Tackling the Laws of Rugby Part of the Rugby For Dummies Cheat
Sheet Rugby is governed by laws, not rules. The laws of the game
are designed to produce an entertaining and free-flowing contest
for possession in an attempt to score the most points. The laws
of rugby are constantly evolving and are the same all over the
world, wherever the game is played. In general, the laws
governing play are straightforward about what’s allowed, but
three crucial parts can be somewhat confusing: the tackle
situation, advantage, and offsides: In a nutshell, when a tackle
is made in rugby the requirements are that the tackler releases
the tackled player, who then releases the ball so that players
who are on their feet can use it. Advantage simply means that
when one team makes an error the other team can try to
capitalize on it, instead of the referee immediately stopping
the action. If the players can’t capitalize on the error, play
restarts where the original mistake took place. Specific
offsides laws exist for different pha