Ryan Francis

Sport Ed Model--Rugby
PHED 239-- Module 4: High School
Dr. Mangano
Springfield College
December 16th, 2015

Table of Contents
Rugby Season ________________________________________________________ 3
Team 1 - Indiana Hoosiers _______________________________________________ 4
Team 2 - Penn State Nittany Lions _________________________________________7

Team 3 - Ohio State Buckeyes ___________________________________________10

Team 4 - Arizona Wildcats ______________________________________________ 13
Team 5 - LSU Tigers ___________________________________________________16
Student Roles ________________________________________________________19
Team Captain Role Sheet _______________________________________________20
Referee Role Sheet ___________________________________________________ 21
Statistician and Score/Time Keeper Role Sheet ______________________________22
Announcer Role Sheet _________________________________________________ 23
Competition/Block Plan _________________________________________________24
Round Robin Schedule _________________________________________________26
Traditional Rugby Rules ________________________________________________
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Modified Rugby Rules __________________________________________________28
Rugby Rules Quiz (w/ Answers) __________________________________________29
Rugby Championship Tournament ________________________________________30
2015 Rugby Skills Competition ___________________________________________31
Drop Kick Competition _________________________________________________ 32
Passing Competition ___________________________________________________33
Rugby Awards _______________________________________________________ 34
Rugby Champions ____________________________________________________ 35
Most Outstanding Player _______________________________________________ 36
Unsung Hero _________________________________________________________37
Sportsmanship Award __________________________________________________38
Team Stats __________________________________________________________ 39
Individual Stats _______________________________________________________40
Newspaper Article _____________________________________________________41
Sportsmanship Statement ______________________________________________ 43
Sportsmanship Rubric _________________________________________________ 44
References __________________________________________________________45

Rugby Season

The season will last 20 days (lessons)

Classes meet two times per week for

50 minutes
The season will take a total of 10 weeks to complete
The class consists of 30 students (16 male and 14 female)

 Space available= 1 full sized football field (will be split into two halves to

accommodate 2 rugby games being played at the same time.

Equipment Available:
12 regulation size rugby balls
2 Football Goal Posts (For conversion kicks)
32 Flag belts
1 Scoreboard
24 Cones

Team 1: Indiana Hoosiers

Team Colors: Red and White
Team Mascot: Hoosiers

Sara Phelps- Statistician

Skill Level: Control
Fitness Level: Moderately active, not a member of any athletic teams., likes to work out
occasionally.
Leadership: Follower
Personality: Talkative, but caring and respectful towards all students and the teacher.
Attendance: Never misses class
Friendships: Friends with Nadia Wentzell, Maddie Fitzgerald, and Taylor Startz

Mike Siwek- Referee

Skill Level: Utilization
Fitness Level: Highly active, member of the varsity football team, and is going to play
D3 football at Springfield College next year.
Leadership: Tends to be a leader, but sometimes will follow at certain times.
Personality: Lazy, and never wants to do any work. However he is very competitive
when he shows up to P.E.
Attendance: Misses class often
Friendships: Friends with Anthony Carlucci

Christine McNeil- Team Captain

Skill Level: Utilization
Fitness Level: Highly Active, is a captain of the softball and field hockey teams and is
going to play D3 softball next year.

Leadership: Follower
Personality: Loud, very competitive and takes PE games very seriously.
Attendance: Almost never misses class
Friendships: Friends with Hannah Spellman

Joey Peterson- Statistician

Skill Level: Control
Fitness Level: Not very active, and does not enjoy working out. Would rather be at a
computer or playing video games.
Leadership: Follower, very rarely a leader of the class.
Personality: Is a very nice student, who has utmost respect for everyone in the class,
and has a large friend group.
Attendance: Always attends class
Friendships: Friends with Andrew Corderiro, Nick Ryan, Austin, Myers, and Teddy
Farrell.

Danielle Souza- Referee

Skill Level: Utilization
Fitness Level: Highly active, is a 4 year member of the varsity swimming team.
Leadership: Wants to be a leader but tends to usually end up a follower.
Personality: Is very outgoing, loves to flirt and try and show off in front of the boys in the
class.
Attendance: Will miss class once in awhile but not very often.
Friendships: Friends with Nicole Romanella

Teddy Farrell- Announcer

Skill Level: Control
Fitness Level: Moderately active. Member of the varsity football team but does not do
much activity outside of football.
Leadership: Is a follower in class but tends to be a leader with his friends.
Personality: Very loud and outgoing. Likes to laugh and make others laugh as well
which can sometimes be distracting.
Attendance: Rarely misses class.
Friendships: Friends with Andrew Cordeiro, Joey Peterson, Nick Ryan, and Austin
Myers.

