Method of Scoring

Method of Scoring of Rugby:

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SCORING POINTS:
POINTS VALUES

Try. When an attacking player is first to ground the ball in the opponents’ in-goal, a try is scored.

Penalty Try. If a player would probably have scored a try but for foul play by an opponent, a penalty try is awarded between the goal posts.

Conversion Goal. When a player scores a try it gives the player’s team the right to attempt to score a goal by taking a kick at goal; this also applies to a penalty try. This kick is a conversion kick: a conversion kick can be a place kick or a drop kick.

Penalty Goal. A player scores a penalty goal by kicking a goal from a penalty kick.

Dropped Goal. A player scores a dropped goal by kicking a goal from a drop kick in general play. The team awarded a free kick cannot score a dropped goal until the ball next becomes dead, or until an opponent has played or touched it, or has tackled the ball carrier. This restriction applies also to a scrum taken instead of a free kick.

KICK AT GOAL-SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

(a) If after the ball is kicked, it touches the ground or any team-mate of the kicker, a goal cannot be scored.

(b) If the ball has crossed the crossbar a goal is scored, even if the wind blows it back into the field of play.

(c) If an opponent commits an offense as the kick at goal is being taken, but nevertheless the kick is successful, advantage is played and the score stands.

(d) Any player who touches the ball in an attempt to prevent a penalty goal being scored is illegally touching the ball.

CONVERSION KICK

TAKING A CONVERSION KICK

(a) The kicker must use the ball that was in play unless it is defective.

(b) The kick is taken on a line through the place where the try was scored.

(c) A placer is a team-mate who holds the ball for the kicker to kick.

(d) The kicker may place the ball directly on the ground or on sand, sawdust or a kicking tee approved by the Union.

(e) The kicker must take the kick within one minute from the time the kicker has indicated an intention to kick. The intention to kick is signaled by the arrival of the kicking tee or sand, or the player makes a mark on the ground. The player must complete the kick within the minute even if the ball rolls over and has to be placed again.

THE KICKER’S TEAM

(a) All the kicker’s team, except the placer, must be behind the ball when it is kicked.

(b) Neither the kicker nor a placer must do anything to mislead their opponents into charging too soon.

(c) If the ball falls over before the kicker begins the approach to kick, the referee permits the

kicker to replace it without excessive delay. While the ball is replaced, the opponents must stay behind their goal line. If the ball falls over after the kicker begins the approach to kick, the kicker may then kick or attempt a dropped goal. If the ball falls over and rolls away from the line through the place where the try was scored, and the kicker then kicks the ball over the crossbar, a goal is scored. If the ball falls over and rolls into touch after the kicker begins the approach to kick, the kick is disallowed.

THE OPPOSING TEAM

(a) All players of the opposing team must retire to their goal line and must not overstep that line until the kicker begins the approach to kick or starts to kick. When the kicker does this, they may charge or jump to prevent a goal but must not be physically supported by other players in these actions.

(b) When the ball falls over after the kicker began the approach to kick, the opponents may continue to charge.

(c) A defending team must not shout during a kick at goal.

Rules regarding times

RULES REGARDING DURATION OF THE RUGBY MATCH

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DURATION OF A MATCH

A match lasts no longer than 80 minutes plus time lost, extra time and any special conditions. A match is divided into two halves each of not more than forty minutes playing time.




HALF-TIME
After half-time the teams change ends. There is an interval of not more than 15 minutes. The length of the interval is decided by the match organiser, the Union or the recognized body which has jurisdiction over the game. During the interval the teams, the referee and the touch judges may leave the playing enclosure.

TIME KEEPING

The referee keeps the time but may delegate the duty to either or both the touch judges and/or the official time-keeper, in which case the referee signals to them any stoppage of time or time lost. In matches without an official time-keeper, if the referee is in doubt as to the correct time the referee consults either or both the touch judges and may consult others but only if the touch judges cannot help.

TIME LOST

Time lost may be due to the following:
(a) Injury. The referee may stop play for not more than one minute so that an injured player can be treated, or for any other permitted delay.
The referee may allow play to continue while a medically trained person treats an injured player in the playing area or the player may go to the touchline for treatment. If a player is seriously injured and needs to be removed from the field of play, the referee has the discretion to allow the necessary time to have the injured player removed from the field-of-play.
(b) Replacing players’ clothing. When the ball is dead, the referee allows time for a player to replace or repair a badly torn jersey, shorts or boots. Time is allowed for a player to re-tie a boot-lace.
(c) Replacement and substitution of players. Time is allowed when a player is replaced or substituted.
(d) Referee consulting with assistant referee(s) or other officials. Time is allowed for consultations between referee and assistant referees or other officials.

MAKING UP FOR TIME LOST

Any playing time lost is made up in the same half of the match.

PLAYING EXTRA TIME

A match may last more than eighty minutes if the Match Organiser has authorised the playing of extra time in a drawn match in a knock-out competition.

