Rugby - Rugby League

Rugby League is a team sport between two teams of thirteen players who compete for an oval-shaped ball. The goal is to score more points than your opponent, either by hand by scoring tries or by foot by scoring penalties or conversions. The defending team may try to stop the player carrying the ball by catching him and bringing him to the ground (tackle). When a player is tackled, his team retains possession of the ball but loses a phase of attacking play (holding). The attacking team has six tackles. If a player is tackled on the sixth and last hold, the ball will be returned to the opposing team who will in turn start a new phase of play.