.uk/acatalog/Rugby_Positions.html, visit for more info...
Blind/weak side: the side of the field that has less space, the side closer to the touchline
Center spot: spot in the very center of the field where play begins
Conversion:
Drop kick:
Drop out: a drop kick taken from between the goal posts or on the 22 meter line
Dummy: a faked pass or run
Feeding the scrum: putting the ball into the scrum toward your own players' feet (the ball must be put into the middle)
Grub kick:
Heel: pushing/rolling the ball back with the heel or sole of a cleat
Hook: when the hooker pulls the ball back with their cleat toward their own team in the scrum
Kicking for touch:
Line: the backs, the back line
Loose arm: infraction where the hooker's arm is not properly bound to the prop's waist in a scrum
Mark: the location of an infraction - the point where a penalty is taken or a scrum is formed. The ball must be "put through the mark" (see below) in order for play to resume.
Obstruction:
Offsides:
On the full: a ball goes out of touch (out of bounds) on the full when it crosses the touchline without bouncing
Open play: general play
Open/strong side: side of the scrum or play with the most space, the side farther from the touchline
Pack: the forwards
Penalty:
Phase:
Place kick: when the ball is placed on the ground before being kicked
Positions: see positions page
Punt: a kick where the ball is dropped from the hands and is kicked before touching the ground
Put through the mark: to put the ball through the mark, the ball must be released by the hands and touched by a foot before play can resume. The ball can be dragged on the ground by the foot, kicked directly (such as a punt), or lightly dropped to the foot and caught again.
**Ruck: a group of players trying to get possession of the ball
Scoring:
Second movement: an attempt to score a try after being tackled
Sin bin: equivalent of a penalty box - where players are sent when they are temporarily dismissed (i.e. when they receive a yellow card)
Strip:
Touch:
Touchline:
Try line:
Try zone:
Yellow card:
Some info from http://www.rugby-online-uk.co.uk/acatalog/Rugby_Positions.html, visit for more info...
