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The Rugby World Cup A rugby team has 15 players. Matches last for 80 minutes. There are different ways of scoring, resulting in a different number of points: • try – When a player holding the ball runs across the other team’s goal and lands the ball on the ground. A try is worth five points. • conversion – After a try is scored, the team has the chance to score a conversion. This is where the ball is kicked from a spot with the aim of geing it in-between the goalposts. A conversion is worth two points, so a converted try is worth a total of seven points. • penalty – A penalty is given when the other team has broken the rules. A penalty kick is scored by kicking the ball in-between the goalposts. It is worth three points. • drop goal – Scored in free play. The player running with the ball drops it on to their feet and kicks it. To score, the ball must go between the goalposts. A drop goal is worth three points. All About Rugby The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby competition where teams compete to find out who is the best team. It is held every four years. The 2019 Rugby World Cup host is Japan. It starts on 20 th September and finishes on 2 nd November. RFU Core Values All the players and coaches in the England team follow a set of RFU core values. These qualities are key to rugby, both on and off the pitch. These are known as the RFU core values. They are teamwork, respect, enjoyment, discipline and sportsmanship. visit twinkl.com Page 1 of 3
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The Rugby World Cup
A rugby team has 15 players. Matches last for 80 minutes. There are different ways of scoring, resulting in a different number of points:
• try – When a player holding the ball runs across the other team’s goal and lands the ball on the ground. A try is worth five points.
• conversion – After a try is scored, the team has the chance to score a conversion. This is where the ball is kicked from a spot with the aim of getting it in-between the goalposts. A conversion is worth two points, so a converted try is worth a total of seven points.
• penalty – A penalty is given when the other team has broken the rules. A penalty kick is scored by kicking the ball in-between the goalposts. It is worth three points.
• drop goal – Scored in free play. The player running with the ball drops it on to their feet and kicks it. To score, the ball must go between the goalposts. A drop goal is worth three points.
All About Rugby
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby competition where teams compete to find out who is the best team. It is held every four years. The 2019 Rugby World Cup host is Japan. It starts on 20th September and finishes on 2nd November.
RFU Core ValuesAll the players and coaches in the England team follow a set of RFU core values. These qualities are key to rugby, both on and off the pitch. These are known as the RFU core values. They are teamwork, respect, enjoyment, discipline and sportsmanship.
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People tell the story that rugby was started by a schoolboy called William Webb Ellis in 1823. William was a pupil at Rugby School. One day while playing a football match, he picked up the ball and ran with it to the goalpost. No one is sure that this actually happened. However, people like the story so much that the trophy awarded to the winners of the Rugby World Cup is called the Webb Ellis Cup.
The Origins of Rugby
The 2019 Rugby World Cup20 countries have qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The teams are divided into groups called pools, with five teams in each pool. Ireland and Scotland are in Pool A, England are in Pool C and Wales are in Pool D. The teams in each pool play each other, with the top two teams from each pool progressing to the quarter-finals. After the quarter-finals are the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals will play each other in the final in the International Stadium, Yokohama City on 2nd November.
Winners of the Rugby World Cup
Year Winner
1987 New Zealand
1991 Australia
1995 South Africa
1999 Australia
2003 England
2007 South Africa
2011 New Zealand
2015 New Zealand
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Did You Know…?
If your students were inspired by these resources, please visit: www.englandrugby.com/kidsfirst
Want to know more about how to play rugby in your school?
There are two types of rugby: rugby union and rugby league. This coming world cup is rugby union.
There are different types of rugby union, such as touch rugby, tag rugby and rugby sevens.
England Women won the Rugby World Cup in 2014.
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Questions1. How often does the Rugby World Cup happen?
2. In which stadium is the Rugby World Cup final happening? Tick one.
International Stadium Tokyo Stadium Oita Stadium Kumamoto Stadium
3. What are the RFU core values?
4. Who has won the Rugby World Cup the most times? Tick one.
England New Zealand Australia South Africa
5. How many types of rugby are there? Tick one.
1 2 3 4
6. How many points is a try worth? Tick one.
2 3 5 7
7. Why do you think the RFU core values are meant to be followed even off the pitch when players aren’t playing the game?
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8. How has the author organised the text? How does this help you get information from the text?
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Answers1. How often does the Rugby World Cup happen?
The Rugby World Cup happens every four years.
2. In which stadium is the Rugby World Cup final happening? Tick one.
International Stadium Tokyo Stadium Oita Stadium Kumamoto Stadium
3. What are the RFU core values? teamwork, respect, enjoyment, discipline and sportsmanship.
4. Who has won the Rugby World Cup the most times? Tick one.
England New Zealand Australia South Africa
5. How many types of rugby are there? Tick one.
1 2 3 4
6. How many points is a try worth? Tick one.
2 3 5 7
7. Why do you think the RFU core values are meant to be followed even off the pitch when players aren’t playing the game? Children’s answers may include the idea that rugby players should always be representatives of the sport, even when they aren’t playing, and should set a good example to others.
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8. How has the author organised the text? How does this help you get information from the text? The author has organised the text into paragraphs using headings. This helps readers find different information more easily.
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