For centuries, cultures from every continent play games involving a ball and whose objectives were either pass through an opening or other major structure, using the hands, feet or other parts of the human anatomy. The mutual influence of these games is complex and difficult to determine. Some of the ancient ancestors of these games are the pok-ta-pok Maya (500 BC) called tlachtli by the Aztecs, the Chinese cuju (300-200 BC), [6] Japanese kemari (200 -300 AD), the linao Mapuche, Episkyros harpastum Greek and Roman.
In the European Middle Ages were made very violent ball games in several regions as the soule in western France, the south Barette, and calcium in Florence. In the British Isles played games like hurling in Cornwall and Ireland, the camp of East Anglia, the CNAP in Wales and the Ba game of the Scottish Borders. These games had no apparent rules and it was not uncommon during the event, which lasted for days, there are any dead.
The modern rugby, like the modern game, are a direct evolution of medieval British soccer, also called football carnival (mob football - soccer mob), a violent ball game and repeatedly banned, highly variable rule that was practiced popular in the British Isles during the European Middle Ages, which were used both hands and feet, and the strength to stop competitors.
The football carnival, was in turn influences other ball games that were played on the islands of pok-ta-pok (where he took the rubber ball) and the harpastum (lining leather ball) .
RULES
The two teams are made up of 15 players, from 1 to 8 fowards are named and have different names depending on its position in the scrum:
1 and 3: Pillars
2: Hooker
4 and 5: Second line
6 and 7: Third Line
8: Number eight
These are organized by the
9: Middle-scrum
The remaining line up 3 / 4 and consist of:
10: Opening
11 and 14: Wings
12 and 13: Centers
15: Full Back
Basic rules:
Not allowed to pass the ball forward. Nor can the ball fall out (knock-on).
The ball can only move by loading it with your hands or kicking it forward.
Author: Francisco Barceló 3ºC
