Rugby Quizzes – Sooke Rugby

Rugby Practice: Quiz-O-Rama!

For training this week we are going to test your knowledge of rugby to see if you've been paying attention at practice, or daydreaming about watching Tiger King on Netflix.

For every wrong answer you'll get a point. For each point you get, you'll have to do one "length" of the following drill.

Good Luck!!

In 15's and 7's rugby, when a player mishandles the ball and it travels forwards, it is known as a:

Knock-Forward

Knock-On

Silly-Knockers

Forward-Knock

Knock-off

None

In touch rugby, how many players are allowed on the pitch during play?

None

What is this called?

Scrum

Ruck

Grubber Pile

Maul

None

In a lineout, the ball is usually thrown in by the:

Scrum half

Winger

Hooker

Full back

None

When catching a high ball (from a kick), which are the correct steps to catch it?

Look around to assure no one is coming
Crouch
Put hands out in front
Catch ball
Run

Keep eyes on the ball
Reach hands up high with elbows in
Cradle ball into chest
Turn to side
Run

Keep eyes on the ball
Put hands towards ball with palms outwards
Yell "Mark!" so everyone knows you've claimed it
Catch ball and tuck it under arm
Run

Run towards ball
Put hands straight out front
Jump in air with both knees up
Catch ball with fingertips
Run

None

What does it mean to, "catch the ball at pace?"

That you are always running towards the goal

That you and your teammates should be running as fast as possible

That you always want to be running the same speed as the person passing

That you are catching with a burst of speed to exploit gaps in the defence.

None

In touch rugby, the defending team must retreat 10 meters after a touch has been made.

True

False

None

What are the correct position names for 15's forwards?

Loosehead Prop
Hooker
Tighthead Prop
Second Row (lock)
Blindside Flanker
Openside Flanker
Number 8

Tight End
Wide Receiver
Tackle Guard
Running Back
Half Back

Forward Pocket
Half-forward
Full-forward
Ruck
Centre
Rover

Right Side Hitter
Setter
Middle Blocker
Opposite
Outside Hitter
Libero

None

When the ball has crossed the side line, it is said to be what?

Out side

Out of bounds

Off side

In Touch

None

What is this called?

Line out

Throw in

Touch Toss

Toodle pip

None

It is legal to swat the ball being passed by the other team as long as it goes backwards

True

False

None

This ____ is taken from behind a scrum, normally by the scrum-half, in which they turn away from the scrum facing the touchline, and kicks the ball back over the scrum into the clear space behind the opposition to allow their team to chase through and regain the ball in undefended territory.

Box-kick

Conversion Kick

Grubber Kick

Drop Kick

None

What technique is this called?

Flanker

Side Step

Garryowen

Blindside

None

Which of the following are NOT a part of touch rugby.

Line Out

Ruck

Scrum

Conversion Kick

Maul

Mark

Which of the following hand signals represents a penalty?

None

Which of the following passes are used in rugby?

Push Pass

Spin Pass

Pop Pass

Off-load pass

Hand-off

Forward pass

Up and under

In touch rugby, what is it referred to when the attacking team moves forward so quickly that the defending team doesn't have time to retreat the required 5 meters?

Bulldozing

Driving

Splitting

Starkers

Wobbler

None

Players are in an offside position if they are in front of a team mate who kicks the ball forwards. Is this statement true or false?

True

False

None

Time's up

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