"Advancing across the gain line represents a gain in territory. Garryowen A Garryowen, or up-and-under kick, is a high short punt onto or behind the defending team. Goal A goal is scored when a player kicks the ball through the plane bounded by the two uprights and above the crossbar. A ""drop goal"" or ""penalty goal"" count for 3 points and ""conversions"" count for two. Goal from mark Goal from mark is an antiquated method of scoring. It occurred when a player ""marked"" and scored a goal from there. In the modern game, a goal cannot be scored from a"
"the kicking team risks losing possession of the ball, after which the opposing team may counterattack. In rugby union, the opposing team may choose to call for a mark if the ball is behind the opposition's 22 metre line and caught cleanly. Due to the requirement of kicks to travel more than 15 metres before a mark can be awarded, high short kicks are rarely deliberately used in Australian rules football. When they are used they are generally known as ""up and unders"". The term ""bomb"", however, is commonly used to describe a very long kick, especially one designed to"
"from in front of the posts against Leeds - the miss handed the cup to his opponents. Many of his lines became catchphrases in the game, including, ""It's an up and under"" (a rugby tactic consisting of kicking the ball in a high arc, while the rest of the team rushes toward the landing point, hoping to gain possession and field position) and ""He's goin' for an early bath"" (frequently heard during a game when a player was sent off the field for a serious foul). ""The Times"" in March 2006 published a list of 25 favourite sporting quotes and"
"nature of the ball (for the catcher) and the opportunity for the pursuing players to challenge for it made it an often comical, and controversial move particularly in the case of defensive players 'chickening out' under pressure. Being able to secure bombs is a sought after quality in fullbacks and wingers. In rugby union, the term 'bomb' is rarely used, with 'up and under' or ""Garryowen"" (after the Garryowen Football Club that popularised the tactic) preferred. It allows the attacking team to disrupt the defensive line, take the defence's pressure off themselves and put offensive pressure on their opponents. However,"
"then the ball could be kicked over their heads resulting in a longer punt. This was repeated until a breakthrough play like a long yard rush would eventually occur and flip the field position. It was not uncommon for a team to kick more than 40 punts a game. Smith also became known for trick plays such as the now-classic lateral to the halfback followed by a long, forward pass. At the time, because of the plump, rugby-like ball, long passes were unanticipated. Brick Muller, both an offensive and defensive star of the Wonder Teams, became known for this play."
"game is typically played. On occasions, enterprising teams may choose to deviate from the typical tactics to surprise their opponents. Field position is crucial in rugby league. Usually when inside their own half of the field, an attacking team will use low-risk plays to attempt to gain metres while avoiding turning over possession. Hit-up Also known as a ""drive"", this is the act of taking a pass from the dummy half and running straight into the opposition's defensive line without looking to pass. Hit-ups are usually employed to gain low-risk metres early in the tackle-count, but a good hit-up can"
"role in the 2008 Six Nations Grand Slam for the Welsh national team, who conceded only two tries over five games. The term blitz defence is derived from a defensive play in American Football, where the defence players (usually Linebackers) pile forward against the offensive line en masse in the hope of tackling the Quarterback whilst he is still on possession of the ball. Blitz defence The Blitz defence is a defensive technique used in rugby union. It was brought to prominence by Shaun Edwards, the head coach of London Wasps. The Blitz defence relies on the whole defensive line"
"Blitz defence The Blitz defence is a defensive technique used in rugby union. It was brought to prominence by Shaun Edwards, the head coach of London Wasps. The Blitz defence relies on the whole defensive line moving forward towards their markedman as one as soon as the ball leaves the base of a ruck or maul. The charge is usually led by the inside centre. The idea of this technique is to prevent the attacking team gaining any ground by tackling them behind the gain line and forcing interceptions and charged down kicks. However, the defending team can be vulnerable"
"are those who slow down or stop before contact. Dump tackle The dump tackle is a tackling technique favoured mainly by rugby league players. The tackler wraps his arms around the ball carrier's thighs and lifts him a short distance in the air before forcibly driving him to the ground. The tackler must go to ground with the ball carrier for the tackle to be legal. In 2005 the IRB ruled that ""the act of lifting an opponent off his feet in a tackle AND dropping or 'spearing' that player so that his head and/or upper body comes into contact"
"position for the receiving team on their next scrimmage. The name comes from the ""coffin corner"" found in Victorian houses (the slang and often refuted term for a decorative niche, or very small 'corner', cut into the wall of a staircase landing), because the target area is very small. A high level of skill is required to execute such a punt, for if the kick is slightly too far into the end zone or if a member of the kicking team touches the goal line while maintaining possession of the ball, a touchback is awarded, losing the advantage that comes"
"borrowed the American football concept of ""downs"": a team was allowed to retain possession of the ball for four tackles (rugby union retains the original rule that a player who is tackled and brought to the ground must release the ball immediately). The maximum number of tackles was later increased to six (in 1971), and in rugby league this became known as the ""six tackle rule"". With the advent of full-time professionals in the early 1990s, and the consequent speeding up of the game, the five metre off-side distance between the two teams became 10 metres, and the replacement rule"