OTHER TIME REGULATIONS

(a) In international matches, play always lasts eighty minutes plus lost time.
(b) In non-international matches a Union may decide the length of a match.
(c) If the Union does not decide, the teams agree on the length of a match. If they cannot agree, the referee decides.
(d) The referee has the power to end the match at any time, if the referee believes that play should not continue because it would be dangerous.
(e) If time expires and the ball is not dead, or an awarded scrum or lineout has not been completed, the referee allows play to continue until the next time that the ball becomes dead. The ball becomes dead when the referee would have awarded a scrum, lineout, an option to the non-infringing team, drop out or after a conversion or successful penalty kick at goal. If a scrum has to be reset, the scrum has not been completed. If time expires and a mark, free kick or penalty kick is then awarded, the referee allows play to continue.
(f) If time expires after a try has been scored the referee allows time for the conversion kick to be taken.
(g) When weather conditions are exceptionally hot and/or humid, the referee, at his discretion, will be permitted to allow one water break in each half. This water break should be no longer than one minute. Time lost should be added on at the end of each half. The water break should normally be taken after a score or when the ball is out of play near the half way line.

Number of Players

NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN THE RUGBY TEAM

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DEFINITIONS
A Team. A team consists of fifteen players who start the match plus any authorised replacements and/or substitutes. Replacement. A player who replaces an injured team-mate. Substitute. A player who replaces a team-mate for tactical reasons.

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PLAYERS ON THE PLAYING AREA
Maximum: each team must have no more than fifteen players on the playing area during play.

TEAM WITH MORE THAN THE PERMITTED NUMBER OF PLAYERS 

Objection: at any time before or during a match a team may make an objection to the referee about the number of players in their opponents’ team. As soon as the referee knows that a team has too many players, the referee must order the captain of that team to reduce the number appropriately. The score at the time of the objection remains unaltered.

WHEN THERE ARE FEWER THAN FIFTEEN PLAYERS
A Union may authorize matches to be played with fewer than fifteen players in each team. When that happens, all the Laws of the Game apply except that each team must have at least five players in the scrum at all times.

PLAYERS NOMINATED AS SUBSTITUTES
For international matches a Union may nominate up to seven replacements/substitutes. For other matches, the Union with jurisdiction over the match decides how many replacements/substitutes may be nominated to a maximum of seven (subject to Law 3.14 when it may be eight). A team can substitute up to two front row players (subject to Law 3.14 when it may be three) and up to five other players. Substitutions may only be made when the ball is dead and with the permission of the referee.

SUITABLY TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED PLAYERS IN THE FRONT ROW
(a) The table below indicates the numbers of suitably trained and experienced players available for the front row when nominating different numbers of players.

Number of players	Number of suitably trained and experienced players
15 or less	Three players who can play in the front row
16, 17 or 18	Four players who can play in the front row
19, 20, 21 or 22	Five players who can play in the front row
(Union Specific Variations Law 3.14) 22 or 23	Six players who can play in the front row

(b) Each player in the front row and any potential replacement(s) must be suitably trained and experienced.
(c) When 19, 20, 21 or 22 players are nominated in a team there must be five players who can play in the front row to ensure that on the first occasion that a replacement hooker is required, and on the first occasion tha t a replacement prop forward is required, the team can continue to play safely with contested scrums.
(d) The replacement of a front row forward must come from suitably trained and experienced players who started the match or from the nominated replacements.

SENT OFF FOR FOUL PLAY
A player sent off for foul play must not be replaced or substituted. For an exception to this Law, refer to La w 3.13. 



PERMANENT REPLACEMENT
A player may be permanently replaced if injured. If the player is permanently replaced, that player must not return and play in that match. The replacement of the injured player must be made when the ball is dead and with the permission of the referee. 

THE DECISION FOR PERMANENT REPLACEMENT
(a) When a national representative team is playing in a match, a player may be replaced only when, in the opinion of a doctor, the player is so injured that it would be unwise for that player to continue playing in that match.
(b) In other matches, where a Union has given explicit permission, an injured player may be replaced on the advice of a medically trained person. If none is present, that player may be replaced if the referee agrees.

THE REFEREE’S POWER TO STOP AN INJURED PLAYER FROM CONTINUINGIf the referee decides – with or without the advice of a doctor or other medically qualified person – that a player is so injured that the player should stop playing, the referee may order that player to leave the playing area. The referee may also order an injured player to leave the field in order to be medically examined.

TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT
(a) When a player leaves the field to have bleeding controlled and/or have an open wound covered, that player may be temporarily replaced. If the player who has been temporarily replaced does not return to the field of play within 15 minutes (actual time) of leaving the playing area, the replacement becomes permanent and the replaced player must not return to the field of play.
(b) If the temporary replacement is injured, that player may also be replaced.
(c) If the temporary replacement is sent off for foul play, the replaced player may not return to the field of play.
(d) If the temporary replacement is cautioned and temporarily suspended, the replaced player may not return to the field of play until after the period of suspension.