Team 2: Penn State Nittany Lions

Team Colors: Navy Blue and White
Team Mascot: Nittany Lions

Kara Jones- Referee

Skill Level: Pre-control
Fitness Level: Not very active. Is a member of the JV softball team, but is not active
outside of that. Would rather be doing schoolwork than working out in her free time.
Leadership: Is not very vocal, but leads by example.
Personality: Shy around most people and has very close friends outside of class.
Attendance: Always attends class.
Friendships: Does not have many friends in the class.

Nick Ryan- Team Captain

Skill Level: Proficiency
Fitness Level: Highly active. 3 year member of the varsity football team and loves to
workout any other time of the day.
Leadership: Is a leader by example, not a very vocally driven leader.
Personality: Usually very quiet unless he is with his friend group, then can get loud and
possibly distract the class.
Attendance: Always attends class
Friendships:

Kenna McWilliams- Statistician

Skill Level: Control
Fitness Level: Is a very well rounded athlete, and member of the indoor and outdoor
track team. Loves to run all the time.
Leadership: Typically a follower.
Personality: Is usually loud and sometimes obnoxious causing distractions to the class.
Attendance: Misses class once in awhile but not consistently..
Friendships: Friends with Taylor Startz and Naomi Middleton.

Scott Francis- Referee

Skill Level: Utilization

Fitness Level: Moderately active. Loves sports and is a 4 year starter for the varsity
baseball team. Will be playing D3 baseball next year. Does not enjoy much activity
outside of sports.
Leadership: Is a natural born leader.
Personality: Loves to talk and socialize with anyone and everyone and is a genuinely
nice and caring student.
Attendance: Will miss class very rarely.
Friendships: His brother, Steve, is in the class but that should not cause distractions. Is
also friends with AJ Massengale.

Maddie Fitzgerald- Statistician

Skill Level: Pre-control
Fitness Level: Rarely active. Has never played on an organized athletic team and does
not enjoy working out.
Leadership: Is always a follower.
Personality: A nice student who respects everyone and will do what she is told but
usually will not lead the class.
Attendance: Always attends class.
Friendships: Friends with Sara Phelps.

Noah Blanchette- Announcer

Skill Level: Control
Fitness Level: Moderately active. Is a 1 year member of the JV football team but is
becoming more active as he is attempting to get in better shape than he currently is in.
Leadership: Almost always a follower in class.
Personality: Loves to laugh and have a good time, and does not always take PE
seriously.
Attendance: Will miss a decent amount of classes, usually early morning ones.
Friendships: Best friends with Justin Laing.

Team 3: Ohio State Buckeyes

Team Colors: Scarlet and Silver
Team Mascot: Brutus Buckeye

Nicole Romanella- Statistician

Skill Level: Control
Fitness Level: Moderately active. Has played on the varsity volleyball team for 2 years
and enjoys light workouts.
Leadership: Loves to be a leader can sometimes be more of a boss than a leader.
Personality: Extremely talkative and social. Has to know all of the school's latest news
and gossip. This can sometimes take away from her focus in PE and distract others.
Attendance: Attends class most of the time.
Friendships: Friends with Danielle Souza

Austin Myers- Referee

Skill Level: Utilization
Fitness Level: Highly active. Has played on the JV and Varsity football team for 3 years.
Loves to always be moving and doing something.

Leadership: Is a natural leader who will also be vocal and get others involved or on task
if they are not.
Personality: Very talkative and outgoing. Loves to know all the news and socialize with
his friends and all of the females in the class. Also loves all kinds of sports.
Attendance: Will attend almost every class.
Friendships: Close friends with Nick Ryan, Joey Peterson, and Teddy Farrell.

Gina Feliciano- Referee

Skill Level: Pre-control
Fitness Level: Moderately active. Plays recreational tennis and enjoys a good workout
once in awhile.
Leadership: Tends to be a follower.
Personality: A very nice person who will do what she is told. Sometimes likes to
socialize and can affect her focus in PE.
Attendance: Will almost always attend class.
Friendships: Friends with Christine McNeil and Taylor Startz

Garrett Spicer- Announcer

Skill Level: Control
Fitness Level: Highly active. Loves working out and lifting weights but does not play any
organized sports. He only wants to keep gaining muscle.
Leadership: Is a leader during workouts but follower in most other activities.
Personality: Likes to socialize when the time is right but also focuses and takes PE
seriously.
Attendance: Will always attend class.
Friendships: Friends with Andrew Cordeiro, and Joey Peterson.

