In rugby, all passes from the hand must be either lateral or backwards. Players can kick the ball downfield but any of their teammates hoping to retrieve possession from such kicks must be behind ...

Unlike American football, rugby features no pads or helmets, no timeouts, no forward passing, and every player can tackle, pass and kick the ball when necessary. Instead of four downs, teams have ...

Let me explain with an example: Wales kicked the ball into Ireland ... ‘conquer rate’ from kick-returns suddenly jumps to 55%! Data analysis in rugby union is in a good space, with more ...

In windy conditions the human kicking tee is still occasionally used. Image caption, By the 1960s the kicker placed the ball on a lump of soil dug from the pitch with the heel of the boot.

Play in rugby continues even after a tackle brings a player to the ground. Teams use phases like lineouts, mauls and rucks to retain possession. The ball can be advanced forward with a kick and ...

But kick well and the nature of modern rugby union makes putting boot to ball a more efficient use of possession than it might first appear. Given the physicality and intensity of breakdown ...

Les Bleus kicked the ball 36 times on Saturday with ... New Zealand changed up their exits (against the Rugby Championship) against Wales, kicking off nine, as they sometimes did in Tokyo.

The biomechanics of kicking in soccer and rugby provide an essential framework for understanding the coordination of muscular, skeletal and neural systems during high-speed, high-impact movements.