Rugby is a contact sport that is played on a rectangular field. The size of the field is regulated by World Rugby, the international governing body of rugby
.The rugby field has a rectangular shape and its dimensions must be between 94 and 100 meters long (144 maximum including goal areas) and between 68 and 70 meters wide. The side lines are called touchlines, and the bottom lines are called trylines
.The target area, i.e. the space between the tryline and the bottom line, must have a depth of at least 10 meters. The width of the doors must be 5.6 meters and the distance between the posts must be 3 meters. The cross bar between the posts must be 3 meters high from the playing field
.The rugby field is divided into two halves by a line called the half court. This line divides the field into two equal parts, and is important because it is used to determine if a soccer ball in the air occurred inside or outside the bounds of the field.
In addition, along the side lines of the court there are areas called touch, that is, the areas where the ball is played outside the limits of the field. If a player touches the sideline, the game stops and a return soccer is awarded to the opposing team
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In rugby union, the 22-meter line is a key line on the playing field. This line is located 22 meters from the bottom line of each team, from this limit the defending team can kick directly out so that the touch can be played at the point where the ball came out. If the ball is kicked directly outside but outside the 22-meter line, the touch will be played from the point where the ball was kicked.
Furthermore, if an opposing player receives a ball 'on the fly' within the 22-meter area (without it touching the ground) he can call 'mark' and can take advantage of a free soccer from the point where he caught the ball.In addition, in rugby union, there are two important dotted lines on the playing field: the 10-meter line and the 15-meter and 5-meter lateral line.
The 10-meter line is positioned 10 meters away from the center line of the field and marks the limit at which the defending team must receive the ball from the starting soccer.
The 5-meter side line, on the other hand, is positioned 5 meters away from the side lines of the playing field and delimits, together with the 15-meter line, the space in which a touche can be played. Finally, the last dotted line is the one 5 meters from the goal lines, it sets the limit for playing a free kick, a scrum or a touche
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