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The World of Rugby Football: No Games, Just Sports

by savannahadams on Feb 8, 2012

There comes a time when mainstream sports like basketball, volleyball, football, and baseball become stale. This is perfectly normal, particularly if you've tried or seen almost every sport. After all, cable sports channels bombard households with 24-hour reruns of hardcourt action topped off with in-game highlights or "Top 5 Plays of the Day". If you're looking for a more competitive sport with more rigorous demands, then you may want to try rugby football.

Rugby is a style of football which is played over 80 minutes and split into 40-minute sections. Each team must have 15 players, each with varying positions. Eight players will play as forwards, which has a role similar to linemen and linebackers in a football game. Seven will play as backs, which is like the backs in football. Game time may last longer depending on how many plays are stopped. Stopped plays occur when the ball goes out of bounds.

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