Naomi Middleton- Statistician

Skill Level: Pre-control
Fitness Level: Not active, is much more focused on school work than activity. Does not
play any sports.
Leadership: Is a follower but also can be considered a leader by example and the way
she carries herself.
Personality: Very shy and quiet but has mutual respect with everyone in the class.
Attendance: Never misses class.
Friendships: Friends with Kenna McWilliams

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AJ Massengale- Team Captain

Skill Level: Proficiency
Fitness Level: Extremely active. Is an All-State football and baseball player and plays
recreational rugby in his spare time when he isnt working out. Will be playing D2
football next year.
Leadership: Is a natural born leader in all senses.
Personality: Extremely competitive but is also a very nice student who will not usually
cause any problems in PE.
Attendance: Will never miss PE class.
Friendships: Friends with Nick Ryan, and Andrew Cordeiro.

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Team 4:
Arizona Wildcats
Team Colors: Blue and Red
Team Mascot: Wildcats

Matt Mitchell- Team Captain

Skill Level: Proficiency
Fitness Level: Is a very good athlete, a 2 year starter for the varsity football team.
However can sometimes be lazy with his work ethic.
Leadership: Will occasionally lead in some situations but typically a follower.
Personality: Very competitive but does have a temper if things dont go right for him or if
his team is losing, even in PE.
Attendance: Will miss a few classes.
Friendships: Is friends with Andrew Cordeiro.

Sabrina DaSilva- Statistician

Skill Level: Pre-control
Fitness Level: Moderately active. Is a member of the JV track team and occasionally
likes to workout on her own time.
Leadership: Tends to be a follower in class.
Personality: Very social and friendly but will become frustrated and sometimes cause
distractions if she does not like a certain activity.
Attendance: Will attend almost every class.
Friendships: Friends with Hannah Spellman and Christine McNeil.

Anthony Carlucci- Statistician

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Skill Level: Control

Fitness Level: Moderately active. Used to be a member of the varsity swim team. Likes
to workout occasionally but usually does not stick to it.
Leadership: Tends to be a follower in class but a leader amongst his friends.
Personality: Cares about what he looks like and doesn't always like to sweat in class. is
very friendly and social and will almost never cause problems in class.
Attendance: Will attend most classes.
Friendships: Is friends with Taylor Startz, Andrew Corderio, Nicole Romanella, and
Micaela Bergel.

Nadia Wentzell- Announcer

Skill Level: Pre-control
Fitness Level: Not very active. Does not play any sports and rarely works out. Tends to
care more about social events.
Leadership: Is a leader with her friends but a follower in class.
Personality: Very friendly, social and outgoing. Can occasionally disrupt class when she
gets to social with her friends.
Attendance: Will miss a few class sometimes.
Friendships: Friends with Taylor Startz, Sara Phelps, Danielle Souza, and Andrew
Cordeiro.

Conor Boumenot- Referee

Skill Level: Control
Fitness Level: Highly active. Is a dedicated lacrosse player who also plays soccer to
stay active in his lacrosse off-season.
Leadership: Is a leadership in lacrosse but a follower for everything else.
Personality: Very talkative and one of the loudest students in class. Can cause some
disruptions when he talks too much.
Attendance: Will attend almost all classes.
Friendships: Is friends with Taylor Startz, and Justin Laing.

Andrew Cordeiro- Referee

Skill Level: Control
Fitness Level: Is passionate about football but not any other types of activity and will
typically complain about most physical activity as it is difficult for him.
Leadership: Is a leader with his friends and a follower almost always in class.
Personality: One of the nicest students around who everyone likes, and will do whatever
he is told to, even if he doesn't necessarily like it.

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Attendance: Will mist a decent amount of classes, especially early in the morning.
Friendships: Is close friends with Teddy Farrell, Nick Ryan, Joey Peterson, and Austin
Myers. Is also friendly with AJ Massengale.

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Team 5: Lousiana State

Tigers (LSU)
Team Colors: Purple and Gold
Team Mascot: Tigers

Taylor Startz- Team Captain

Skill Level: Control
Fitness Level: Highly active, state champion tennis
player, workouts every day.
Leadership: Leader by example
Personality: Likes to be social but will break away from socializing to be active or
encourage others to be active with her.
Attendance: Will always attend class.
Friendships: Is friends with Andrew Cordeiro, Danielle Souza, Micaela Bergel, and
Nicole Romanella.

