34_035374 bindex.qxp 7/28/06 9:25 PM Page 341 Index 1991 World Cup game, 183 • A • Olympic rugby, 196 Abbott, Stuart (rugby player), 211 2003 World Cup game, 185–186, 283–284 abdomen stretch, 143–144 award of scrum feed, 73 accuracy, 92 Ackford, Paul (rugby player), 120 • B • advantage, 68, 73, 321 advantage line, 129 Back, Neil (rugby player), 58 Age Grade rugby, 225, 321 back (player), 45, 53–60, 321. See also agility, 147 specific types alcohol, 152, 153 back row Alickadoos (volunteers), 321 definition, 321 All Blacks vs Springboks (video), 247 overview, 51–53 Amatori & Calvisano (team), 339 scrum formation, 110 Amin, Idi (rugby player), 294 strategy coordination, 129–130 Andrew, Rob (rugby player), 179 back three, 321 Anglo-Welsh Cup (competition), 221 backs coach, 168 ankle tap, 100, 321 Bahrain, 295 Apartheid policy, 197 ball Art of Coarse Rugby (Green), 258 carrier, 322 AS Beziers Herault (team), 338 kicking skills, 84–94 assistant coach, 168 lineouts, 116–122 association football, 10 maul creation, 105–106 attack plan, 136–139 overview, 34–35 attitude, 149–151 passing skills, 91–96 Australian dispensation, 281 ruck formation, 102–103 Australian Rugby ReviewCOPYRIGHTED(magazine), 260 running MATERIAL skills, 79–80 Australian Rugby Union, 336 tackle laws, 69–70 Australian team Ballymore (stadium), 205 England match, 312–313 Barbarians (team), 290, 299 1987 World Cup game, 182–183 Barbed Wire Boks (Cameron), 258 34_035374 bindex.qxp 7/28/06 9:25 PM Page 342 342 Rugby Union For Dummies, 2nd Edition Barnes, Stuart (commentator), 239 brothers, 301 Bath team, 210, 217, 336 Brown brothers, 301 Battle of Ballymore (famous match), 112 Brown, Ross (rugby player), 199 Bayfield, Martin (rugby player), 112 Burger, Schalk (rugby player), 189 BBC (broadcast channel), 238, 240–241, Burnett, Bob (rugby player), 112 256 Burton, Mike (rugby player), 112 Beaumont, Bill (coach), 201 Bush, George Jr. (rugby player), 294 behind, tackle from, 99–100 Butler, Eddie (commentator), 240 Belfast Telegraph (newspaper), 254 Bennett, Phil (rugby player), 199 • C • Biarritz Olympique (team), 339 Bill McLaren: Rugby At Its Best (video), 247 Calcutta Cup (competition) binding on, 47, 51, 322 definition, 193, 322 Blackheath club, 232 overview, 195–196 Blair, Jim (coach), 170 statistics, 308–309 Blanco, Serge (rugby player), 182 Callard, Jon (rugby player), 210 Bledisloe Cup (competition), 193, 322 Cameron, Don (Barbed Wire Boks), 258 blindside, 53, 138, 322 Campese, David (rugby player), 84, 131, blood bin, 31–32, 322 139, 178 bomb, 59–60, 322 cap, 322 book, 257–259 Cardiff Arms Park (stadium), 202 boots, 35–36 Cardiff Blues (team), 213, 220, 337 The Borders (team), 220, 338 Carisbrook (stadium), 205–206 Bourgoin (team), 339 Carter, Daniel (rugby player), 91, 188 box kick, 322 Catcheside, Carston (rugby player), 301 Boyce brothers, 301 Cavanagh, Vic (coach), 103, 130 Bray, Gordon (commentator), 239 Celtic Cup (competition), 221, 322 breakaway, 322 Celtic League breakdown, 101, 322 club list, 337–338 Brennan, Trevor (rugby player), 161 competitors, 220–221 Bridgend club, 337 definition, 322 Bristol (team), 219, 336 format, 219–220 British Isles, 286, 289, 290–291 overview, 