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=__**RUGBY LEAGUE**__=

My topic is Sport. The sport that I have chosen in Rugby League. My favourite team is the Roosters

Rugby League is a contact sport which involves an oval shaped rugby league ball and 2 Rugby posts. It is a very rough and potentially dangerous sport. There are two teams of 17 players (13 starting players and 4 substitutes). It is a very similar sport to Rugby Union.
 * What is Rugby League?**



Each team tries to score the most points. There are many different ways to score points. Some include:
 * How do you play Rugby League?**
 * Try (grounding the ball in the oppositions in-goal area) 4 points
 * Conversion (A kick off a tee, aiming to get over the goalposts after each try to get extra points) 2 points
 * Penalty Goal (A kick off a tee, aiming to get over the goalposts after a penalty is awarded) 2 points
 * Field Goal or Drop Goal (A kick where the ball is dropped on the ground and kicked straight away, aiming for over the goal point) 1 point

There are 6 tackles in each set, and after the 6th tackle, the team with the ball must give the ball to the other team. After each 'tackle', the player tackled must //play the ball// between his legs. Playing the ball means rolling it under his legs and tapping it with his foot as it rolls past. A player picks the ball up out of //dummy half// (behind the tackled player) and play resumes. This happens five times, and on the last tackle, the attacking team should kick to either get the ball down field, or put the defence under pressure.

There are many rules of Rugby League, but the main rules are the following. Here are some penalties that could be given away by either the attacking or defending team.
 * Rules of Rugby League**
 * Name || Description || Effect ||
 * Knock-on (Error) || Where the ball is propelled in a forward direction by an attacking player || The ball is handed over to the other team, possession is lossed ||
 * Penalty || Where a player from either the attacking or defending sign breaks a rule from the code of conduct. || The ball is handed over to the other team for a penalty kick. ||

Holding man down: When the tackler/s holds down the player with the ball, for too long High Tackle: When the tackler/s tackles the man holding the ball, and his arm hits above the shoulders Spear tackle: When the man with the ball is put in a dangerous position or 'above the horizontal' by the tackler/s Offside: Where a player from the team defending does not run back ten metres or behind the referee
 * Defending**

Off the mark: Where the man with the ball walks too far forward from when he was tackled Interfering with the marker: Where the man with the ball does something to intefere with the closes man to him (basically the 'marker') In some cases, like when a player has commited a serious penalty, E.g spear tackle, they may be put 'On Report', or they may be sat down for '10 minutes in the Sin Bin'. In some very serious cases, they may be sent off for the rest of the game.
 * Attacking**


 * This is a player (Greg Inglis) getting put On Report for a high shot on Dragons player Dean Young**


 * This is a player (David Fa'alogo) getting put in the Sin Bin after punching Roosters captain Braith Anasta in the face in 2007.**


 * This is Dragons player Matt Prior being sent off after a head-high elbow on North-Queensland Co-Captain Johnathon Thurston**

My Favourite Team is, of course, the Sydney Roosters. They are currently sitting 13th on the ladder, 2 wins outside the top 8. They have won 6 of the 14 matches they have played. They just recently beat the Tigers 42-28, ending the Tigers' 7 winning streak.

My most memorable game is the 2010 Qualifying Final, but because my brother has already done it, I will say another great memory. Round 1 2012, Roosters vs Rabbitohs

It was a Monday Night at ANZ Stadium (Homebush). The rivalry was always strong between the two teams. The rabbitohs looked like they had the win with 2 and a half minutes on the clock, up by 8 points. But strong forward Jared Wearea Hargreaves (Roosters) burst over underneath the post and suddenly, the Roosters were only down by 2 with 1 minute to go. They needed to go the length of the field in that minute, and they did. In a slick of passes. Mitchell Pearce(Roosters) spread the ball across field to Mitchell Aubusson (Roosters) who stepped a Rabbitoh player and gave it to Boyd Cordner (Roosters) who kicked ahead to Anthony Minichiello (Roosters) who scored underneath the posts. ROOSTERS WIN.



UP THE ROOSTERS <3