PLAYER WISHING TO REJOIN THE MATCH
(a) A player who has an open or bleeding wound must leave the playing area. The player must not return until the bleeding is controlled and the wound has been covered.
(b) A player who leaves a match because of injury or any other reason must not rejoin the match until the referee permits the player to return. The referee must not let a player rejoin a match until the ball is dead.
(c) If a player rejoins or a replacement/substitute joins the match without the referee’s permission, and the referee believes the player did so to help that player’s team or obstruct the opposing team, the referee penalises the player for misconduct.



SUBSTITUTED PLAYERS REJOINING THE MATCH
(a) If a player is substituted, that player must not return and play in that match, even to replace
an injured player.
Exception 1: a substituted player may replace a player with an open or bleeding wound.
Exception 2: a substituted player may replace a front row player when injured, temporarily uspended or sent off unless the referee has ordered uncontested scrums prior to the event which led to the front row player leaving the field of play and the team has used all the permitted replacements and substitutions.
(b) If uncontested scrums have been ordered and there is an injury to a front row player which requires that player to be replaced and there is a front row player available to replace that player then the front row player replacement must be used rather than players other than front row replacements.

FRONT ROW FORWARD SENT OFF OR TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED OR INJURED
(a) If after a front row player has been sent off or during the time a front row player is temporarily suspended, and there are no further front row players available from the nominated team, then uncontested scrums will be ordered. It is not the responsibility of the referee to determine the suitability of trained front row replacements nor their availability, as this is a team responsibility.
(b) After a front row player is sent off or during the time a front row player is temporarily suspended the referee, upon awarding the next scrum, will ask that player’s captain whether or not the team has another player on the field of play who is suitably trained to play in the front row. If not, the captain chooses any player from that team who then must leave the field of play and be replaced by a suitably trained front row player from the team’s replacements. The captain may do this immediately prior to the next scrum or after another player has been tried in the front row.
(c) When a period of temporary suspension ends and a front row player returns to the field of play, the replacement front row player leaves the field of play and the nominated player who left the field of play for the period of the suspension may resume playing in the match.
(d) Furthermore, if, because of sending off or injury, a team cannot provide enough suitably trained front row players, the match continues with uncontested scrums.
(e) When the referee orders uncontested scrums during a match, as a result of a team not having suitably trained and experienced front row players in compliance with Law, the referee will report the matter to the Match Organiser.
(f) When a team does not have suitably trained front row players prior to the match such that contested scrums cannot take place the referee will order uncontested scrums. The referee will report the matter to the Match Organiser.
(g) A Match Organiser may determine within competition rules that a match may not commence in the event of suitably trained and experienced players not being available prior to a match.



UNION SPECIFIC VARIATIONS
(a) A Union may implement rolling substitutions at defined levels of the Game within its jurisdiction. The number of substitutions must not exceed twelve. The administration and rules relating to rolling substitutions are the responsibility of the Union having jurisdiction.
(b) A Union or Unions, where a match or competition is played between teams from two or more Unions, may implement variations to Law 3.4 for matches below international level as set out in (c) and/or (d) below.
(c) When 22 or 23 players are nominated in a team there must be sufficient front row players to play at hooker, tight-head prop and loose-head prop who are suitably trained and experienced to ensure that on the first occasion that a replacement in any front row position is required, the team can continue to play safely with contested scrums.
(d) A provision may be introduced that where uncontested scrums are ordered as a result of there being no suitably trained and experienced front row replacement for any reason, the team concerned shall not be entitled to replace the player whose departure caused uncontested scrums.

RUGBY BALL

RULES ABOUT TO SELECT THE BALL FOR RUGBY CUP BY RUGBY UNION

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SHAPE

The ball must be oval and made of

four panels.                                  

DIMENSIONS

Length in line 280 - 300 millimetres

Circumference (end to end) 740 - 770 millimetres

Circumference (in width) 580 - 620 millimetres

MATERIALS

Leather or suitable synthetic material. It may be treated to make it water resistant and easier to grip.

WEIGHT

410 - 460 grams

AIR PRESSURE AT THE START OF PLAY

65.71-68.75 kilopascals, or 0.67-0.70 kilograms per square centimetre, or 9.5-10.0 lbs per square inch.

SPARE BALLS

Spare balls may be available during a match, but a team must not gain or attempt to gain an unfair advantage by using them or changing them.

SMALLER BALLS

Balls of different sizes may be used for matches between young players.

RULES OF RUGBY GROUND

According to the Rugby Union the following Laws are practice to select a rugby pitch:

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The Ground

DEFINITIONS:

The Ground is the total area shown on the plan. The Ground includes: The Field of play is the area (as shown on the plan) between the goal lines and the touchlines. These lines are not part of the field of play. The Playing Area is the field of play and the in-goal areas (as shown on the plan). The touchlines, touch-in-goal lines and dead ball lines are not part of the playing area. The Playing Enclosure is the playing area and a space around it, not less than 5 metres where practicable, which is known as the perimeter area. In-goal is the area between the goal line and the dead ball line, and between the touch-in-goal lines. It includes the goal line but it does not include the dead ball line or the touch-in-goal lines. ‘The 22’ is the area between the goal line and the 22-metre line, including the 22- metre line but excluding the goal line. The Plan, including all the words and figures on it, is part of the Laws.