Steve Francis- Statistician

Skill Level: Proficiency
Fitness Level: Highly active. Is a passionate football, baseball, and basketball player
with a tremendous work ethic. Will be playing D3 football next year.
Leadership: Is an outstanding leader in all senses.
Personality: Not the most social person but is friendly with everyone and will rarely
cause any problems in class.
Attendance: Will always attend class.
Friendships: Brothers with Scott Francis, and friends with Andrew Cordeiro, and AJ
Massengale.

Micaela Bergel- Referee

Skill Level: Utilization
Fitness Level: Highly active. Plays varsity volleyball and softball, and enjoys working out
sometimes during her free time.
Leadership: Is usually a follower but will lead sometimes.
Personality: Very social, friendly and a great person to be around. Can get distracting
sometimes if she is with one or a few of her best friends but not always. Is also more
motivated when with her friends as well.

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Attendance: Will rarely miss class.

Friendships: Is friends with Taylor Startz, Christine McNeil, and Garrett Spicer.

Ian Kilcoyne- Statistician

Skill Level: Control
Fitness Level: Moderately active. On the varsity soccer and crew teams but is not active
much outside of his two sports.
Leadership: Wants to be a true leader in all ways.
Personality: Tries to be the best at everything he does. He is very social and will do
anything asked of him.
Attendance: Will never miss class.
Friendships: Is friends with Taylor Startz, Hannah Spellman, and Conor Boumenot.

Hannah Spellman- Announcer

Skill Level: Pre-control
Fitness Level: Not very active. Used to play recreational tennis but stopped because
she did not like the demands of it. Does not like to workout or be active usually.
Leadership: Is almost a follower but does lead by example in most cases.
Personality: Is a nice student who will do what she is asked to even if she does not want
to. Definitely is more motivated when surrounded by her friends.
Attendance: Will miss a decent amount of classes but not excessively.
Friendships: Is friends with Taylor Startz, and Ian Kilcoyne.

Justin Laing- Referee

Skill Level: Control
Fitness Level: Highly active. Is a member of the varsity football team and loves to just
be active all the time.
Leadership: Tries to be a leader but sometimes goes to be more of a boss.
Personality: Thinks he is the best at everything and cause problems with other students
when he gets overly competitive.
Attendance: Will miss some classes because he is too good for PE
Friendships: Is friends with Noah Blanchette.
Team Selection Process: Teams were selected by the teacher taking into account their
skill level, fitness level, leadership, personality, attendance, and friendships in the class.
The most taken into account was skill level in order to hopefully have closely balanced
teams to make all teams competitive in the round robin and championship tournament.
Also highly taken into account were friendships because these can have a huge impact
on students motivation or focus. For example, some students were placed on teams

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with their friends because it will help them and hopefully the team succeed as well.
However some were purposely placed on separate teams because they could cause
too many distractions and problems over the course of the 10 week season.

Student Roles
Team Captain: Makes all decisions during games for the team and reports scores to
teacher at the end of each game.
Referee (2 per team): Is responsible for enforcing all rules during games and being
impartial to both teams at all times.
Statistician/Score and time keeper (2 per team): Responsible for keeping track of all
team and individual stats during a game, as well as the time of games, when they are
the duty team.
Announcer: Responsible for announcing the game as if it were a live TV broadcast
including starting lineups before the game.
*Role sheets for each individual role below*

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_____Team Captain_____
Role Description: The team captain makes all decisions during games for the team
and reports scores to teacher at the end of each game. These decisions include RockPaper-Scissors to decide who will kickoff and receive
first, handling with any penalties against the team, and
what players play what positions during the games. Be
the Captain America for your team!

Tasks/Duties:
Rock-Paper-Scissors in place of the coin
toss.
Elect if you want to receive the ball or which
way your team wants to go during the game.
Report scores to the teacher and
statistician at the end of every game.
Make sure everyone else knows their roles
when your team is the duty team.
Assist another teammate with their duty if
necessary.

Skills/Attributes Expected of you:

Be a leader!
Demonstrate fairness towards all your teammates during games
Good communication skills and teamwork
Understand the rules of the game to help out your team

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________Referee
________
Role Description: The role of the referees (1 per
game) is to make sure that all players perform within
the rules/boundaries gone over at the start of the
season.
The referees with also be impartial to both
teams at all times! They also should not be persuaded
by either team to make a call one way or another at any
point during games.