219 Brive (team), 212 statistics, 318–319 broadcast games. See television rugby Celtic Warriors (team), 220 Brockhoff, David (coach), 162 centre, 55–57, 323 broken bone, 155 channel, 323 34_035374 bindex.qxp 7/28/06 9:25 PM Page 343 Index 343 charge down, 323 competition, 15. See also specific children’s club, 224–228 competitions chip kick, 56, 87, 323 cone, 148 Christie, Kitch (rugby player), 179 Connacht (team), 220, 337 Clarke, Don (rugby player), 36 conversion, 22–23, 323 clearing kick, 57, 323 Cooke, Geoff (manager), 167 Clinton, Bill (rugby player), 294 corner flag, 323 clothing, 264–266 counter attack, 323 club County Championship (competition), adults, 228–231 227–228, 323 budget tips, 269–271 cross kick, 323 children, 224–228 crossbar, 20, 323 coach requirements, 164–166 crowd violence, 262 grassroots, 15 Cueto, Mark (rugby player), 231 Guinness Premiership, 215–217 Cullen, Christian (rugby player), 197 national ambitions, 232–233 cut-out pass, 94–95, 138, 323 overview, 223–224 women, 231–232 • D • coach characteristics, 158–160 Daily Express (newspaper), 253 law studying, 64 Daily Mail (newspaper), 253 overview, 14, 157 Daily Mirror (newspaper), 253 requirements, 163–167 Daily Telegraph (newspaper), 253 responsibility, 161–163 Dallaglio, Lawrence (rugby player), 52, 211 rewards, 160 Davies, Gerald (rugby player), 84, 275–276 support staff, 167–171 Davies, Jonathan (rugby player), 265 videos, 248 Dawes, John (coach), 160 code, 125–126, 139 Dawson, Matt (rugby player), 55, 248 colour, jersey, 39 dead ball, 323 Colts rugby, 323 dead ball line, 20, 323 Colts team, 225 decoy, 138, 324 commentators, television, 243–245. See defence, 132–133, 324 also specific commentators defence coach, 168 common sense, 160 diet, 151–154 Commonwealth Games (tournament), 197 dietician, 151, 152 communication skill, 160 diplomacy, 159 Community Game (club rugby), 228–229 dive pass, 96, 324 doctor, 171 34_035374 bindex.qxp 7/28/06 9:25 PM Page 344 344 Rugby Union For Dummies, 2nd Edition dodging, 324 Murrayfield 1990 game, 288 Dominici, Christophe (rugby player), 285 New Zealand match, 313 Dourthe, Richard (rugby player), 285 newspaper coverage, 251–253 Dragons Rugby Trust (Welsh rugby), 226, Olympic rugby, 196 324 South Africa match, 314 drawing the man, 324 Twickenham 1991 game, 287–288 dressing room, 324 2003 World Cup game, 283–284 drift defence, 134–136, 324 2007 World Cup game, 188 driving maul, 106, 324 unusual weather, 295 driving tackle, 98–99, 324 Wales match, 310 drop goal, 23–24, 324 Wales rivalry, 199 drop kick, 87, 324 World Cup winnings, 177, 185–186 drop out, 324 England Rugby (magazine), 260 drop punt, 324 English Cup (competition), 221 Dwyer, Bob (rugby player), 129, 159, 170, English Rugby Football Union, 335 201 equipment. See also specific equipment barred, 38–39 • E • essentials, 33–39 outfitters, 41 Eales, John (rugby player), 91 safety, 39–42 East Midlands vs Barbarians match, 299 training tools, 148–149 eating, 151–154, 263, 268 Esher club, 232 Ebbw Vale (team), 337 European Challenge Cup (competition), Edinburgh Rugby (team), 220, 338 214–215, 324 Edwards, Gareth (rugby player), 276–277, European Cup (competition), 324 290 European