What Is Our National Sport

Rugby is New Zealand’s national sport, and whenever the All Blacks appear on the international stage a nation of supporters watches their every move.

How Would You Explain These To Someone That Had Never Played Them?

There are 15 people on a rugby field on each team playing, but there is 22 in each team all up.  7 of them will sit at the side line until they are told to switch with someone that is playing so the player gets a rest and the people at the side line get a turn playing as well. They play with a big egg shape ball that they pass behind them to another player. They also kick the ball to get it closer to there try line. When you get a try you go past the post and touch the ball on the ground. For a try you get 5 points, after you get a try you get to kick a conversion goal which is equivalent to 2 points, when the opposing team does something wrong the other team gets to kick the ball in between the goal, when you get a penalty goal you get 3 points. The aim of the game is to get more points than the other team at the end. A full game is 80 minutes and they have a break at half time (40 minutes)

What Role Do They Play In Our Daily Lives?

 

Rugby is a well loved sport in New Zealand and many people love to sit down and watch a game when it is on tv. Some people will even display an ALL BLACK flag which is New Zealand's national team when a game is about to be played in support of them.