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Thought it would be useful for newbies and oldies to put together a little bit of a glossary of terms used in modern rugby that are not featured here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_rugby_union_terms
To start:
01: Sit him down
You hear this a lot at the moment, and it refers to the body position assumed when a defender crouches into a squatting position leaning back on his heels - he looks like he's sitting down with out a chair.
NB: can also mean putting the big hit on a defender, knocking him to the ground. i.e. literally making him sit down. (for @ratsapprentice)
02: Bite in
When a defender wrongly decides to make the hit, and commits to it, usually he steps out of the line - especially on a blitz defence - and looks for the big hit.
03: Screen/Masked pass (also referred to as a Block and Slide)
When you pass behind a dummy runner (the Block/Screen) to another player (The Slide) running behind the Block.
04: Sealing
When an attacker at the ruck stops the competition for the ball by holding the shirt of the ball carrier/or leaning on the body on the ground so he's A; not supporting his weight, and B; creating a seal.
05: Squeeze ball
When the attacker puts the ball under neath him once he's tackled (squeezing the ball between himself and the ground), stopping the opposition getting to the ball - it used to be they'd basically kneel over the ball with it between their legs - it's illegal because it's both dangerous and stops the competition for the ball.
06: The Tackle Gate (a.k.a. The Gate)
An imaginary construct at the tackle zone that limits the area through which players arriving at the tackle may enter to play the ball. Width of the gate is the width of "the tackled player or the tackler closest to those players' goal line". Therefore , each team has its own gate, and must enter though it.
07: Tackle Assist
A player who brings the ball carrier to ground (or who assists a tackler in doing so) but who does not go to ground himself. This player is not a tackler (by definition), even though he may have tackled the ball carrier, so he must release and re-enter the tackle zone through the gate before playing the ball. If he happens to have brought the ball carrier to ground in such a way that he has ended up in the gate already, he still must show a clear release of both the ball and the tackled player before attempting to take the ball.
08: Saddle Roll - also known as the Can Opener
A technique whereby an arriving player, wishing to clean out an opponent at a tackle, will grasp the opponent around the chest (from above and behind) and roll him to the side and to ground to expose the ball. Players doing this must be careful not to grasp the player around the neck (dangerous play) or to attempt this technique once a ruck has been formed (collapsing the ruck).
09: Blowing out/Cleaning out past the tackle
An illegal clean-out technique where players go right though or past a tackle and take out opponents beyond the back of their tackle zone.[/QUOTE]
10: Scissors/Switch
When a player carrying the ball is running in one direction and passes the ball to a team mate running in the opposite direction.
11: Punch group (sometimes referred to as a pod)
When a group of players take the ball into contact with the aim of "punching" through the defender/defensive line or creating a new ruck and committing defenders to it.
12: Post/Pillar/Guard
At a ruck the nearest defender legally onside is referred to as the guard, so 1st guard. You normally have 2, so 1st & 2nd Guard.
Their job is to defend a pick and go or the scrum half trying to break.
13: Sacking
A method of maul defense where you pull the jumper to the ground as he lands and before the maul is formed.
14: Set piece
A way of restarting the game after an infringement or the ball has gone out of play. Usually refers to a scrum or line out.
15: Strike Move
A pre-planned move, that is launched with the intention of breaking the defensive line open with a clean break - usually executed by the backs it can also be a forwards move, such as backrow move or a line out move.
16: Maori side step
Running straight into a player instead of trying to run around them
17: Wipers Kick
A diagonal tactical kick (usually grubber kick or a kick with a low, fast trajectory), specifically used to put the ball behind a rushing defence, away from any cover defending loose forwards, and ahead of the opposing Fullback. The tactic is to turn the rushing defence around and try to force the opposing fullback to play at the ball with your chasers bearing down on him. An expertly executed wipers kick will have the opposing fullback playing the ball just as your chasing winger and center arrive.
18: 'Sweeper' / 'Sweep defender'
The player's role in defense is to patrol close in behind the defensive line to field chips over the top. Usually one of the halfbacks and used for teams implementing a rush defense.
19: Skip pass
you skip one or more players to get the ball wide quickly as opposed to the ball going through all hands down the attacking line.
20: Rush defense
The defensive line blitzes the attackers in an attempt to close down their options. Usually with the outermost defender coming up and in the fastest in order to create a curving line of defenders to contain the attack resembling a bowl.
21: Cover defense
From a ruck or set piece the cover defense is a 2nd line of defenders moving outward behind the first line of defense and shadowing the ball, usually the more mobile forwards moving up in behind the backs.
21: Gatlandball/Warrenball
A form of rugby played by Wales involving crashball and large players in most positions on the pitch.
22: Chop tackle
Tackling a player at the ankles. Brings down even the biggest of ball carriers, on your side of the ruck and allows your teammates to get in over the ball quicker. Does increase the risk of an offload though. For examples check out Dan Lydiate.
23: Choke Tackle
Opposite of the Chop, you try and keep the ball carrier on his feet to create a maul, whilst wrapping the ball up enough that it cannot be released either from the maul or a ruck - resulting in your team gaining possession. First developed as an explicit weapon by Les Kiss as Ireland's Defensive Coach.