Rugby Cup Ltd (ERC), 208, 210 Ellis Park (stadium), 204 European Shield (knockout shield), 325 Ellis, William Webb (rugby creator), 10, Evans, Eric (rugby player), 150 180, 324 Evening Standard (newspaper), 253 encouragement, 162 exercise, 142–148 Endless Winter (Jones), 258 Exeter Chiefs (club), 233 England Australia match, 312–313 Dublin 2003 Six Nations game, 285 • F • famous Heineken Cup teams, 210–211 fake blood, 32 France match, 310–311 fan Ireland match, 309 best seats, 262 Italy match, 311–312 budget tips, 269–271 34_035374 bindex.qxp 7/28/06 9:25 PM Page 345 Index 345 clothing, 264–266 foot gear, 35–36 etiquette, 262–264 football, 10 overview, 17–18, 261 forward pass, 68, 73, 325 Six Nations game, 267–268 forward (player). See also specific types terminology, 271 back row, 51–53, 110 tours, 272 basic strategy, 128 traditions, 266–267 front row, 48–52, 109 fear, 97, 151 importance, 129 feed, 325 lineout tactics, 122 fend off, 82, 325 purpose, 45 field ruck formation, 102 environmental factors, 132 scrum formation, 108–110 fullback’s position, 59 scrum objective, 108 major grounds, 200–206 second row, 109–110 overview, 19–21 ten-man game, 140 seats, 262 forwards coach, 168 field goal, 23–24, 325 foul play, 70–71, 76, 325 Fields of Praise: The Official History of the France WRU, 1881–1981 (Smith and Williams), England match, 310–311 258 famous Heineken Cup teams, 211–212 Fiji, 197 Olympic rugby, 196 Finlay brothers, 301 Twickenham 1991 game, 287–288 Finlay, Jack (rugby player), 296 Twickenham 1999 game, 285 Fisher, Rob (New Zealand Rugby Union 2007 World Cup game, 186–189 chairman), 185 World Cup winnings, 178, 182–183, 185 fitness, 142–148, 161, 169 Francis, Neil (rugby player), 120 FitzSimons, Peter (Rugby War), 258 free kick, 325 Five Nations (tournament), 192, 193 French Rugby Union, 336 five-eighth, 54–55, 137, 140, 325 front peel, 121 five-metre scrum, 325 front row flag, 263 definition, 325 flanker, 52–53, 110 overview, 48–52 flexibility, 142–146 scrum formation, 109 flick pass, 96, 325 scrum rules, 113–114 fly-half, 54–55, 137, 140, 325 front-on tackle, 98–99 focus, 97 fullback, 58–60, 137, 325 food supplements, 154 fulltime, 325 34_035374 bindex.qxp 7/28/06 9:25 PM Page 346 346 Rugby Union For Dummies, 2nd Edition • G • • H • Garryowen kick, 59–60, 326 Habana, Bryan (rugby player), 189 Gibbs, Scott (rugby player), 57 Haberecht, Daryl (coach), 130 Gilbert, Mike (rugby player), 265 Haden, Andy (rugby player), 125 Gimbert, Philippe (rugby player), 112 haka, 266, 267, 270, 326 Giteau, Matt (rugby player), 189 halfback, 326 Glasgow Rugby (team), 220, 338 halfback pass, 326 Gloucester team, 217, 336 halfway line, 20, 326 gloves, 38, 41 Halstead, Trevor (rugby player), 213 goal, 325 halves, 326 goal kicker, 22–23, 25, 263, 325 hamstring stretch, 144–145 goal kicking, 88–91 hand off, 82, 326 goal line, 13, 20, 50, 326 Harrison, Justin (rugby player), 120 goalpost, 13, 20, 148–149 Hart, John (coach), 185 Going, Sid (rugby player), 199 Hayman, Carl (rugby player), 188 Goodbye to Glory (McLean), 258 headgear, 40–41 goose step, 83, 326 Healey, Austin (rugby player), 131, 211, Grand Slam Heroes (video), 248 248 Grand Slam win, 192, 315, 326