Task/Duties:
Learn all of the game's rules and know them well!
Initiate Rock-Paper-Scissors for the opening kickoff decision.
Provide confident and decisive rulings at all times
Be a leader, and be in charge and in control
Be fair (impartial) at all times
Communicate with the time and score keepers to always have knowledge
of the game situation
Monitor all players for violations of game rules and violations of the
sportsmanship code of conduct
Explain your calls to team captains if asked
Always try to use the correct signals when making calls
Make sure you use your whistle when making calls as well

Skills/Attributes Expected of you:

Have a good, strong whistle

Can not be easily distracted
Good pedagogical knowledge of the sport and its rules and strategies
Good communication skills
Loud voice
Fairness to all players

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_Statistician and Score/Time

Keeper_
Role Description: The of the statistician and score/time keeper essentially has 2
roles which require a lot of focus. He or she must keep track of the score on the
scoreboard and also keep track of time in order to make sure each game lasts the same
amount of time and to fit in every game every class. He or she must also keep track of
the
basic
stats
for
the

game such as tries and conversions.

Tasks/Duties:
Keep track of time (12 minutes per game unless otherwise specified)
Let the players know when there is 6 minutes remaining and 2 minutes
remaining
Keep track of the score and record every time some scores a try and/or
conversion
When someone scores a try or conversion, put it down on the stat sheet
as well.
When the game ends total up all stats for the team (number of tries,
conversions, and total points), and for each individual who scored (tries,
conversions, and total points.)

Skills/Attributes Expected of you:

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Focus
Organization
Good communication skills
Willingness to do a decent amount of work
Knowing how to use Microsoft Excel to add the stats onto it after class

_______Announcer_______
Role Description: The role of the announcer is to announce 1 of the 2 games being
played while they are the duty team. They should call the game with enthusiasm and
knowledge of the rules and strategies of what is happening during the games. The
announcer will also introduce each player briefly before each game. They should try to
call it in their own variation but also similar to
how announcers call games you watch on TV!

Tasks/Duties:
Announce every game play-byplay
Introduce each player from both
teams before the game
Show passion and enthusiasm
Have fun announcing!

Skills/Attributes Expected of you:

Knowledge of the game and its
rules and strategies
Enthusiastic
Good, loud projecting voice
Knowledge of what announcers say from watching NFL, NBA, Soccer, or
other games on TV

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Competition
Unit Outcomes:
At the end of the unit, students should be able to...

(P) Demonstrate the basic skills of rugby (passing, kicking, and pulling flags) during
gameplay and a skills competition. (National S1.H1.L2; MACF 2.17)
(C) Explain all major rules of rugby discussed in class at the end of the unit. (National
#S2.H1.L1; MACF 2.17)

(A) Respect the safety rules of others and the equipment provided at the beginning of
unit for the duration of the unit. (National #S2.H4.L1; MACF 2.26)
Teams will compete in a 3 round, round robin style play to begin competition which will
then lead to a double elimination championship tournament. There are 5 teams so 1
team will have a bye while the other 4 teams are playing during each game period. After
the round robin teams will be seeded 1 through 5 for the double elimination
championship tournament.

Season Outline/Block Plan

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Class Context
Class: 9th-12th Grade; 16 boys/14 girls; class duration is 50 min.; meets 2 days a week; 20
classes total; 10 week season
Activity: Rugby; outdoors; 1 regulation football field (with goalposts) split in half to make 2 rugby
fields.
Equipment: 12 regulation size rugby balls, 24 cones, 32 3-flag belts
Team format: 5 teams (6 players per team)
Competition format: 3 rounds of a round robin regular season. This will be followed by a double
elimination championship tournament seeded by the round robin records. Tiebreaker is total points
scored in the round robin (if still a tie it will be determined by a coin flip)
Duty Team Roles: Team captain, Referees, Statistician and Score/Time keeper, Announcer

Class Activities
(Each Block is 1 day/Class period)

