The Field

A game of Rugby or a Match is played on a field that is no longer than 110 yards from goal line to goal line. There is a goal post that stands in the middle of each team’s goal line. Right behind the goal line there is a “in goal” area which is the same as an end zone. The in goal is no more than 24 yards long. The playing area is surrounded by “touch” lines. The field is 75.5 yards wide from touch line to touch line. The middle of the field is called the “halfway” line. In Rugby unlike American football, each team’s ten yard line is ten yards from the halfway line. The time periods are made up of 40 minutes broken with 5 minuet periods.(Richardson)