Mark (rugby) the mark was changed to the definition given above, except that it could be made anywhere in the defending side's 22; it is no longer a requirement that the marking player have both feet on the ground. The mark in rugby is similar to the fair catch in American football. 1. http://www.rugby-sidestep-central.com/rugby-mark.html Mark (rugby) In rugby union, a player may mark a ball, which means that the player may catch it and cannot be tackled by rival players, and the marking player takes a free-kick at the position of the mark. To mark a ball, the player must catch the
Comparison of American football and rugby union the only competition between national teams is the IFAF World Championship, which is not considered a major event when compared to the Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup and the Rugby World Cup. The dimensions of an American football field are measured in United States customary units (essentially the same as British Imperial units). Rugby union originally marked and quoted its measurements in Imperial but converted to Metric units in 1977. When these conversions were made the measurements were generally adjusted to the closest round-number measurement in the metric system. Although both codes are played on similar sized rectangular fields, the