1. Introduce Rugby: Brief history, rules, skills. Give students an overview of the next 19 classes.
Introduce passing and kicking (conversion kicks) skills and being practicing them.
2. Review rules. Continue practicing passing and kicking skills.
Introduce duty team roles that students will be doing when gameplay starts.
3. Split students into their 5 teams (6 players per team). Have students (with teacher assistance
if
necessary) select their roles for the duration of the unit. Students will begin practicing skills
and
strategies to use in gameplay.
4. Students continue practicing in their teams to prep for gameplay.
Review rules of gameplay.
5. Students continue practicing in their teams.
A quiz on the rules of rugby in class will be given.
6. Round Robin Play begins with Round 1 of 3 of the Round Robin
7. Round Robin Round 1 play continues
8. Round Robin Round 1 play continues
9. Round Robin Round 1 concludes. --->Round Robin Round 2 begins
10. Round Robin Round 2 play continues

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11. Round Robin Round 2 play continues

12. Round Robin Round 2 play ends --->Round 3 begins
13. Round Robin Round 3 continues
14. Round Robin Round 3 continues
15. Round Robin Round 3 continues
16. Rugby Championship Tournament Begins
17. Rugby Championship Tournament Continues
18. Rugby Championship Tournament Continues
19. Rugby Championship Tournament Continues, end with Championship Game
20. Rugby Skills Competition ---> Followed by Rugby Season Awards Ceremony.

Round Robin Schedule

*The team who has a bye will be the duty team*

LSU
vs.
Ohio
State

Ohio
State
vs.
Indiana

LSU
vs.
Indiana

LSU
vs.
Penn
State

LSU
vs.
Arizona

Penn
State
vs.
Indiana

Arizona
vs.
Penn
State

Ohio
State
vs.
Arizona

Indiana
vs.
Arizona

Penn
State
vs.
Ohio
State

ArizonaBYE

LSU- BYE

Penn
StateBYE

Ohio
StateBYE

IndianaBYE

*This Schedule will repeat for a total of 3 rounds to complete the Round Robin*
*The Championship Tournament seedings will be determined by teams records in the Round Robin*

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Round Robin Results:

Team Name (Seed)

Record (Wins-Losses)

(1.) Indiana Hoosiers

10-2

(2.) LSU Tigers

9-3

(3.) Ohio State Buckeyes

7-5

(4.) Penn State Nittany Lions

6-6

(5.) Arizona Wildcats

5-7

Rugby Rules
Tradition Rugby Rules:
1. Maximum of 15 players allowed on a team with up to 7 substitutes
allowed.
2. Matches are played in two 40 minute halves, with a maximum of a 10
minute halftime intermission. Games begin with a coin-toss to decide who gets
the ball first.
3. Any player who is on-side (behind the ball) can get the ball, run with it,
kick or pass it, score a try or be tackled (if they are carrying it). *Note: A player
may not come back to the ball to pick it up, they must have been behind it when it
got to the ground.
4. There are no forward passes allowed, just as in football after the ball
crosses the line of scrimmage.
5. The Advantage Rule: The referee will a.) Stop the game if letting play
continue will not help the other team & the rule breakers are penalized. b.) Allow
play to continue if there is a possibility that the other team may benefit. If the
other team does benefit, play just continues as if the rules have not been broken.
However, if the other team does not benefit, then play should be stopped and is
restarted at the place where the rules were broken. The rule breakers are
penalized.
6. Scoring Methods:
A Try is worth 5 points (A try is when a player crosses the try line and
grounds the ball)
A conversion is worth 2 points (A conversion is when a player kicks the
ball from the ground through the goalpost in a straight line from where the try was
scored) *This rule is very similar to the extra point in American football.*
A drop goal is worth 3 points (A drop goal is when, during play, a player
drops the ball and punts/kicks it through the goalpost and does not touch the
ground other than when it is kicked.)

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*This rule is similar to the punt in American football except it is a scoring method in rugby.

**Students: For a complete list of Rugby rules, other than the major ones, visit this
website to learn more!
http://www.rugbyhow.com/basic-rugby-rules.html
--See below for modified rules.

Modified Rugby Rules for PE

1. All scoring rules will be the same as traditional rugby rules. (5 points for a
try, 2 points for a conversion, 3 points for a drop goal)
2. Matches will be played in one 12 minute game (Obviously we do not have
enough time to play two 40 minute halves with a halftime!)
3. Absolutely no tackling, we will be using belts as we did for our flag football
games. Minimal contact will be accepted as well. Always be aware of your
surrounding and be careful not to run into each other, pull the flags instead!
4. When converting a try, students will not need to ground the ball when they
cross the line, they only need to get across the line (similar to American football)
5. When attempting a conversion, students may choose to either kick the ball
traditionally off of a tee on the ground and through the goalpost or they may
attempt to drop kick the ball through the goalpost. Both of these methods will still
be worth 2 points, it is the student's preference which they want to attempt.
6. Rather than a coin toss, we will have the team captains briefly do 1round
of rock-paper-scissors to determine who gets the ball first.

