Don’t worry, RedEye has you covered on the basics.>> A rugby match lasts 80 minutes, split into two 40-minute halves. Fifteen players are on the field for each team, so it can get a bit busy.

If, after six tackles, they have not scored, the ball is handed over to the other team who then get the chance to score with their six tackles. But rugby league is slightly more complicated than this.

Photo: Distinctive Games So, let's get ready to dive into the basics of the game. We're about to transform you into the rugby legend everyone looks up to. Let's kick things off in style!

BBC Sport's Nigel Starmer-Smith concludes his views on the problems of rugby union's recent initiatives. The advent of video replays was given little by way of a fanfare, seeming to arrive in England ...

BLOEMFONTEIN, Sept 28 (Reuters) - South Africa have been told to concentrate on the basics of test rugby rather than the outcome when they host Australia on Saturday, as they attempt to recover ...

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Scrums happen for multiple reasons in a game of rugby union and here we explain the different ways in which they are awarded ...

BORDEAUX, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Wales will focus on rugby basics including discipline and tactical kicking as they aim to avoid what would still rank as an upset against Fiji in their World Cup Pool ...