The Rugby World

Cup
There are
15 people
in a rugby
team.
In rugby you are
allowed to kick
and carry the
ball but you are
only allowed to
pass the ball
 Just like football they
have red and yellow
cards.
If you get a yellow card
in rugby you get sent
to the sin bin for only
10 minutes.
If you get a red card
then you are sent off.
 What is the Rugby World
Cup?
The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament held every four
years between the top international teams.
 The Rugby
World Cup
starts on 18th
September and
runs through to
31st October.
 This year it is
being held in
England. There
will be exciting
matches taking
place all over
 The Rugby
World Cup has
been played
every four
years since
 How many teams take part?
Sixteen teams were invited to participate in the tournament in 1987,
however since 1999, twenty teams have taken part.
 20 countries take
part in the Rugby
World Cup.
In the first stage,
the 20 teams are
divided into 4 sets,
each with 5 teams.
10 games are played in each set
and teams get points.
4 points for a win
2 points for a draw
0 points for losing

Teams can also get bonus

points.

At the end of the 10 matches,

the top two teams in each set
move onto the quarter finals.
 When and how did it start?
The tournament was first held in 1987, when the tournament was co-
hosted by New Zealand and Australia. The 2015 tournament will be held
in England, while Japan will host the event in 2019.
Rugby Fact
The same whistle is used to start off
the opening game of every Rugby
World Cup Tournament. It is called
the Gil Evans whistle and was first
blown by Gil Evans in 1905 at the
start of a match between England
and New Zealand.
Rugby Fact
The sport of rugby is named
after Rugby School, where the
game was first played. The
game is said to have been
invented in 1823 when William
Webb Ellis caught the ball
whilst playing football at school
and ran it to the goal.
 Trophy
The winners are awarded the William Webb Ellis Cup, named after William
Webb Ellis, the Rugby School pupil who according to a popular myth
invented rugby.
Rugby Fact
According to the Rugby World
Cup Tournaments record,
Australia is one of the most
successful teams in the Rugby
Tournaments history.
Rugby Fact
The highest number of points in a
Rugby World Cup game was 162.
The match was between New
Zealand and Japan in 1995. New
Zealand beat Japan 145 points to
17.
Rugby Fact
Rugby players mostly earn
points by scoring tries. This is
achieved by a player crossing
the touchline with a ball and
touching it to the ground. A try
in the Rugby World Cup is worth
5 points.
Rugby Fact
A try is called a try because
originally you crossing the line
meant you could 'try' for a kick
at the goal.
 Jonny Wilkinson
The record for most points overall is held by English player Jonny
Wilkinson, who scored 277 over his World Cup career.

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Rugby Fact
New Zealand famously dance the
Haka before the start of a game of
rugby. The Haka is a traditional war-
dance which is sometimes seen as
an attempt to intimidate their
opposition.
Rugby Fact
The oldest rugby club in the
world is Dublin University
Football Club. Founded in 1854.
 P2/P3 Competition
Homework

Design your own rugby kit.

 P4/P5 Competition
Homework

To complete a rugby acrostic

poem.
 P6/P7 Competition
Homework

To complete a top trumps

player card. It can be a
proper world cup rugby
player that you have
researched or a player that
you have created and made
up. Your top trumps card
should include players name,
country, age, height and
interests.
 The
winners
of the
competiti
on will
get this
Rugby
Trophy
 Make sure you
put your first
name and
surname on the
top of your
 We will put
this PPT on
our website
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to help you with your
homework.
Good Luck Everyone!