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Rugby Rules Quiz

Select the response that best answers the question.
1. How many points is a try, conversion, and drop goal worth? (In the correct
order)
a. 2, 5, 3
b. 3, 3, 2
c. 5, 2, 3
d. 5, 3, 5
2. How long are the halves in a traditional rugby match?
a. 35 minutes
b. 80 minutes
c. 20 minutes
d. 40 minutes
3. What is the maximum number of players allowed per team?
a. 17
b. 15
c. 7
d. 11
Please determine if each statement is true or false and circle your answer.
1. In traditional rugby, a try is scored as soon as a player crosses the line
(with possession of the ball).
True
False
2. In our PE class, not traditional rugby, students may attempt a conversion
traditionally or by attempting a drop kick.
True
False
Please use the space provided to answer the question as completely and clearly as
possible.
1. Please explain all aspects of the advantage rule as completely and
clearly as possible.
*Answer- The Advantage Rule: The referee will a.) Stop the game if letting play
continue will not help the other team & the rule breakers are penalized. b.) Allow play to
continue if there is a possibility that the other team may benefit. If the other team does
benefit, play just continues as if the rules have not been broken. However, if the other

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team does not benefit, then play should be stopped and is restarted at the place where
the rules were broken. The rule breakers are penalized.

Rugby Championship Tournament

The Rugby Championship was decided in a double elimination tournament over the
course of 4 classes. Congratulations to all of the students for a tremendous tournament
and congratulations to the LSU Tigers (Taylor, Steve, Micaela, Ian, Hannah, and Justin)
on winning the tournament in a thrilling final over the Indiana Hoosiers!
Here are the results:

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2015 Rugby Skills Competition

Our rugby skills competition will be held on the last day of class after the tournament
has already been completed and will be followed by the awards ceremony.
This year's skills challenges:
1. Drop Kicking
2. Passing
Challenge #1--Drop Kicking
Students, individually, will begin at the goal line (as we are on a football field) and have
3 attempts to drop kick the ball from there through the goal post. Each successful
attempt will be worth 1 point. They will then move back to the 10 yard line and have 2
attempts to drop kick the ball through the goalpost. These attempts will be worth 3
points each if successful. Finally students will move back to the 20 yard line and have
just one attempt at drop kicking it through the goalpost. If successful they will earn 5
points for that attempt. Students can earn as many as 11 points total. Also, if a student
makes a 0 at one distance, they will not move on to the next. Since we have 2
goalposts, one on each side of the field, we wills split up half of the class on each side
to do this challenge as efficiently as possible. Good luck to everyone and let's see who
comes out on top!
Challenge #2--Passing
For this challenge, students will participate as teams and earn points as a whole. This is
sort of a modified game to see which team can pass the best but also can use
teamwork to have a chance at success. What students must do is take a rugby ball and
stay within the normal game boundaries. There will be one other team playing defense
against them. The goal will be to continue legally passing the ball back and forth for the
longest amount of time possible without the defense stealing, knocking the ball down, or
dropping the ball. Students will also only be allowed 5 steps between each throw when
they have the ball. Simply, the team who lasts the longest wins. Good luck to everyone!
*Results on following pages*

Dropkick Skills Competition Results

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Congratulations to AJ Massengale on winning the rugby

dropkick competition!

Passing Skills Competition Results

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Congratulations to the LSU Tigers (Taylor, Steve, Micaela,

Ian, Hannah, and Justin) on winning the rugby passing
competition!

Rugby Awards
Rugby Champions- This award goes to the team that won the championship
tournament.

Most Outstanding Player- This award goes to the player who had the most
outstanding performance over the course of the round robin and the championship
tournament. They also excelled in their sportsmanship, teamwork, leadership, etc.

Unsung Hero- This award goes to the player who had the most unexpected
outstanding performance for their team. People may not have thought they were the
best on their team and they exceeded expectations and probably had multiple breakout
games.

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Sportsmanship Award- This award goes to the player who showed outstanding
sportsmanship both on and off the field towards teammates, opponents, and everyone
else.