Add others you may know below.....
To start:
01: Sit him down
You hear this a lot at the moment, and it refers to the body position assumed when a defender crouches into a squatting position leaning back on his heels - he looks like he's sitting down with out a chair.
NB: can also mean putting the big hit on a defender, knocking him to the ground. i.e. literally making him sit down. (for @ratsapprentice)
02: Bite in
When a defender wrongly decides to make the hit, and commits to it, usually he steps out of the line - especially on a blitz defence - and looks for the big hit.
03: Screen/Masked pass (also referred to as a Block and Slide)
When you pass behind a dummy runner (the Block/Screen) to another player (The Slide) running behind the Block.
04: Sealing
When an attacker at the ruck stops the competition for the ball by holding the shirt of the ball carrier/or leaning on the body on the ground so he's A; not supporting his weight, and B; creating a seal.
05: Squeeze ball
When the attacker puts the ball under neath him once he's tackled (squeezing the ball between himself and the ground), stopping the opposition getting to the ball - it used to be they'd basically kneel over the ball with it between their legs - it's illegal because it's both dangerous and stops the competition for the ball.
06: The Tackle Gate (a.k.a. The Gate)
An imaginary construct at the tackle zone that limits the area through which players arriving at the tackle may enter to play the ball. Width of the gate is the width of "the tackled player or the tackler closest to those players' goal line". Therefore , each team has its own gate, and must enter though it.
07: Tackle Assist
A player who brings the ball carrier to ground (or who assists a tackler in doing so) but who does not go to ground himself. This player is not a tackler (by definition), even though he may have tackled the ball carrier, so he must release and re-enter the tackle zone through the gate before playing the ball. If he happens to have brought the ball carrier to ground in such a way that he has ended up in the gate already, he still must show a clear release of both the ball and the tackled player before attempting to take the ball.
08: Saddle Roll - also known as the Can Opener
A technique whereby an arriving player, wishing to clean out an opponent at a tackle, will grasp the opponent around the chest (from above and behind) and roll him to the side and to ground to expose the ball. Players doing this must be careful not to grasp the player around the neck (dangerous play) or to attempt this technique once a ruck has been formed (collapsing the ruck).
09: Blowing out/Cleaning out past the tackle
An illegal clean-out technique where players go right though or past a tackle and take out opponents beyond the back of their tackle zone.[/QUOTE]
10: Scissors/Switch
When a player carrying the ball is running in one direction and passes the ball to a team mate running in the opposite direction.
11: Punch group (sometimes referred to as a pod)
When a group of players take the ball into contact with the aim of "punching" through the defender/defensive line or creating a new ruck and committing defenders to it.
12: Post/Pillar/Guard
At a ruck the nearest defender legally onside is referred to as the guard, so 1st guard. You normally have 2, so 1st & 2nd Guard.
Their job is to defend a pick and go or the scrum half trying to break.
13: Sacking
A method of maul defense where you pull the jumper to the ground as he lands and before the maul is formed.
14: Set piece
A way of restarting the game after an infringement or the ball has gone out of play. Usually refers to a scrum or line out.
15: Strike Move
A pre-planned move, that is launched with the intention of breaking the defensive line open with a clean break - usually executed by the backs it can also be a forwards move, such as backrow move or a line out move.
16: Maori side step
Running straight into a player instead of trying to run around them
17: Wipers Kick
A diagonal tactical kick (usually grubber kick or a kick with a low, fast trajectory), specifically used to put the ball behind a rushing defence, away from any cover defending loose forwards, and ahead of the opposing Fullback. The tactic is to turn the rushing defence around and try to force the opposing fullback to play at the ball with your chasers bearing down on him. An expertly executed wipers kick will have the opposing fullback playing the ball just as your chasing winger and center arrive.
18: 'Sweeper' / 'Sweep defender'
The player's role in defense is to patrol close in behind the defensive line to field chips over the top. Usually one of the halfbacks and used for teams implementing a rush defense.
19: Skip pass
you skip one or more players to get the ball wide quickly as opposed to the ball going through all hands down the attacking line.
20: Rush defense
The defensive line blitzes the attackers in an attempt to close down their options. Usually with the outermost defender coming up and in the fastest in order to create a curving line of defenders to contain the attack resembling a bowl.
21: Cover defense
From a ruck or set piece the cover defense is a 2nd line of defenders moving outward behind the first line of defense and shadowing the ball, usually the more mobile forwards moving up in behind the backs.
21: Gatlandball/Warrenball
A form of rugby played by Wales involving crashball and large players in most positions on the pitch.
22: Chop tackle
Tackling a player at the ankles. Brings down even the biggest of ball carriers, on your side of the ruck and allows your teammates to get in over the ball quicker. Does increase the risk of an offload though. For examples check out Dan Lydiate.
23: Choke Tackle
Opposite of the Chop, you try and keep the ball carrier on his feet to create a maul, whilst wrapping the ball up enough that it cannot be released either from the maul or a ruck - resulting in your team gaining possession. First developed as an explicit weapon by Les Kiss as Ireland's Defensive Coach.
Add others you may know below.....
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