SURFACE OF THE PLAYING ENCLOSURE
(a) Requirement. The surface must be safe to play on at all times.
(b) Type of surface. The surface should be grass but may also be sand, clay, snow or artificial grass. The game may be played on snow, provided the snow and underlying surface are safe to play on. It shall not be a permanently hard surface such as concrete or asphalt. In the case of artificial grass surfaces, they must conform to IRB Regulation 22.

REQUIRED DIMENSIONS FOR THE PLAYING ENCLOSURE
(a) Dimensions. The field of play does not exceed 100 metres in length and 70 metres in width. Each in-goal does not exceed 22 metres in length and 70 metres in width.
(b) The length and breadth of the playing area are to be as near as possible to the dimensions indicated. All the areas are rectangular.
(c) The distance from the goal line to the dead ball line should be not less than 10 meters where practicable.

LINES ON THE PLAYING ENCLOSURE
(a) Solid Lines
The dead ball lines and touch-in-goal lines, both of which are outside the in-goal areas; The goal lines, which are within the in-goal areas but outside the field of play; The 22-metre lines; which are parallel to the goal lines The half way line which is parallel to the goal lines; and The touchlines which are outside the field of play.
(b) Broken Lines
The 10-metre lines, which run from one touchline to the other, are 10 metres from each side of the half way line and parallel to it; and The 5-metre lines, which run from one 5-metre dash line to the other, are 5 metres from and parallel to the touchlines. The 15-metre lines, which link the 5-metre dash lines, are 15 metres from and parallel to the touchlines.
(c) Dash Lines
(i) Six dash lines, each being l metre long, 5 metres from and parallel to each goal line positioned 5 metres and 15 metres from each touchline and in front of each goal post.
(ii) Two dash lines, 5 metres long, 15 metres from each of the touchlines, which start at the goal line and end at the 5-metre dash line.
(iii) One dash line of 0.5 metre long intersects the centre of the half way line. All the lines must be suitably marked out according to the Plan.

DIMENSIONS FOR GOAL POSTS AND CROSSBAR
(a) The distance between the two goal posts is 5.6 metres.
(b) The crossbar is placed between the two goal posts so that its top edge is 3.0 metres from
the ground.
(c) The minimum height of the goal posts is 3.4 metres.
(d) When padding is attached to the goal posts the distance from the goal line to the external
edge of the padding must not exceed 300mm.

FLAG POSTS

(a) There are 14 flag posts with flags, each with a minimum height of 1.2 metres above the
ground.
(b) Flag posts must be positioned at the intersection of touch-in-goal lines and the goal lines
and at the intersection of the touch-in-goal lines and the dead ball lines. These eight flag
posts are outside the in-goal area and do not form part of the playing area.
(c) Flag posts must be positioned in line with the 22-metre lines and the half way line, 2 metres
outside the touchlines and within the playing enclosure.

OBJECTIONS TO THE GROUND

(a) If either team has objections about the ground or the way it is marked out they must tell the
referee before the match starts.
(b) The referee will attempt to resolve the issues but must not start a match if any part of the
ground is considered to be dangerous.

The seventh Rugby World Cup Championship

Rugby Match Schedule-2011

The seventh Rugby World Cup Championship will take place in New Zealand. The tournament of this 20 teams playing in 12 different stadiums which are the best.

Australia and South Africa will be seeking their third titles, while England and New Zealand will be looking for their second titles. What are the most important days to keep track of for this year's tournament? Pool play will begin for New Zealand and Tonga on Friday, September 9. Eight other teams will play their first group play game the next two days, while some midweek action will be seen by Scotland and Canada. The conclusion of the group stages will lead to the knockout rounds. Starting Saturday, October 8, the games will really begin to matter. The winner of Group C will play the runner up from Group D, opening the quarterfinals round. Once the tournament is down to just four teams, they will meet at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16. None of the teams will want to meet up during the game on Friday, October 21, as that game is for the bronze medal. The Championship game will be held at Eden Park on Sunday, October 23 at 21:00 New Zealand time.

