TTO Sportsday

made by: Cas Schellekens TV1E

Content:
- Rugby
- Cricket
- Highland Games
Rugby

The first sport we did was rugby, I don’t really like rugby. I don’t like the part where you
pound each other and get injuries.

The start of the sport

People say that rugby started about 1845 in Rugby school in the village: Rugby. It was
football but instead of kicking the ball, the people carried and tossed the ball. Rugby split
into two sports in 1895. This happened when twenty-one amateur clubs split from the Rugby
Football Union, to form the Northern Rugby Football Union/Northern Union (later named
Rugby League in 1922)

Rugby ball
A rugby ball is officially named a quanco. It is a diamond shape ball which is used for easier
passing. The first balls were made by Richard Lindon and Bernardo Solano. They were made
for Rugby school with leather casings and pigs’ bladders. The balls were not always the same
size because some bladders were larger than others.

The sport on the sportsday

When we did rugby on the sportsday at first we had to learn how to grab the ball. Then we
had to learn how we could pick the ball up very fast and don’t let the ball fall. After that we
had to learn how to throw the ball. You can only throw the ball backwards. At last we had to
learn how to defend. Rugby is not a sport for people who don’t want to hurt his-/herself.
Cricket

The second sport we did was cricket. I like cricket because you can hit the ball very hard and
that gives a nice feeling

What is cricket?
Cricket is a game where you have to hit the ball with a bat. There are two teams of eleven
players on the field. At the centre there is a 20 metre pitch with a wicket at each end. The
batting team can score if they hit the ball they can run. Each time you are at a wicket you
have one ‘run’. If the fielding team can let the ball hit the wicket, the one who runs can’t
score anymore. If the ball hit the wicket when the one who runs is still running, he is out.

The wicket
The wicket are the three sticks at the end of the pitch. The wicket is formed with three
stumps and two bails. The stumps are the three sticks and the bails are the small pieces
which are on top of the stumps. The bails are there to make it easier to see if the defending
team hit the wicket. When the bails are on the ground, you know that the ball touched it.
But if the bails are still on the stumps, the ball didn’t hit the wicket. The bails are placed on
top of the stumps, they are not glued onto it.

The sport on the sportsday

At the sportsday, we first had to throw the ball to each other. After that we needed to throw
the ball against the wicket. We also learned how to bowl the ball and how to hit the ball.
After the things we learned we played a short game.
Highland games
The third sport we did were highland games. I enjoyed highland games. Especially when we
had to saw the wood. In this paragraph I am going to show you some of the sports we did.

Tug-Of-War
Tug of war is a sport where the strength of two teams is tested. The goal of the game is to
pull the rope to a certain distance.

Hammer Throw
Normally at hammer throw, you swing the hammer around your head and throw it as far as
you can. But because that is to dangerous, we had to grab the hammer and swing it between
our legs and then throw it as far as possible.

Tossing the caber

In the caber toss, the competitor has to lift the caber with both hands under the bottom of
the caber to rest against their body. Then the competitor runs forward and throws the caber
in a certain way that the side which was first on top lands on the ground so the caber comes
further.
End
I liked the sportsday because there were lots of things I have learned from the sports we did
that day. I hope you enjoyed this report.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_football

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tug_of_war

https://www.scotland.org/events/highland-games/highland-games-traditions