"and placekicker tend to develop a close rapport. Many punters also double duty as kickoff specialists as most punters have been at one point field goal kickers as well, and some, such as Craig Hentrich, have filled in as worthy backup field goal kickers. Along with kicking, punters can run or throw the ball as well. This strategy is also known as ""the fake punt."" Another common term is called ""the trick play."" Teams will often use this key strategy when it is 4th down with maybe 8 or less yards to the first down marker. The punter has the"
"Eagles to seal the game. His contested overhead mark was taken in a congested pack of 3 teammates and 3 opposition players. Shaun Smith's and Gary Ablett's shared title of ""Mark of the Century"". St Kilda/South Melbourne player Roy Cazaly was renowned for his high marks, giving rise to the catchphrase and song ""Up There Cazaly"". Spoiling is the technique typically employed by opposition defenders to legally stop a player from catching the ball. Spoiling is performed by hand or fist (as a punching action) either before or shortly after the player has caught the ball in their hands. The"
"tends to have the fullback characteristics described above. But rather than call the faster, lighter back behind (and in this formation, to the left of) him a halfback and so contradict the distance-back-determines-the-name principle (and rather than add rugby's three-quarters back), we call that player ""tailback""—the tail of the formation, farther back than the fullback. Even when two players positioned to take a thrown snap in a single wing formation are level with each other (i.e. at equal depth), the faster one (usually playing weak side) is often called the tailback and the more massive one the fullback. Note that"
"down or play the ball at the spot of the ""tackle,"" and the defensive team must retreat 5 yards or meters. There is often no tackle count, meaning that almost the only way that the defence can obtain the ball is through offensive mistakes. Whenever an offensive infraction occurs (ball into touch, knock-on, or forward pass), the defence receives a tap-kick at the spot of the infraction. Teams switch sides after each try is scored, and the team scoring the try kicks off from the half point. Until 2003/2004 the English RFU in its junior development program called ""The Three"
"Stiff-arm fend The stiff-arm fend (also known as a hand off or fend off in rugby league and rugby union, sometimes as a don't argue in Australia, or a stiff arm or straight arm in American football) is a tactic employed by the ball-carrier in many forms of contact football. In rugby league, rugby union, American football and Australian football, ball-carriers run towards defenders who are attempting to tackle them. By positioning the ball securely in one arm, the ball-carrier can fully extend his other arm, locking his elbow, and outstretching his palm. Then, the ball-carrier pushes directly outwards with"
"Torpedo punt The torpedo punt (also known as screw punt or spiral punt) is a type of punt kick implemented in Australian rules football, Rugby union & Rugby league, and more generally with an ellipsoidal football. The torpedo punt is the longest type of punt kick. In flight, the ball spins about its long axis, instead of end over end (as the drop punt does) or not at all (as a typical punt kick does), making the flight of the ball more aerodynamic, but more difficult to catch (or mark in some football codes). The pointier ends make the ball"
"Bomb (kick) A bomb also known as an up and under or a Garryowen is a type of kick used in various codes of football. As the names suggests, it is a high kick intended to send the ball relatively straight up so players can get under it before it comes down (see ""hang time""). The execution of a ""bomb"" in rugby league involves putting up a high kick in general play. The ball often does not travel very far forward, giving the attacking team time to run ahead to where it is expected to land, providing the possibility of"
"allowing kicking side recovery on grounded balls was generally to force the receiving team to play the ball, encourage surprise quick kicking, and thereby loosen the defense. However, kicks have rarely been employed as offensive tactics even when these rules were present; the forward pass remains the more effective (and substantially less risky) tactic to loosen and surprise the defense. The onside kick is similar to the bomb or up and under play found in rugby football. Onside kick In gridiron football, an onside kick is a kickoff deliberately kicked short. On most kickoffs, the kicking team concedes possession of"
"strategy involves receiving the snap (15 yards behind the line of scrimmage, if not shortened to avoid the end line) in an extremely deep shotgun formation, then punting as soon as the snap is received. A less commonly seen strategy is the ""rugby-style"" kick, in which the punter moves to the left or right, outside the offensive tackle, and then kicks the ball. Punters play a major role in winning the field position battle. Because the backup quarterback is usually busy with the rest of the offense and has little time to devote to holding, the punter frequently doubles as"
"the three midfield players grouped more closely together than their counterpart on the half back and half-forward lines. In 1999 camogie moved to the GAA field-size and 15-a-side, adopting the standard GAA butterfly formation (3–3–2–3–3). The name was invented by Tadhg Ua Donnchadha (Tórna) at meetings in 1903 in advance of the first matches in 1904. Men play using a curved stick called in Irish a ""camán"". Women would use a shorter stick, at one stage described by the diminutive form ""camóg"". The suffix -""aíocht"" (originally ""uidheacht"") was added to both words to give names for the sports: ""camánaíocht"" (which"
"one of the most common techniques for goal-kicking from a narrow angle, and more recently has been used in field kicking with deadly accuracy by players like James Hird, but was most famously used by Peter Daicos. It is usually used when a set shot for goal is lined up on a narrow angle. Punt (Australian football) The punt kick is a common style of kicking in Australian rules football. It is a kick where the ball is dropped from the players' hands and kicked slightly off the longer center line of the ball before it hits the ground. It"
