| *Tackle- Taking the offensive player and the ball to the
ground. Defense is only allowed to tackle the player carrying the
ball. Blocks and other protection for the ball carrier are not
allowed. |
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| *Pass- Anything goes as long as it is not forward. |
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| *Knock-on- When someone passes the ball forward. |
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| *Ruck- Formed when a player is tackled. Player(s) try to
overpower their opponent and "ruck over" the ball. Once a
team has the ball in their possession, a player may use their hands pick
up the ball. |
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| *Line-out- Used to put the ball in play when it has gone
out of bounds. Many strategies, including "lifting" a
teammate are used to gain possession of the ball. |
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| *Advantage- Occurs when a team commits an error, but it
ends up working to the opponent's advantage. Play is allowed to
continue without stopping to penalize the offending team. |
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| *Maul- A "jump ball". The defending team
prevents the offense from brining the ball to the ground. This ends
up stopping play, and the team who brought the ball into the maul is
penalized. |
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| *Scrum(down)- Formed when play is stopped, usually for a
penalty. The team that did not cause the penalty gets to put the
ball in by rolling it between the two scrums |
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