SAUDI TURF TEAM Rugby League: A General Overview
Rugby league is very popular especially in Australia, England and New Zealand. It is played in other nations as well. The sport was created in the nineteenth century-officially came into vogue on August, 1985. Rugby basically developed from football but moved away from it, with different sets of rules. News about the sport was flashing in the news channels a few years back due to the Rugby league betting scandal. It gained media attention for quite some time especially after some men were found guilty in some betting scandals a few months ago.
The rules of Rugby
Rugby differs from football mainly due to the ways in which the ball is used in both the games. Football is played with a round ball that has to be kicked while Rugby uses an oval shaped ball that can be carried as well as kicked Two points are given for a goal in Rugby and the players have the scope of converting a goal if they score a try. A game is eighty minutes long and each team has six downs or tackles for aiming a try.
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