Rugby Union Speech

                                                        Rugby Union

1. “Dan Carter dummy cuts Ma’a Nonu and he grubber kicks down the field Julian Savea chasing after it and finally pick up the ball with a funny looking facial and dives on the try line! some good technique.

2. Talofa, malo lelei, bula vinaka, Obviously I’ll be talking about rugby. Rugby was invented by a man named William Webb Ellis in 1823. One day William was playing a game of soccer and he decided to pick up the ball and run towards the goal and that’s how rugby was invented.  In New Zealand we have 5 super 15 rugby teams are Auckland Blues, Canterbury Crusaders, Otago Highlanders, Wellington Hurricanes and Waikato Chiefs. A few players that play for those five teams were chosen to play for the All blacks to compete and represent our country this year at the Rugby World Cup.

3.There are lot of rugby legend that made it through the All Blacks such as Jonah Lomu, he was an All Black legend who could run players over and score tries too easy and they needed a nickname for him they called him CONQUERING THE BEAST, next is Jerry Collins he was a strong man who throws people toward the ground and they called him the TERMINATOR he who just passed away a few months in a car crash R.I.P. When the super 15 season is over then  they move on the the ITM cup. There are 14 teams who participate in the ITM Cup and they are Counties Manukau, Taranaki, Canterbury, Waikato, Hawke's Bay Magpies, Tasman, Northland, Bay Of Plenty, Southland, Otago, North Harbour, Manawatu, Auckland, Wellington.

4. There are specific rules how to play rugby. In rugby there has to be 15 aside and some subs which means reserves. There has to be 2 rugby equipments such as mouthguard and rugby boots. To play rugby you need a referee plus two flag men. In rugby there are two sets of groups forwards and backs. The positions in the forwards are,  (hooker, loose-head, tight-head) second row ( second row, blindside flanker, open head flanker and number Eight.) Backs (half-back, first five eight, second five eight, centre, left wing, right wing and fullback.).

5. If the referee sees a high tackle, tacking without using arms, or fighting the referee gets to decide if they get a yellow or red card will be sent off the field in other words SIN BIN!  A try is only given 5 points and the conversion is 2 extra points. A penalty kick is a bonus of 3 points. To kick the ball you need something to support and hold the ball while you are getting ready to kick and it is called rugby tee. My favourite two rugby players is Rene Ranger because I enjoy watching him play and he plays very hard. He inspires me to play rugby and how rugby is a strong sport to play. AND THEY CALLED HIM THE BEAST! and my other favourite rugby player is Julian Savea because he also can bump players over and over again. He plays wing for the All Blacks and Super 15 Hurricanes.

Thank You!