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Rugby wingA rugby wing
needs good handling, running and defensive skills together with being
speedy and elusive.
Know what to expect and how you play this position.
Position
in the team15
players are on the field at any one time.
8 forwards make up
the scrum.
The
forwards in
the
scrum or line-out get
the ball for the team and
send it
away via the half-backs (decision makers) possibly
out to the
centres and sometimes even as far as the wing!
. Rugby wing

Wingers physiques...
...anything!
Thank
you to Wikipedia
(the links below)
where I confirmed the vital statistics... and the
award to Shane Williams.
Examples: Name
Height
Weight
Jonah Lomu
1.96m or
6' 5"
120kg
or 18st 13lb
Shane Williams
1.70m or 5' 7"
80kg
or 12st 8lb
Shane
was named
IRB International Player in 2008 and is famous of course, especially for
sidestepping.
Jonah is famous too, of course, especially
for not sidestepping!
Left wing or right wing The
two wings
in a team tend to specialise one as the left wing...closer
to the left touch-line one as the right wing...closer
to the right touch-line
Which wing you
choose
is mostly about feeling comfortable
and where you function
best.
If you feel best receiving a
pass when the ball
is coming
from your right prefer to carry the ball in
your left arm like running round
someone going left doing
a hand-off
(also called a palm or a fend) with your right hand and
prefer kicking
left-footed
then you may be best on the left wing
If
you feel best
receiving a pass when the ball
is coming
from your left prefer to carry the ball in
your right arm like running round
someone going right doing
a hand-off
(also called a palm or a fend) with your left hand and
prefer kicking
right-footed
then you may be best on the right wing
Of
course if you are good
with both sides of your body you will be good on
either wing.
Having Speed is essential Accelleration is
great Vision is
useful Agility
excellent Elusiveness
is excellent Handling
ability is good
Rugby
wing - at scrum timeThe
scrum restarts
play after a minor breach of the rules.
It`s
a contest for possession
of the ball with
a small advantage given to the non-offending team.
If
your forwards win the ball goes to the half-backs
who make
decisions about where the ball goes next.
The decisions they
make greatly affect how
each rugby wing
is involved
in the game.
Sometimes half-backs will kick for
field
position or into space. As
a winger you chase try
and regain
possession or charge down the attempted clearing kick. or contain the opposition
player who gathers the ball.
Remember, you must be behind your kicker when the ball is kicked ahead or you are "offside" and must stay out of play.
Sometimes they pass to attack by moving the ball to
faster outside backs.
This
is where you as a rugby
wing
come in. Either you catch
and run
past your opposition using speed and elusive running
which are good here, and go in for a try! or
take the ball
into contact
with the opposition. Or you may continue play with
a clever
kick, chip and chase, maybe
a crossfield kick to the forwards or maybe pop pass the ball back inside to players rampaging through to support.
The half-backs may run, to get across the advantage line and/or move it to the centres. You as wing position yourself in support
of the centres with excellent rugby timing so you give them
options about how to continue.
If
you are a rugby wing and
defending you must tackle
your opposite number. Believe
in the abilty of the players inside you and stay in position to
tackle your own player. Hold up and delay opposition play as much as possible and only when absolutely necessary tackle
someone other than your opposite number.
It is sometimes necessary
to drop back and position
yourself to
reduce open spaces which are tempting targets for long kicks by
the opposition to improve field position.
Rugby
wing - at line-out timeThe line-out
restarts play after the ball has "gone into touch".
The
duties of
the rugby wing at line-out
time are similar to
scrum time.
You communicate with the
centres so you know when
the ball will be kicked ahead or
whipped out to you when
you have plenty of room
to move especially if you sidestep!!
Always be aware that
a plan does
sometimes go wrong and you must be prepared so
that you can do anything
required to rescue the situation.
Rugby
wing -
in general playWings
tend to
be elusive, skillful, speedy, tactically
aware players.
As you are a rugby wing what
you do depends on actions
taken by the half-backs
and centres.
Depending
on circumstances you must be ready for any of
the following
for
running past the
opposition using raw speed for running
elusively... skills in
side
stepping, swerving and changing pace are
useful for
chasing long kicks
to gain
ground...work on your speed for a chip
kick over opponents which you regather for an "up-and-under" ...be first there for running to and catching a bouncing grubber
kick behind opponents for diving on a rolling grubber kick in the in-goal area to score to
catch cut out
passes
which create uncertainty for opponents for moves
called to confuse the opposition for a dummy pass from the
ball carrier for opportunities
to get the ball to supporting players
Use waiting time well Rugby
wingers have
to wait a
lot for
things to happen be wise - use the
time well study
what is going on try and predict what will
happen next learn to read
the game so that when suddenly involved and
there is little time for you
to think or get your bearings you know all about what
is happening and as much about the game as
possible so you don`t need to think and you act swiftly
and decisively.
Put another way thinking about other
things when you are playing
rugby is not a great idea so
do it now!
Imagine for a
moment you
sidestep loads of players
create
space for yourself and others who score tries so your team wins
it`s not hard, you
know, to believe lots of people imagine it`s a wonderful feeling for
those who do it.
Wingers are good because they practice You
know when you learn how you
stll have to practice
enough but you enjoy it so much you
know you will be good.
Players like Gerald
Davies were not born in their rugby positions just like you and
any other player they find out what to
do enjoy what
they are doing practice
enough over time and become good players
- welcome anywhere rugby is played.
Some
famous players
at rugby wing...no
special order! Gerald Davies David Dukham ( also
centre) David Campese Jonah Lomu John Kirwan Shane
Williams Bryan Habana Bryan Williams Ron
Jarden Rory Underwood
Rugby wing skills include sidestepsAfter you make certain you handle and catch well with rugby handling
and rugby catching
one skill common to many famous wingers is the the most elusive skill of all and if you want to be one make rugby sidesteps part of your game.
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