"results in a penalty. An exception is if a player knocks the ball forward in attempting to block an opponent's kick – a 'charge down'. Passing is an integral part of rugby union, as it allows the ball to be easily and quickly distributed to teammates. The backs are the major participants of passes, and they are used to put running players into space. If a team has an overlap – more players attacking than the other team has defending at a particular moment – then the tactic is to draw a defending player to the tackle and pass to"
"is putting the ball in, the tighthead attempts to disrupt the opposing hooker or loosehead, making it difficult for them to win the ball. Props in the International Rugby Hall of Fame include: Jason Leonard (England and Lions), Syd Millar (Ireland and Lions) and Wilson Whineray (New Zealand). Players who have the ability to play a number of positions in a team are called utility players. Utility players can be seen as ""Jack of all trades"" and they generally occupy the reserve position in a team. For this reason, many try to avoid being labelled as utilities. Players in the"
"touchdown upon taking possession. Thus, the most common use of this tactic is to punt the ball downfield to the opposing team, usually on the final down, with the hope of giving the receiving team a field position that is more advantageous to the kicking team when possession changes. A punt play involves the kicking team lining up at the line of scrimmage with the kicker, or punter, typically lined up about 15 yards behind the center (in American football, where the end zone is only ten yards deep as opposed to twenty yards in Canadian football, this distance must"
"the ball carrier on his head or neck is known as a ""spear tackle"", and will almost invariably concede a penalty and possibly result in a caution for the tackler. In rugby union, World Rugby has ruled that a dangerous tackle of this type, sometimes also called a tip tackle, should be punished with a straight red card. Eightman, Eighth-man Alternative name for the Number 8 Five metre scrum, Scrum-five When a scrum offence is committed within 5m of either try line, or a player carries the ball over his own try line and touches it down, the referee will"
"Interception In ball-playing competitive team sports, an interception or pick is a move by a player involving a pass of the ball—whether by foot or hand, depending on the rules of the sport—in which the ball is intended for a player of the same team but caught by a player of the opposing team, who thereby usually gains possession of the ball for their team. It is commonly seen in football, including American and Canadian football, as well as association football, rugby league, rugby union, Australian rules football and Gaelic football, as well as any sport by which a loose"
"in the team and are elusive runners who use their speed to avoid tackles. Fullback The fullback normally position themselves several metres behind the back line. They often field opposition kicks and are usually the last line of defence should an opponent break through the back line. Two of the most important attributes of a good fullback are dependable catching skills and a good kicking game. Rugby union is played between two teams – the one that scores more points wins the game. Points can be scored in several ways: a try, scored by grounding the ball in the in-goal"
"contact tackle. Tag rugby is used in development and training by both rugby league and rugby union communities. Tag rugby comes in several forms with OzTag and Mini Tag being some of the better known variations. Tag rugby has the highest participation levels in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. According to sportswriter Terry Godwin, writing in 1983, tag rugby was first developed in Gibraltar by the Gibraltar Rugby Union. Due to the lack of grass pitches, an alternative variant to rugby union was developed. A 10-inch cord was tucked into the waistband, and its removal by an"
"and full back, according to English and Scottish nomenclature, or quarter back, half back, and full back in the Irish nomenclature. In rugby the English-Scottish nomenclature was eventually adopted worldwide, with the word, ""back"", often omitted for brevity from the half back (""half"") and three quarters back (""three quarter"") names, and ""fullback"" as a single word. In some systems, ""five-eighths back"" has been added. (The illustration here, of singular forms, should not be construed as indicating the number of players in any of those positions, nor is the fraction in the name at all proportional to the actual depth of"
"shot struck directly off a pass, without receiving the pass and shooting in two separate actions. ""Headmanning the puck"", also known as ""breaking out"", is the tactic of rapidly passing to the player farthest down the ice. ""Loafing"", also known as ""cherry-picking"", is when a player, usually a forward, skates behind an attacking team, instead of playing defence, in an attempt to create an easy scoring chance. A team that is losing by one or two goals in the last few minutes of play will often elect to ""pull the goalie""; that is, remove the goaltender and replace him or"
"curve to the left or right. In a drop punt the ball is held vertically, and dropped and kicked before it hits the ground, resulting in the ball spinning backwards end over end. It is the primary method of disposing the ball by foot in Australian rules football. It is considered more accurate and easier to mark than a regular punt kick, which is held flat and does not spin in the air. In gridiron football it is referred to as a ""pooch punt"" or quick kick, a kick used by punters when the team is too far out for"
"possible suspension with at least a two match ban. Spear tackle A spear tackle is an illegal tackle in rugby union, rugby league and Australian rules football in which a player lifts another player into the air and drops them such that they land on their back, head or neck. Spear tackles have caused serious injury including spinal damage, dislocations, broken bones in the shoulder or neck, and death. Due to the dangers, players executing a spear tackle in these sports are punished severely. The term ""spear tackle"" has been in use since at least 1995. The International Rugby Board"