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what the refs do when they kick it through the field goals.
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They're linesmen. And you're thinking of a conversion.
<shakes head and chuckles in superior manner at yank ignorance..>
Rugby's pretty simple. You can only pass the ball backward by hand, though you can kick it forwards. Basically, you always have to be behind the ball to be onside and take part in any play. Then you can only tackle the player holding the ball.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwCbG...=rugby%20tries