POOL A

Fri Sept 9 New Zealand v Tonga Auckland Eden Park

Sat Sept 10 France v Asia 1 North Shore North Harbour Stadium

Wed Sept 14 Tonga v Canada Whangarei Northland Events Centre

Fri Sept 16 New Zealand v Asia 1 Hamilton Waikato Stadium

Sun Sept 18 France v Canada Napier McLean Park

Wed Sept 21 Tonga v Asia 1 Whangarei Northland Events Centre

Sat Sept 24 New Zealand v France Auckland Eden Park

Tues Sept 27 Canada v Asia 1 Napier McLean Park

Sat Oct 1 France v Tonga Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium

Sun Oct 2 New Zealand v Canada Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium

POOL B

Sat Sept 10 Scotland v Play-off winner Invercargill Rugby Park Stadium

Sat Sept 10 Argentina v England Christchurch Stadium Christchurch

Wed Sept 14 Scotland v Georgia Dunedin Carisbrook

Sat Sept 17 Argentina v Play-off winner Invercargill Rugby Park Stadium

Sun Sept 18 England v Georgia Christchurch Stadium Christchurch

Sat Sept 24 England v Play-off winner Dunedin Carisbrook

Sun Sept 25 Argentina v Scotland Christchurch Stadium Christchurch

Wed Sept 28 Georgia v Play-off winner Palmerston North Arena Manawatu

Sat Oct 1 England v Scotland Auckland Eden Park

Sun Oct 2 Argentina v Georgia Palmerston North Arena Manawatu

POOL C

Sun Sept 11 Ireland v USA New Plymouth Stadium Taranaki

Sun Sept 11 Australia v Italy Christchurch Stadium Christchurch

Thurs Sept 15 Russia v USA New Plymouth Stadium Taranaki

Sat Sept 17 Australia v Ireland Auckland Eden Park

Tues Sept 20 Italy v Russia Nelson Trafalgar Park

Fri Sept 23 Australia v USA Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium

Sun Sept 25 Ireland v Russia Rotorua Rotorua International Stadium

Tues Sept 27 Italy v USA Nelson Trafalgar Park

Sat Oct 1 Australia v Russia Christchurch Stadium Christchurch

Sun Oct 2 Ireland v Italy Dunedin Carisbrook

POOL D

Sat Sept 10 Fiji v Namibia Rotorua Rotorua International Stadium

Sun Sept 11 South Africa v Wales Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium

Wed Sept 14 Samoa v Namibia Rotorua Rotorua International Stadium

Sat Sept 17 South Africa v Fiji Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium

Sun Sept 18 Wales v Samoa Hamilton Waikato Stadium

Thurs Sept 22 South Africa v Namibia North Shore North Harbour Stadium

Sun Sept 25 Fiji v Samoa Auckland Eden Park

Mon Sept 26 Wales v Namibia New Plymouth Stadium Taranaki

Fri Sept 30 South Africa v Samoa North Shore North Harbour Stadium

Sun Oct 2 Wales v Fiji Hamilton Waikato Stadium

QUARTER FINAL

Sat Oct 8 QF1: W Pool C v RU Pool D Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium

Sat Oct 8 QF2: W Pool B v RU Pool A Christchurch Stadium Christchurch

Sun Oct 9 QF3: W Pool D v RU Pool C Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium

Sun Oct 9 QF4: W Pool A v RU Pool B Christchurch Stadium Christchurch

SEMI FINAL

Sat Oct 15 SF1: W QF1 v W QF2 Auckland Eden Park

Sun Oct 16 SF2: W QF3 v W QF4 Auckland Eden Park

BRONZE FINAL

Fri Oct 21 Bronze Final Auckland Eden Park

FINAL

Sun Oct 23 Final Auckland Eden Park

Rugby World Cup squad selection

Wales World Cup squad:

Forwards: Gethin Jenkins (Blues), Lloyd Burns (Dragons), Huw Bennett, Ryan Bevington, Adam Jones, Paul James (Ospreys), Ken Owens (Scarlets, Craig Mitchell (Exeter), Bradley Davies, Sam Warburton (Blues), Luke Charteris, Danny Lydiate, Toby Faletau (Dragons), Ryan Jones, Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Andy Powell (Sale Sharks).

Backs: Michael Phillips (Bayonne), Lloyd Williams (Blues), Tavis Knoyle (Scarlets), Jamie Roberts (Blues), James Hook (Perpignan), Jonathan Davies, Stephen Jones, Rhys Priestland, Scott Williams (Scarlets), Leigh Halfpenny (Blues), Lee Byrne (Clermont Auvergne), Aled Brew (Dragons), Shane Williams (Ospreys), George North (Scarlets).

Gatland explains French selection

 

WALES coach Warren Gatland explain his decision to leave Martyn Williams out of his World Cup squad. Veteran flanker Williams now looks set to be stranded on 99 caps after Gatland named the 30 players who will travel to New Zealand. Williams and Josh Turnbull were both left out after the selectors chose to go for a 16-14 split between forwards and backs. That means the Welsh squad will have no specialist openside cover for Sam Warburton, who was named captain of the squad. Andy Powell was the surprise inclusion in the forwards, while the decision to take an extra back means Dragons winger Aled Brew also gets the nod. Meanwhile, Gavin Henson’s hopes of making the stand-by list are over after Gatland revealed he will now be out for 12 weeks.

Gatland also admitted selecting prop Gethin Jenkins was a risk as he continues to struggle with a calf problem. The Lions star is almost certain to miss the tournament opener against South Africa but he should be fit for the second match against Samoa. Richard Hibbard, who was not named in the squad, is out for three weeks but could be called up as a replacement.

