Rugby league nines
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Rugby league nines is a version of rugby league football played with nine players on each side. The game is substantially the same as full rugby league, with some differences in rules
and shorter games. Nines is usually played in festivals, as its shorter game play allows for a tournament to be completed in a day or over a single weekend. It has become more popular than the similar rugby league sevens
(rugby league with seven players to a side), with many tournaments using nines to distinguish it from rugby union sevens.
with the following exceptions.
, an Australian rugby league player (currently playing for English Super League team Leeds Rhinos) has prepared a blueprint for a new rugby league nines format, with the intention of taking rugby league to a more global market,
Laws of rugby league
The laws of rugby league, officially the Laws of the Game, are the laws governing the game of rugby league football. The Laws apply to the play, officiating, equipment and procedures of the sport. The Laws are the responsibility of the Rugby League International Federation.Rugby league governing...
and shorter games. Nines is usually played in festivals, as its shorter game play allows for a tournament to be completed in a day or over a single weekend. It has become more popular than the similar rugby league sevens
Rugby league sevens
Rugby league sevens is a seven-a-side derivative of rugby league football, which is usually a thirteen-a-side sport. The game is substantially the same as full rugby league, with some rule changes and shorter games...
(rugby league with seven players to a side), with many tournaments using nines to distinguish it from rugby union sevens.
Laws
The laws of the game are the same as standard rugby league lawsLaws of rugby league
The laws of rugby league, officially the Laws of the Game, are the laws governing the game of rugby league football. The Laws apply to the play, officiating, equipment and procedures of the sport. The Laws are the responsibility of the Rugby League International Federation.Rugby league governing...
with the following exceptions.
- Each team is allowed a squad of up to fifteen players, with no more than nine players on the field at any time. Unlimited substitutions are allowed from a named bench of four players.
- The match lasts for 15 minutes, divided into two halves of 7 minutes 30 seconds. There is no half time interval but teams are allowed a maximum of 1 minute to change ends. Each half starts with a place kick.
- Scrums consist of no more than 5 forwards, with a maximum 3 in the front row and 2 in the second row. When the ball is in the scrum no more than 4 players from each team shall act as backs. The ball must emerge from behind the feet of the second row.
- Conversions after a successful try take the form of drop kicks. Players from the team that has conceded the score do not have to retire behind the try line but must not interfere with any conversion attempt.
- When points have been scored the team against which points have been scored will restart the game with a tap restart from the centre of the half-way line.
- When a team is awarded a penalty then play must proceed by way of a tap 10-metres in advance of where the infringement took place.
- In the event of misconduct by a player the referee can suspend for 5 minutes. In the Carnegie Floodlit NinesCarnegie Floodlit NinesCarnegie Floodlit Nines is a rugby league nines event held at Headingley Stadium in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The same stadium hosted the Headingley Sevens, rugby league sevens tournament from 1965-78...
, a major nines competition, this has been reduced to 2 minutes.
Buderus blueprint
Danny BuderusDanny Buderus
Danny Buderus is an Australian professional rugby league player who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL...
, an Australian rugby league player (currently playing for English Super League team Leeds Rhinos) has prepared a blueprint for a new rugby league nines format, with the intention of taking rugby league to a more global market,
- Each team would consist of nine on-field players plus five interchange players.
- Games would be played in two 20 minute halves.
- Scrums would be replaced by turnovers.
- Teams would be allowed an unlimited number of interchanges.
- A team would surrender possession if the dummy-half is tackled.
England
- Carnegie Floodlit NinesCarnegie Floodlit NinesCarnegie Floodlit Nines is a rugby league nines event held at Headingley Stadium in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The same stadium hosted the Headingley Sevens, rugby league sevens tournament from 1965-78...
- Northern Rail NinesNorthern Rail NinesThe Northern Rail Nines is a rugby league nines tournament held in Lytham St Annes and Blackpool Lancashire, England as part of a celebration weekend encompassing the Northern Rail Cup Final....
- York International 9sYork International 9sYork International 9s is an international rugby league nines tournament taking place in York, England. It is held at Heworth ARLC's Elmpark Way ground on the north east side of the city. The 2007 tournament took place on Saturday 14 July....
- Middlesex 9sMiddlesex 9sMiddlesex 9s is a rugby league nines tournament that is hosted by the London Skolars rugby league club at their New River Stadium in North London, and held in August....
- Bristol 9s
- South West 9s (Current Champions Exeter University Rugby League Team; EURL)
- Cheltenham Rugby FestivalCheltenham Rugby FestivalGRL Cheltenham Rugby Festival is a rugby league nines event held in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. It is organised by the Gloucestershire County Rugby League in partnership with Cheltenham Borough Council and the Tourist Board....
- Scarborough Rugby League FestivalScarborough Rugby League FestivalScarborough International Rugby League Festival is a rugby league nines tournament that is held in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. The 2008 festival will be played at Pindar School on Saturday 26 April 2008 and Sunday 27 April 2008....
- Scunthorpe 9s
- Midlands 9sMidlands 9sThe Midlands 9s is a rugby league nines event held in the Midlands region and organised by the Midlands Rugby League. It was first held on April 20, 2008 at the home ground of Old Coventrians, Coventry, England...
- Southern Nines http://www.trilinesports.co.uk/news.php
- Warwick University Rugby League 9s
Continental Europe
- Heidelberg 9s
- Kilkenny 9s
- Lezignan 9sLezignan 9sLezignan 9s is a rugby league nines tournament held in Lézignan-Corbières, France. It was last held on the 15 and 16 September 2007.The organisation committee is considering moving the date of the event to late October, when British National League clubs would be available to participate...
- Malta Rugby League Nines
- NNRLB 9s
- Portadown 9s
- Scandinavian 9s
- Veneto 9sVeneto 9sVeneto 9s is a rugby league nines tournament held annually in Monselice, Italy. It is the main event of Italian rugby league and has been running since 2006...
See also
- Playing rugby leaguePlaying rugby leagueLike most forms of modern football, rugby league football is played outdoors on a rectangular grass field with goals at each end that are to be attacked and defended by two opposing teams. The rules of rugby league have changed significantly over the decades since rugby football split into the...
- Touch rugbyTouch rugbyTouch rugby, Refers to games derived from rugby football in which players do not tackle in the traditional, highly physical way, but instead touch their opponents using their hands on any part of the body, clothing, or the ball....
- Seven-a-side football