2015 Rugby Champions

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Congratulations to the LSU Tigers for

winning the 2015 Rugby Championship!
Team Members: Taylor Startz, Steve
Francis, Micaela Bergel, Ian Kilcoyne,
Hannah Spellman, and Justin Laing.
Teacher Signature_____ Ryan Francis_____
___12/16/15__

Date

2015 Rugby Most Outstanding Player

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Congratulations to __AJ Massengale____

for winning the 2015 Rugby Most
Outstanding Player Award!
Teacher Signature_____ Ryan Francis_____
___12/16/15__

Date

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2015 Rugby Unsung Hero

Congratulations to ___Micaela Bergel___

for winning the 2015 Rugby Unsung Hero
Award!

Teacher Signature_____ Ryan Francis_____

___12/16/15__

Date

2015 Rugby Sportsmanship Award

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Congratulations to ___Nick Ryan___ for

winning the 2015 Rugby Sportsmanship
Award!

Teacher Signature_____ Ryan Francis_____

___12/16/15__

Date

Rugby Team Stats

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Here are the team stats from our rugby unit including wins,
losses, points scored (and per game), as well as the
number of tries, conversions and drop goals each team
scored. Everyone did an outstanding job during our unit!

Rugby Individual Stats

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Here
final

are the

individual stats for our rugby unit. Congratulations to

everyone, you all did a tremendous job all unit long!

LSU TAKES THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THRILLING

FINAL OVER THE INDIANA HOOSIERS!!

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Above: LSU mascot and player doing snow angels in the confetti after their big finals win over Indiana*

Indiana just couldnt overcome the dynamic two headed monster of Taylor Startz and
Micaela Bergel, for LSU as they fell in the final 35-12. It all started in the first minute of
the match when Startz took the ball quickly pitched it to Bergel who then passed it
farther to Startz who went racing down the sideline for the first try of the match. Steve
Francis then added the conversion kick to put LSU ahead 7-0 early. They never looked
back. The Tigers scored another 4 tries from (Bergel, Startz, and Justin Laing
respectively) with Francis converting one more conversion kick and Ian Kilcoyne adding
the other 3 conversion kicks for the match. Indiana did briefly threaten after being down
14-0 when Danielle Souza made multiple defenders miss nearly the end line to score
the try. The conversion was missed however to make the score 14-5. That was as close
as Indiana would get. Later on with less than a minute remaining, LSU could already
taste victory, they let Indiana score again on a long Mike Siwek run. (Christine McNeil
made the conversion kick) This brought the score to 35-12 but with the outcome already
decided long ago.
Some had thought this could be a game for the ages as LSU came into the finals
needing to beat Indiana twice (Indiana had beaten them earlier to knock them into the
loser's bracket. That made this their 3rd match of the tournament) to win the title. LSU
ended up winning that nail-biter 28-26 behind Startz and Bergel as usual (with Francis
being deadly accurate on his conversions as well).
We caught up with some of the players after the game.
Startz after the game said, it was really a tremendous effort by our team the entire
game. Micaela got going early and continued her phenomenal run and the whole team

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kept feeding off her as we have been lately. And Steve and Ian with their conversions
are so reliable it's almost automatic every time. Im so proud of this team, its been a
long great run and a great way to end it.
We also got a chance to speak with the other half of the duo. Bergel said People were
really doubting me and us as a whole coming into the tournament so we really put that
chip on our shoulder to prove people wrong. We knew we had a great team capable of
great things and showed it today. Go Tigers!
In the end, it was a tremendous atmosphere all tournament long. Outstanding
jobs by all of these young men and women for an exciting, fun, competitive tournament!

Sportsmanship Statement
Respect. Its the name of the game.
Students, at all time, will respect themselves, their teammates, opponents,
teachers, and equipment. Respect is the name of the game. If you
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respect others they will respect you. You should always respect the
equipment as well as it is a privilege to have and to use. Respect is the
number one thing to be set up for success!

Sportsmanship Rubric
Each student will be graded individually based on their sportsmanship and
our sportsmanship statement in class. They will be graded on 3 different
criteria and earn up to 3 points per criteria.
Criteria

Student rarely
demonstrates

Students
sometimes
demonstrates

Student almost
always
demonstrates

Student respects
other students

Student respects
the teacher

3
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Student respected
the game, the rules
and the equipment

References
Basic rugby rules - made easy : Own pace : Confident. (2007, May 3). Retrieved
December 16, 2015
Beginners Guide To Watching Rugby | Rules, General Information. (2013, July 5).
Retrieved December 16, 2015
PE Central Cues View. (2006, September 2). Retrieved December 16, 2015

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