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
History of rugby union in the United States History of rugby union in the United States The first recorded rugby match in the United States occurred on May 14, 1874 between Harvard University and McGill University. Rugby grew in the early 1900's, spurred in party by American football's crisis of 1905-06 due to the perception that American football was a violent sport. During this era, rugby was perceived as having the potential to challenge American football as the dominant football code on the west coast. At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, a United States rugby team composed largely of players from Stanford University defeated France to win