New Zealand national rugby union team

New Zealand Team Squad Rugby World Cup 2011 – All Blacks Rugby World Cup Team.

Nickname                     : All Blacks
Coach                          : Graham Henry

Best Performance         : Winners (1987) 

Captain                        : Benji Marshall

Most caps                    : Ruben Wiki (55)

Top try-scorer              : Nigel Vagana (19)

Top point-scorer           : Des White (467)

RLIF ranking                : 2nd

History:

Rugby football was introduced into New Zealand by Charles John Monro, son of the then speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, Sir David Monro. He had been sent to Christ's College, East Finchley in north London, where he became an enthusiastic convert to the new code. He brought the game back to his native Nelson, and arranged the first rugby match between Nelson College and Nelson Football Club, played on 14 May 1870. When New Zealand's national rugby team (the All Blacks) toured Britain in 1905 they witnessed the growing popularity of the breakaway non-amateur Northern Union's games. On his return in 1906, All Black George William Smith met the Australian entrepreneur J J Giltinan to discuss the potential of professional rugby in Australasia. The first New Zealand team to play professional rugby was known as the All Blacks. To avoid confusion, the terms professional All Blacks or All Golds are used. All blacks are a team known as the supreme under achiever and they have only won the Rugby World Cup for just 1 time so far and that was back in the first ever World Cup in 1987 when they went on to become the Champions. But since than they have been going into every World Cup as favorites but never really won the big thing. This time around though they are the favorites but with the likes of England and Australia are tough competitions. And the Tri Series 2011 will have the best possible scenario for us before the all blacks announce their team for the World Cup.

In the intervening time, a lesser known New Zealand rugby player, Albert Henry Baskerville (or Baskiville) was ready to recruit a group of players for a trained tour of Great Britain. It is believed that Baskerville became aware of the profits to be made from such a venture while he was working at the Wellington Post Office in 1906. A colleague had a coughing fit and dropped a British newspaper. Baskerville picked it up and noticed a report about a Northern Union (NU) match that over 40,000 people had attended. Baskerville wrote to the NRFU asking if they would host a New Zealand |touring party. The 1905 All Blacks tour were still fresh in English minds, thus the NU saw a competitive New Zealand tour as exceptional opportunity to raise the profile and finances of the NU game. The NU agreed to the tour provided that some of those original All Blacks were included in the New Zealand team. George Smith arrived back in New Zealand and after learning of Baskerville's plans, the two teamed up and began signing players. The New Zealand Rugby Union became aware of the tour and promptly applied pressure to any All Black or New Zealand representative player it suspected of involvement. They had the New Zealand Government's Agent General in London deliver a statement to the British press in an effort to undermine the tour's credibility. This had little effect and by that time the professional All Blacks were already sailing across the Tasman to give Australia its first taste of professional rugby.

Newzealand rugby Team 1995

In July 2007 Leeds Rhinos announced that Brian McClennan would be joining the club as Head Coach on a two year contract from 1 December 2007. McClennan subsequently resigned as national coach, his position was taken up by Gary Kemble in August 2007.

   

First team squad:

    *  1 New Zealand colours.svg Lance Hohaia - FB

    *  2 St. George colours.svg Jason Nightingale - WG

    *  3 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Shaun Kenny-Dowall - CE

    *  4 Newcastle colours.svg Junior Sa'u - CE

    *  5 New Zealand colours.svg Manu Vatuvei - WG

    *  6 Wests Tigers colours.svg Benji Marshall (c) - FE

    *  7 Wigancolours.svg Thomas Leuluai - HB

    *  8 Rhinoscolours.svg Greg Eastwood - PR

    *  9 South Sydney colours.svg Issac Luke - HK

    * 10 Melbourne colours.svg Adam Blair - PR

    * 11 Panthers colours.svg Frank Pritchard - SR

    * 12 Canberra colours.svg Bronson Harrison - SR

    * 13 St. George colours.svg Jeremy Smith - LK

Interchange:

* 1 St. George colours.svg Nathan Fien - HK

* 2 New Zealand colours.svg Ben Matulino - SR

* 3 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Frank-Paul Nu'uausala - PR

* 4 New Zealand colours.svg Simon Mannering - SR

* 5 Melbourne colours.svg Sika Manu - CE

* 6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Jared Waerea-Hargreaves - PR

* 7 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sam Perrett - WG

* 8 Brisbane colours.svg Antonio Winterstein - WG

* 9 Panthers colours.svg Sam McKendry - PR

* 10 New Zealand colours.svg Lewis Brown - SR

 Current squad of 10 July 2011:

Current squad is build with 30 player named on 10 July 2011 for the Tri-Nations and the Test againstFiji included uncapped lock Jarrad Hoeata. Wyatt Crockett, Cory Jane, Sitiveni Sivivatu and Ben Smith also join the squad as injury cover. Due to the definition and role of All Blacks coach varying so much prior to the 1949 All Blacks tour of South Africa, coaches appointed since "Alex McDonald-1949 to 6 August 2011 Graham Henry".

