New Zealand plays both types of rugby; in this section, we’re going to look at Rugby league, which originated as a break off of rugby union, which we’ll look at in the next section. This game is much faster than its union counterpart, and it is considered to be one of the most physically difficult and demanding team sports in the world. You have to be tough to be good at rugby. Each team has 13 players, and the field is a rectangular shape.
You can either carry or kick the ball in rugby; you are trying to score “tries,” which are the points that you earn when you cross the opponents’ goal line and touch the ball to the ground. Tackling and other ways of preventing your opponent from getting the ball to your side of the field. You can also earn points through tackling and kicking a “try at goal” (similar to an extra point in football after a touchdown) or by kicking a field goal.