Rugby union gameplay Rugby union gameplay Rugby union is a contact sport that consists of two teams of fifteen players. The objective is to obtain more points than the opposition through scoring tries or kicking goals over eighty minutes of playing time. The Play is started with one team drop kicking the ball from the halfway line towards the opposition. The rugby ball can be moved up the field by either carrying it or kicking it. However, when passing the ball it can only be thrown laterally or backward. The opposition can stop players moving up the field by tackling them. Only players
Arabian Gulf rugby union team internationals between 1997 and 2010. Former associate members of the AGRFU, Jordan and Lebanon played each other on 14 May 2010, the first match for both national teams. The UAE became a full member of the IRB (now World Rugby) in 2012. Lebanon, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia are full members of Asia Rugby, while Jordan is an associate member. Arabian Gulf rugby union team The Arabian Gulf rugby union team was a combined team of players that represented the Gulf Cooperation Council member states of the Persian Gulf in international rugby union competitions. The team competed in international matches between