Head Coach: Graham Henry

List of the player:

 

Name                     Position                 Birth Date (Age)            Club/province 

1. Corey Flynn                      Hooker                5 January 1981  (age 30)             Canterbury

2. Andrew Hore                    Hooker                13 September 1978  (age 32)       Taranaki

3. Keven Mealamu                Hooker                20 March 1978  (age 33)             Auckland

4. John Afoa                         Prop                   16 October 1983  (age 27)            Auckland

5. Wyatt Crockett                  Prop                   24 January 1983  (age 28)            Canterbury

6. Owen Franks                     Prop                   23 December 1987  (age 23)        Canterbury

7. Ben Franks                        Prop                   27 March 1984  (age 27)             Tasman

8. Tony Woodcock                Prop                   27 January 1981  (age 30)           North Harbour

9. Jarrad Hoeata                    Lock                    12 December 1983  (age 27)       Taranaki

10. Brad Thorn                     Lock                    3 February 1975  (age 36)           Canterbury

11. Sam Whitelock                Lock                   12 October 1988 (age 22)            Canterbury

12. Ali Williams                    Lock                    30 April 1981  (age 30)               Auckland

13. Jerome Kaino                 Flanker                  6 April 1983  (age 28)                Auckland

14. Richie McCaw (c)           Flanker                 31 December 1980  (age 30)       Canterbury

15. Adam Thomson              Flanker                 13 March 1982  (age 29)            Otago

16. Liam Messam                 Number 8             25 March 1984  (age 27)            Waikato

17. Kieran Read                   Number 8             26 October 1985  (age 25)          Canterbury

18. Jimmy Cowan                Scrum-half            6 March 1982  (age 29)              Southland

19. Andy Ellis                      Scrum-half            21 February 1984  (age 27)         Canterbury

20. Piri Weepu                     Scrum-half            7 September 1983  (age 27)        Wellington

21. Dan Carter                     Fly-half                 5 March 1982  (age 29)              Canterbury

22. Colin Slade                    Fly-half                  10 October 1987  (age 23)         Canterbury

23. Richard Kahui               Centre                    9 June 1985  (age 26)                 Waikato

24. Ma'a Nonu                    Centre                   21 May 1982  (age 29)                Wellington

25. Conrad Smith                Centre                   12 October 1981  (age 29)           Wellington

26. Sonny Bill Williams        Centre                  3 August 1985  (age 26)              Canterbury

27. Hosea Gear                   Wing                     16 March 1984  (age 27)             Wellington

28. Zac Guildford                Wing                      8 February 1989  (age 22)          Hawke's Bay

29. Sitiveni Sivivatu             Wing                     19 April 1982  (age 29)               Waikato

30. Ben Smith                     Wing                      1 June 1986  (age 25)                Otago

31. Isaia Toeava                 Wing                      15 January 1986  (age 25)          Auckland

32. Israel Dagg                    Fullback                 6 June 1988  (age 23)                Hawke's Bay

33. Cory Jane                      Fullback                 8 February 1983  (age 28)         Wellington

34. Mils Muliaina                 Fullback                 31 July 1980  (age 31)               Waikato

   The team's early uniforms consisted of a black jersey with a silver fern and white knickerbockers. By their 1905 tour New Zealand were wearing all black, except for the silver fern, and their All Black name dates from this time. New Zealand traditionally perform a haka (Maori challenge) before each match. Traditionally, the haka performed is Te Rauparaha's Ka Mate, though since 2005, Kapa o Pango, a modified version of the 1924 All Blacks haka, Kia Whaka-ngawari, has occasionally been performed.

Rugby World Cup-2011in New Zealand.

Rugby World Cup is the premier international rugby union competition. This comptition is arranged and organised by the sport's governing body of the International Rugby Board (IRB). It is contested between the most of the country of the world national teams. The inaugural tournament was held in 1987 and hosted by both Australia & New Zealand. Rugby is contested every four years. The tournament is one of the largest international sporting competitions in the world.

The event is expected to cost about NZ$310 million to run and to generate NZ$280 million in ticket sales. In Auckland, the city where many of the most important games will take place, the costs to the local ratepayers alone has been estimated at $102 million.

The world’s biggest-selling soprano and one of New Zealand most recognisable stars songs the anthems

Hundreds of New Zealanders will give voice to the anthems for the 20 teams taking part in Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011), with the announcement of the Tournament’s anthem programme. Tournament Organiser Rugby New Zealand 2011 (RNZ 2011) confirmed that New Zealand performers Hayley Westenra and Will Martin will sing the anthems at the Final on October 23, and four other soloists will be confirmed to perform the anthems at the two semi-finals on October 15 and 16. New Zealand vocalists will also be to the fore during all 48 matches with choirs performing the anthems at all 40 pool matches and at the eight play-off matches, supporting the soloists in the final three matches.

