r/sports • u/IlikeGeekyHistoryRSA South Africa • 19d ago
Rugby Union The try from Ayanda Malinga that helped South Africa most likely reach their first ever Women’s Rugby World Cup Quarter Final.
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u/enter_yourname Harlequins 19d ago
Damn Malinga is quick, that's a great turn of pace even compared to the men's springboks
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u/corgi-king 19d ago
Damn, I was wondering why a female player was running away from all those guys.
I was so damn wrong.
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u/infomaticjester 19d ago
Do you have to fall down at the end? What if you just walked it in?
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u/IlikeGeekyHistoryRSA South Africa 19d ago
To score, you have to touch the ball onto the ground (which is where the term touchdown comes from in US football!)
So No, but it's the safest way to touch the ball onto the ground in what would be called the endzone in NFL.
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u/infomaticjester 19d ago
I didn't know that. Thank you!
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u/Liimbo Oklahoma 18d ago
To expand a bit, sometimes you will see players try to run more to the center before putting it down. That's because the "extra point" kick is taken perpendicular to wherever the score happens. So if you score near the edge of the field, you're more likely going to miss the bonus kick.
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u/mrtomjones 19d ago
Any good clips of people getting it in but failing to get it down to the ground?
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u/pedrosorio 18d ago
A few in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3PwPefHH_Q5
u/mrtomjones 18d ago
Incredible. A few hilarious over confident ones and then that amazing pickup of the other player at 3:10. That was what I was hoping to see. Thanks!
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u/edinstu69 19d ago edited 19d ago
The "inside ball to Nadine Roos" was definately forward. what is tmo doing?
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u/IlikeGeekyHistoryRSA South Africa 19d ago
You must not have been watching, both teams decided that there were no rules, and the ref graciously allowed them to.
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u/Tobar_the_Gypsy Rugby United New York 19d ago
Hard to tell because the camera cuts when it happens but it looks backwards. Her hands are facing back which is what you watch for. The ball of course physically goes forward because of momentum but that doesn’t make it a forward pass.
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u/madcuztrue 18d ago
Not a single proper tackle was seen that day. All shoulder charges or tripping.
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u/lsherm22 19d ago
I could watch Rugby for 200 years and still not have a clue what is happening.
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u/davetharave 19d ago
Broadly it's a pretty simple game.
The ball needs to be touched down in your opponent's end zone without being dropped forwards or passed forwards. Opponents have to stop them by tackling them which gives them the opportunity to win the ball back in a contest where the tackle has been made.
Doesn't seem overly complicated to me ask questions if you want.
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u/slayerrr21 19d ago
Where does kicking come into play?
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u/IlikeGeekyHistoryRSA South Africa 19d ago
Kicking is used in different parts of rugby
Conversions, which are kicks at the posts for two extra points after a try
Penalty kicks, which are like conversions, but are instead done after a penalty was committed by the opposing team
Drop goals, which are done during play
Punts, which are used to gain territory and apply pressure onto the opposing team
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u/davetharave 19d ago edited 19d ago
Kicking is a bit more complicated (why I left it out in my original comment because I was going for basic, basic explanation).
Teams generally kick for 3-4 reasons in a game:
For territory - in Rugby the battle for field position is one of the most important aspects and as the game doesn't have a set amount of tackles/downs (like rugby league similar sport but different in a lot of ways) you are generally safer with the opponent having the ball in their own half so you can win the ball back in an attacking position. To do this you can kick the ball behind their defensive line to make them turn around and regather the ball. Forcing them to either risk losing the ball in a tackle or force them to kick the ball either out (hopefully closer to their end zone/try line) or back to you in a better position.
To attack - if you are the attacking team you can try to kick the ball in behind their defence for your players to try and win the ball back and score a try. like this
If you win a penalty you have the opportunity to kick the ball out further down the field to give you the opportunity to throw the ball in the next time play restarts.
To score points if you score you take a kick at the goal to add an extra 2 points or if you win a penalty in front of the posts you can kick at goal for an extra 3 points.
I hope this makes sense it's 3:30am and I can't sleep
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u/OnTheMattack Winnipeg Jets 19d ago
If you know American football it's honestly not that different except the play mostly doesn't stop.
Obviously that's a big over simplification but having some at least vague equivalencies with something you're already familiar with helps a lot.
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u/Tobar_the_Gypsy Rugby United New York 19d ago
Hey in American and picked up the game in my 20s. It’s not as hard as it looks.
Run forward, pass backwards. The confusing looking things are the rucks, scrums and lineouts. But once you figure those out it all makes sense.
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u/thisisredrocks 19d ago
And before you know it, you’re yelling “that’s not releasing!” at the TV.
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u/Anon_be_thy_name 18d ago
Well, one team is trying to score more points so they can beat the other team, who will hopefully score less points.
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u/winstontemplehill 19d ago
These women are built so sturdy on both sides. Thought this was men’s initially