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Rugby pitch

Pictures and explanations of the rugby pitch... look at these and know more about rugby rules and how to play rugby. Get the complete picture of the pitch/field

Rugby pitch showing lines explained

Rugby pitch showing lines explained

Rugby field same as rugby pitch

"Pitch" is a word with many meanings! I will explain what I mean.

Put it together with "rugby" and it narrows it down a lot.

But...it still leaves me wondering...

Search through the IRB document ...
..."Laws of the game Rugby Union"...
...there is only one mention of "pitch"

It`s mentioned...
...describing rugby traditions of...
...opposing teams enjoyment...
...of each others company away from the actual game of rugby.
As they say, "away from the pitch"

Everything else about the rules of rugby or...
...the laws of the game of rugby...
...is described in terms of the "field"...
...or "the field of play"...

The document does not make it simple..
...the words "rugby field" and...
..."rugby pitch" are not mentioned...
...so you call it what you want!

When I described the pitch and the lines...
...I called the page "Rugby Field"...
...and it all applies equally well...
...to those details for the "rugby pitch"...
...because they are one and the same thing.

Sooooo....
...for all about the rugby pitch...
...what the lines mean...
...how the lines relate to the rules of rugby...
...some information on...
...how to play rugby
...explained as parts...
...and put together so...
...you see and remember the whole picture
...you can go to the page...

rugby field... it`s all explained

Why is it called a rugby pitch

Growing up I always used the term "rugby pitch".

I recently started using "rugby field"...
..and I`m wondering why!

What comes to mind is this...
I grew up playing school rugby at a large school for boys.
The Rugby First XV played matches...
... on the single rugby field at school...
...although I would still have called it the rugby pitch.

The rest of us went to the other, distant "playing fields"...
...where a large number of places to play rugby...
...were marked out...all fairly close to each other.

Because there were so many of them...
...to talk about and identify our "rugby field"...
...was not possible

We talked about which "pitch" we were on...
...in the same way other people talk about pitches...
...meaning the particular bit of a larger area...
...that has been allocated to them.

Here I`m thinking of street performers, book-makers...
...market stall-holders, campers and similar people with pitches.
That`s my theory!

Rugby sidestep pitch

This is a different pitch
This is where I suggest that...
...because you are interested in rugby...
...when you know about it...
...you will be interested in rugby sidesteps.

It`s exciting and you can learn...
...how to sidestep in a game...
...before you step on the pitch...
...you can do it...
...and it`s a good way,,,
...to build confidence on the pitch.

Pitch and field dimensions

It can be useful to know the pitch dimensions.
You need very little space...
...to do a sidestep in rugby.
The less space you have available...
...the more it seems unlikely...
...you will sidestep...
...and so the greater the surpeise...
...when you do it...
...and the more likely you will succeed

It`s more important on the rugby pitch...
...to be aware, not of the dimensions
...of the pitch, but of ...
...the space between players.

So, it`s not necessary to know the dimensions...
...but it can be useful.
Remember...pitch...field...
...it`s all the same thing.

You will find out more on this site at rugby field dimensions

That`s it... field or pitch - take your pick.
No need to take care about what you call it...
...remember each part...
...build on it over time...
...know the pitch well and...
...you will be confident.

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