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 * **“Hooray what a try”** and the crowd goes wild! The All Blacks scored the winning try! I think Rugby is an **extraordinary** sports game **firstly** because it is **so** popular and **secondly** you can score a **whole** lot more points than in Soccer. **Thirdly** if you play adult Rugby in Japan you can earn so much more money than in New Zealand, **cha ching**!!

I am here to talk about how **you** should play Rugby. Rugby is a rough, difficult and strategic sport because you have to tackle, push over the rucks, drive the maul and fend.

(1) || Did you know that some teams call the ball a **baby** because they don’t want to drop the baby in a maul or when they are passing!!!


 * Line-outs** are when the Hooker from the Forwards (number 2) throws the ball over his head and calls a code like 1, 2 or 3 to the rest of the Forward pack. 1 would be the closest to the Hooker, 3 would be near the back and 2 in the middle. The opposition can contest for the ball **too**, so you must jump **high** to get the ball first.

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 * **Fending** is when you need to push the tackler with one hand as hard as you can to stop him pulling you down as you run with the ball. You cannot fend in the face.


 * Tackling** is the most important and **challenging** part of Rugby because if you don’t tackle the opposition, they will score **all day long**! You must not tackle from the nipples & up. To tackle you need to get him down with the shoulder and then wrap your arms around him, and he’s down!

(2) || My 2 favourite All Black Rugby Players are **Jerome Kaino** and **Jonah Lomu**! I like Jerome Kaino because he has the same first name as me. I like Jonah Lomu because he was the best Rugby Player in the **WORLD**, his legs were as **fast and strong** as a **Monster truck**, and he has got the same **birthday** as me!!!

Another type of Rugby game is **Rugby League**. The rules are pretty much the same, except when you get tackled you get back up and roll the ball back.

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 * A **Ruck** is when the ball is on the ground with a group of people struggling to get it. In a ruck you cannot touch the ball with your hands only with your **feet**. Forwards are meant to push over the ball so you can pass the ball out to the Backs.

In a **Maul**, the ball is held up by someone’s **hands**. You all need to **wrestle** for it!

(3) || You have 6 tackles until it’s a turnover and the ball goes to the other team. One more Rugby type is **7’s Rugby** with only 7 players on the field, which means there is a lot of running.


 * Lastly**, I hope you think that Rugby is an **amazing game**, as I do! Although if you don’t I hope you like at least **one** sport! My favourite team is the All Blacks, what is **yours**?

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 * Date || Title || Page || Time || Summary || Signature ||
 * Monday 8th August 2014 || DIARY of a Wimpy Kid THE LAST STRAW || 1 - 45 || 30 Minutes || I thought these pages were really cool because Greg's Mum embarrassed Greg in front of his crush, Holly Hills. || MTS ||
 * Wednesday 10th August 2014 || DIARY of a Wimpy Kid THE LAST STRAW || 46 - 101 || 40 Minutes || I thought Greg is a very weird and funny kid because he danced towards Holly and then got embarrassed by Fregley! || MTS ||
 * Monday 15th August 2014 || DIARY of a Wimpy Kid THE LAST STRAW || 102 - 137 || 30 Minutes || I thought Greg's Dad was funny because he made Greg play soccer but he got chosen as the Shag, it's the person who gets the ball when it goes out of bounds || MTS ||