sexta-feira, 10 de dezembro de 2010
Rugby union
The origin of rugby football is reputed to be an incident during a game of English school football at Rugby School in 1823 when William Webb-Ellis is said to have picked up the ball and run with it.[7] Although this tale is apocryphal, the Rugby World Cup trophy is named after him. Rugby football stems from the form of game played at Rugby School, which old pupils initially took to university; Old Rugbeian Albert Pell, a student at Cambridge, is credited with having formed the first 'football' team.[8] During this early period different schools used different rules, with former pupils from Rugby and Eton attempting to carry their preferred rules through to their universities.[9]
Significant events in the early development of rugby football were the production of the first set of written laws at Rugby School in 1845, the Blackheath Club's decision to leave the Football Association in 1863[10] and the formation of the Rugby Football Union in 1871.[10] The code was originally known simply as "rugby football"; it was not until after a schism in 1895, which resulted in the separate code of rugby league, that the name "rugby union" came to be used for the game itself. Supporters of both codes will frequently refer to theirs as merely "rugby" or "rugby football", unless they are differentiating between the two.
The first rugby football international took place on 27 March 1871, played between England and Scotland.[11] By 1881 both Ireland and Wales had representative teams, and in 1883 the first international competition, the Home Nations Championship had begun. 1883 also saw the first rugby sevens tournament at Melrose—the Melrose Sevens,[12] which is still held annually. Five years later two important overseas tours took place; a British Isles team visited Australia and New Zealand—although a private venture, it laid the foundations for future British and Irish Lions tours; and the 1888 New Zealand Native team brought the first overseas team to British spectators.
Between 1905 and 1908, all three major Southern Hemisphere rugby countries sent their first touring teams to the Northern Hemisphere: Dave Gallaher's New Zealand in 1905, followed by Paul Roos' South Africa in 1906 and then Herbert Moran's Australia in 1908. All three teams brought new styles of play, fitness levels and tactics,[13] and were far more successful than critics had expected. 1905 also saw the first French internationals.[13]
The New Zealand 1905 touring team performed a haka before each match, leading Welsh Rugby Union administrator Tom Williams to suggest that Wales player Teddy Morgan lead the crowd in singing the Welsh National Anthem, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, as a response. After Morgan began singing, the crowd joined in: the first time a national anthem was sung at the start of a sporting event.[14]
The years during the First World War saw an end of international rugby union games and union-sponsored club matches, but competitions continued with service teams such as the New Zealand Army team.[15] The Second World War saw an end of international matches from most countries, though Italy, Germany and Romania played a limited number of games,[16][17][18] and Cambridge and Oxford continued their annual University Match.[19]
In 1973 the first officially sanctioned international sevens tournament took place at Murrayfield, as part of the Scottish Rugby Union centenary celebrations.[20] In 1987 the first Rugby World Cup was held in New Zealand and Australia, and the inaugural winners were New Zealand. The first World Cup Sevens tournament was held at Murrayfield in 1993.
Rugby union was an amateur sport until the IRB declared the game 'open' in 1995, removing restrictions on payments to players.[21] However, the pre-1995 period of rugby union was marked by frequent accusations of "shamateurism",[22] including an investigation in Britain by a House of Commons Select committee.[23][24]
Significant events in the early development of rugby football were the production of the first set of written laws at Rugby School in 1845, the Blackheath Club's decision to leave the Football Association in 1863[10] and the formation of the Rugby Football Union in 1871.[10] The code was originally known simply as "rugby football"; it was not until after a schism in 1895, which resulted in the separate code of rugby league, that the name "rugby union" came to be used for the game itself. Supporters of both codes will frequently refer to theirs as merely "rugby" or "rugby football", unless they are differentiating between the two.
The first rugby football international took place on 27 March 1871, played between England and Scotland.[11] By 1881 both Ireland and Wales had representative teams, and in 1883 the first international competition, the Home Nations Championship had begun. 1883 also saw the first rugby sevens tournament at Melrose—the Melrose Sevens,[12] which is still held annually. Five years later two important overseas tours took place; a British Isles team visited Australia and New Zealand—although a private venture, it laid the foundations for future British and Irish Lions tours; and the 1888 New Zealand Native team brought the first overseas team to British spectators.
Between 1905 and 1908, all three major Southern Hemisphere rugby countries sent their first touring teams to the Northern Hemisphere: Dave Gallaher's New Zealand in 1905, followed by Paul Roos' South Africa in 1906 and then Herbert Moran's Australia in 1908. All three teams brought new styles of play, fitness levels and tactics,[13] and were far more successful than critics had expected. 1905 also saw the first French internationals.[13]
The New Zealand 1905 touring team performed a haka before each match, leading Welsh Rugby Union administrator Tom Williams to suggest that Wales player Teddy Morgan lead the crowd in singing the Welsh National Anthem, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, as a response. After Morgan began singing, the crowd joined in: the first time a national anthem was sung at the start of a sporting event.[14]
The years during the First World War saw an end of international rugby union games and union-sponsored club matches, but competitions continued with service teams such as the New Zealand Army team.[15] The Second World War saw an end of international matches from most countries, though Italy, Germany and Romania played a limited number of games,[16][17][18] and Cambridge and Oxford continued their annual University Match.[19]
In 1973 the first officially sanctioned international sevens tournament took place at Murrayfield, as part of the Scottish Rugby Union centenary celebrations.[20] In 1987 the first Rugby World Cup was held in New Zealand and Australia, and the inaugural winners were New Zealand. The first World Cup Sevens tournament was held at Murrayfield in 1993.
