Rugby is a team sport that originated in Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century
. It is a full-contact sport played with an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch
. The objective of the game is to ground the ball behind the opponent's try line, into what is called the in-goal area
. Rugby is played both with the ball in hand and by kicking the ball
. However, when the ball is being carried in hand, it can only be thrown or handed off backwards
. Rugby is a popular sport around the world, played by people in over 120 countries
. The sport has two main versions: rugby union and rugby league, with rugby union being the more widely played version
. Rugby is a continuous, full-contact sport, and tackling is a key aspect of the game
