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Rugby FieldRugby field pictures and explanations... look at these and understand more, get the complete picture, be confident you know.Then you'll be ready when you need to sidestep! Rugby field Looking at the field you may not think it's easy! There are lots of lines! What do they all mean. Let's break it up and look at and explain the simple pieces Know and understand the pieces, then put it back together and you'll know and understand the whole field The Rugby Field Ground Area "Rugby ground" is the area of land where the rugby field is laid out. It should be grass but other surfaces which are not hard are allowed. Rugby grounds include the field and the area closely surrounding it. Rugby Field outline There's a touch-line along each side and a dead-ball line at each end. They are important lines because.... ...If the ball or a player carrying the ball ... ..touches any of these lines (or anything or anyone outside these lines).. ...the ball is out of play and the game stops and must be re-started Halfway line The rugby field is divided into two equal halves by the halfway line. Two teams play. Each team defends one half of the field and attacks the other. At half time teams swap ends. Goal-line A rugby pitch has a goal-line for each half of the field. At the centre of each goal-line is a set of goal posts. Goal lines are important because... ...you get points for a try... ...you get a try by touching the ball on the ground... ...in the other teams' in-goal area... ...their in-goal area...
The touch-line behind the goal-line is called the touch-in-goal line So, goal-lines are part of the in-goal area... ...touch-in-goal-lines, dead-ball lines are excluded. The field of play is the part of the field with the touch-lines along the sides and the goal lines across the ends. 22 Metre line .Lines 22 metres out from the goal-lines in each half show... ...the "22 areas" of the rugby field. "22 areas" are made up of...
Sometimes the game restarts with a drop kick from within the 22 area. It must simply cross the 22-metre line. The ball may be kicked "into touch" (across either touch-line) from anywhere on the field. It's a way of moving forward.
10 Metre Line In rugby games, play is started (and restarted after points are scored) with a kick from the centre of the halfway line. The ball must travel at least 10 metres beyond the halfway line. So this can be easily judged a dashed line is placed 10 metres from halfway, both sides of the halfway line. 5 Metre line - in from touch, dash line Play stops when the ball goes "into touch" (across a touch-line). Play restarts with a "lineout". The ball is thrown from the touch-line into the space between two lines of players. It must travel at least 5 metres. These lines show the minimum distance the ball must travel. 15 Metre line - in from touch, dash line Rugby players taking part in a lineout must stand no further than 15 metres from the touch line. These lines (one at each side of the field) show the maximum length of the lineout. In some cases scrums, penalties or free kicks are to be 15 metres in from the touch-line. These lines show where that is. 5 Metre line out from goal-line, dash line Sometimes a penalty or scrum will be awarded and must take place...... 5 metres from the goal-line (in line with a point along the goal-line decided by the match official). These lines indicate the required distance from the goal-line. All lines on a rugby field You may think viewing the rugby field as a whole is not easy. Take it apart, see a bit at a time, put it back together as you have and you know you wil remember the rugby field layout You could practice when you have spare moments. Close your eyes, picture each part... see how it all fits together. Move around... change direction...go all over... see the lines you know and remember. Return from Rugby Field to Basic Rugby Rules
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