What is Tag Rugby?
Each team has seven players onfield out of a squad of maximum twelve players (in the Mixed Social leagues, each team must have THREE Women players onfield at all times). Substitutions are carried out on a roll-on/roll-off basis ie. there are no limits to the amount of times a player can go off and come back on again. Additional players can be brought into a squad roster throughout the season but these players MUST be of the same league standard as the league the team is part of.
It is a non-contact form of rugby where a 'tackle' involves removing a 'Tag' strip adhered to the shorts of the ball carrier.
- Each side has six 'tackles' (removal of the Tag strip from ball carrier) to score a try. These are called 'Tags'
- After each 'tag', the player halts, the ball is placed dead on ground and rolled backwards with hand (NOT the foot) to team-mate standing behind
- A try is scored the same way as other forms of rugby ie. touching down the ball with full control on or over the try line
- If no score after sixth 'tag', the opposition then gain possession and another set of six 'tags' begins
- Again, as with other forms of rugby, the normal laws for a pass being behind or lateral with the passing player applies
Each Tag team player wears a pair of Tag Approved shorts which on each side have velcro patches to which a Tag strip itself is attached. No other form of shorts is permitted to be worn. IRFU Tag sell these shorts in all sizes in our online store which will go live in Early 2008. |
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