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    During the peer teaching in the class‚ the resent that I observed and will be talking about is the sport Rugby. I’ve heard of Rugby before but I did not know what it was. Therefore‚ it was interesting learning about it. From what I heard from Tyus Rugby is like American football. And from the picture I saw‚ the ball is a combination of a soccer ball and a football. Tyus also said that Rugby can play with 15 players or 13 players. The objective of the game is the same as football‚ the player must

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    lead by Commonwealth nations were significant because of the role of sport within South African society and within the Commonwealth as well. I argue that the sporting boycott of a particular sport‚ rugby was the most significant and the events surrounding the Springboks‚ the South African national rugby team‚ played a key role in the anti-apartheid movement. Apartheid was a system of racial segregation enforced by white Afrikaner minority over the indigenous majority. Apartheid policy was enacted

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    Football Vs. Rugby “Look at him run the ball‚ he just trucked through the defender‚ one left to beat‚ and he’s tackled… no‚ wait‚ he threw a lateral to his teammate and SCORE!!!!!” In America‚ most people would say that was a great run by Reggie Bush or Adrian Peterson or some other football running back. If this was broadcasted in New Zealand‚ it would most likely be a rugby play. Rugby is not typically watched in America‚ the rules are unclear to most and Americans believe rugby looks like football

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    But what most people don’t know about is the sport rugby. People around here don’t care about it unless you play. But why not; is it possibly because they don’t want their beloved football to be looked down upon? I mean rugby is known for being tougher. It’s football without pads or helmets. How could this not be more fun to watch? Not to mention it’s a lot higher passed. Maybe football fans just can’t keep up with the sport because rugby doesn’t stop every ten seconds. I’m pretty sure if

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    Jobs and Descriptions at Football and Rugby Clubs Responsibilities The manager’s responsibilities in a professional football club usually include (but are not limited to) the following: * Selecting the team of players for matches‚ and their formation. * Planning the strategy‚ and instructing the same on the pitch. * Delegating duties to the first team coach and the coaching and medical staff. * Scouting for young but talented players for eventual training in the youth academy

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    After coming off a record-breaking win against Mohawk College‚ the women’s rugby team dropped their home opener against Conestoga College on Friday. The Lady Bruins started off strong scoring the first try of the game. But as the injuries continued rolling in‚ their game plan fell apart. “The injuries started and I had to look to my bench. I had players playing out of position‚” said Head Coach Tamara Dixon. “It wasn’t something we were prepared for‚ and it didn’t work for us.” The Bruins were

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    Australian Rugby Adopts Anti-Homophobia Policy Popular Press News Article Analysis Popular Press News Article Analysis Introduction The article‚ Australian Rugby Adopts Anti-Homophobia Policy by Emma Stoney is a recent article by The New York Times published in August of 2013 which talks about the new policy regarding anti-homophobia that Australia has adopted for the sport of Rugby. In this paper I will explain the positive effects that this

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    Comparison/Contrast Essay American Football/Rugby The field ] Dimensions Although both codes are played on similar sized rectangular fields‚ the dimensions of rugby union fields can vary up to maximum size that is larger than the fixed size of American football fields. Rugby union fields are limited to a maximum length of 144 m long (and 100 m between goal lines) and width of 70 m‚ while American football fields have a fixed length of 120 yd (110 m) long and width of 160 ft (48.8 m). Both sets

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    European Sport: Rugby versus Football What can football learn from rugby? Respect for fellow sportsmen is nowhere to be seen nowadays. According to the Collins Cobuild Dictionary respect is: ‘‘the belief that a person and their opinions are important and your behaviour towards that person’’ (Collins Cobuild ‚ 1991). One could conclude from this definition that respect should be given to someone as a result of him/her having achieving something. This can be said to be the case in Rugby; players respect

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