Staged every four years, Rugby World Cup is the biggest event on the Rugby calendar and has grown to be the third largest sporting event in the world. Rugby World Cup 2011 will be a six-week festival of Rugby featuring the top players from all parts of the globe. The Tournament's 48 matches will be playing in 13 venues spread over the North and South Islands of New Zealand, showing off the country to the full. Off the field, visitors will discover a country that boasts scenery that is as spectacular as it is diverse.


Rugby World Cup~ 2011 Ticket Outlets:
From July tickets will be available to purchase across the counter from selected Ticketek agencies around New Zealand. For a list of RWC 2011 Ticket Outlets see below:

CITY           ADDRESS                                                           HOURS
Whangarei    Forum North, Rust Avenue                                    8am-4.30pm     Mon-Fri
Auckland     Sky City Theatre, Ticketek Counter,
                  Cnr Wellesley & Hobson Street                               10am-5pm        Mon-Sat
Auckland    Hawkins Theatre, 13 Ray Small Drive, Papakura       9am-5pm         Mon-Fri
Auckland    New World Victoria Park,
                  College Hill, Freemans Bay                                      9am-5pm         Mon-Sun
Auckland    Sylvia Park Shopping Centre, 286 Mt Wellington
                  Highway, Mt Wellington                                          9am-6pm         Mon-Sun
Auckland    Highpoint Temptation Lotto, Shop 14,
                 Highbury Shopping Centre, Birkenhead                      9am-5pm         Mon-Sat
Auckland    LynnMall Shopping Centre, 3058 Great North
                 Road, New Lynn, Waitakere                                     9am-5.30pm      Mon-Sat
Hamilton    Founders Theatre, 221 Tristram Street                       9am-5pm          Mon-Fri
Hamilton    New World Te Rapa, 751 Te Rapa Road, Te Rapa     9am-5pm          Mon-Sun
Hamilton    i-SITE, 5 Garden Place                                             9am-5pm          Mon-Sat
Hamilton    Well Academy Gate, 2B Knighton Road,
                  University of Waikato                                               9am-5pm          Mon-Fri
Tauranga    Baycourt Centennial Theatre, Durham Street               9am-5pm          Mon-Fri
Rotorua        Convention Centre, 1170 Fenton Street                     9am-5.30pm      Mon-Fri
New Plymouth     TSB Showplace, 92-100 Devon Street West      9am-5pm           Mon-Fri,
                                                                                                 10am-1pm        Sat
Napier        Municipal Theatre, 119 Tennyson Street                     9am-5pm          Mon-Fri
                                                                                                 9am-12.30pm   Sat
Hastings    Hawkes Bay Opera House, 101 Hastings Street South   9am-5pm           Mon-Fri
Taupo        Great Lake Centre, Story Place                                   9am-5pm          Mon-Fri
Palmerston North~Convention Centre, 354 Main Street West         8am-5pm          Mon-Fri
Palmerston North~Regent Theatre, 63 Broadway Ave                   9am-5.30pm      Mon-Fri
Masterton    Vinyl Heaven, 5 Jackson Street                                  9am-5pm          Mon-Fri,
                                                                                                 10am-2pm          Sat
Waikanae    New World, 5 Parata Street                                        9am-5pm          Mon-Sun
Wellington    Harvey World Travel, IOOF Building
                   Level 1/16 Hartham Place North, Porirua                    9am-5pm          Mon-Fri
Wellington    Michael Fowler Centre, Ticketek Box Office,
                    111 Wakefield Street                                                9am-5pm          Mon-Fri,
                                                                                                  10am-4pm         Sat-Sun
Wellington    Metro New World, Wellington Railway Station           7am – 8pm        Mon-Sun
Wellington    TSB Arena, Jervois Quay                                          9am-5pm          Mon-Fri
Wellington    St James Theatre, Ticketek Counter, Courtney Place   9am-5.30pm     Mon-Fri,
                                                                                                  10am-2pm         Sat
Nelson        Everyman Records, 249 Hardy Street                          9am-5pm          Mon-Fri,
                                                                                                  9.30am-3.30pm  Sat
Christchurch    Northlands Shopping Centre,
                      55 Main Nth Road, Papanui                                   9am-6pm           Mon-Sat
Timaru             Merlins Booking Agency,
                       25-30 Canon St                                                    11am-5pm         Mon-Fri
Dunedin        Regent Theatre, 17 The Octagon                              9am-5.30pm      Mon-Fri
Invercargill    Rugby Park, 278 Tweed Street                                 8.30am-5pm      Mon-Fri



Official Travel and Hospitality Packages:Tickets packages are still available through the Official Travel and Hospitality Program.
Accommodation:
New Zealand has a wide range of accommodation on offer for all budgets.
Fly Emirates:
Fly Emirates to more than 100 destinations worldwide - Emirates, a Worldwide Partner of Rugby World Cup 2011.