Rugby union was an amateur sport until the IRB declared the game 'open' in 1995, removing restrictions on payments to players.[21] However, the pre-1995 period of rugby union was marked by frequent accusations of "shamateurism",[22] including an investigation in Britain by a House of Commons Select committee.[23][24]
sexta-feira, 3 de dezembro de 2010
sexta-feira, 22 de outubro de 2010
campo de rugby
O Campo
- O campo é de formato retangular, tem comprimento máximo de 144 metros e largura máxima de 70 metros. É dividido pela linha do meio de campo que separa os dois lados. Também é dividido em 2 regiões de touch in entre 10 e 22 metros de comprimento. A superfície deve ser de grama, mas também pode ser areia, barro, neve ou grama artificial. O jogo pode ser sobre a neve, desde que a neve e a superfície subjacente sejam seguros para tal. Não é permitido jogar-se em uma superfície dura permanente como concreto ou asfalto. E no caso de grama artificial, elas devem estar em conformidade com o Regulamento 22 da IRB.[9]
História do clube
O Clube foi fundado em 9 de Julho de 1981, por um grupo de jovens que apanhou o “bicho” do rugby, no decorrer da sua vivência académica, em cidades como o Porto e Coimbra.
A mentalidade ganhadora confunde-se com a própria criação da equipa pois, logo na época a seguir (1982/1983), o CRAV ganha o titulo de Campeão Nacional da Terceira Divisão.
O ano de 1983, foi um ano de grande importância para o clube. Foi nesse ano que se activaram as camadas jovens, que impulsionaram, nos dias de hoje, o Rugby Minhoto para a ribalta do desporto Nacional.
A 1 de Maio de 1986, era inaugurado o Campo Relvado da Coutada, espaço criado e cedido para a prática exclusiva do Rugby.
1986/87, com apenas seis anos de existência, o CRAV ascende à 1ª divisão.
Também importante foi a realização do jogo internacional Portugal-Alemanha em 1989.
Após um convívio de 4 anos com “grandes” o CRAV desceu de divisão, para voltar a subir no ano imediatamente a seguir (1991/92), com o titulo de Campeão Nacional da 2ª Divisão, e mantém, desde aí, o estatuto de uma das equipas mais regulares desta competitiva prova.
Em 2005, a equipa sénior disputa a final do Campeonato com o Cascais, tendo sido derrota por escassa margem.
Em 2006, o clube cumpre os 25 anos, a equipa sénior disputa o Campeonato Nacional da 1ª Divisão, todos os escalões funcionam em pleno e é inaugurado em Arcos de Valdevez o novo Estádio Municipal (relva sintética de ultima geração).
Em 2007, a Equipa Juvenil sagra-se Campeã Nacional de Rugby de 8, a equipa sénior volta a disputar a fase final do Campeonato Nacional da 1ª Divisão e a equipa feminina disputa também o Campeonato Nacional.
Neste ano, o clube voltou a organizar o Torneio Internacional Arcos Sevens (com 4 equipas espanholas e 12 das melhores Portuguesas). O torneio é um rotundo sucesso, sendo considerado o melhor torneio de Rugby de 7 do País, com repercussão na comunicação social (incluindo reportagem no Jornal Nacional da TVI). Vídeos do torneio podem ser vistos em www.youtube.com pesquisando: rugby arcos sevens.
Ainda em 2007, deslocaram-se a Quimper (França) uma comitiva de 70 pessoas (Seniores, Femininos e Juvenis) para disputar o Torneio Atlântico juntamente com o Ourense (Espanha), Dublin (Irlanda) e a equipa local.
Em 2008 os Seniores participam mais uma vez nas meias finais do Campeonato Nacional, os Sub 18 sagram-se Campeões Nacionais da Serie B e os Sector Sub 12 conta com mais de 45 atletas em actividade.
O clube é fortemente ecléctico, com todos os escalões a funcionar desde os Bambis até aos Veteranos
sexta-feira, 15 de outubro de 2010
Clube de Rugby de Arcos de Valdevez
crav
O Clube de Rugby de Arcos de Valdevez (CRAV), é um clube de rugby situado em Arcos de Valdevez, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
O Clube, com 27 anos de existência assume, nos dias actuais, um forte protagonismo no desporto regional e nacional.
Juntamente com o recentemente inaugurado Estádio Municipal de Arcos de Valdevez (relva sintética) preparado para acolher jogos de rugby e com o campo de rugby de relva natural, o clube possui das melhores infraestruturas, no Pais, para a pratica da modalidade.
As equipas Sénior, Feminino, Juniores, Juvenis, Iniciados, Bambis e Veteranos são orientados por 10 técnicos credenciados que se apoiam nas directrizes dos sólidos corpos sociais que geram o Clube, perfazendo um total de mais de 100 pessoas directamente envolvidas.
Com a participação da selecção portuguesa de rugby no Campeonato do mundo, a visibilidade da modalidade foi projectada para patamares muito elevados que se tem reflectivo, quer no aumento do numero de jovens praticantes, de espectadores, bem como de empresas que querem apoiar a modalidade e o espírito que ela envolve.
O Clube de Rugby de Arcos de Valdevez (CRAV), é um clube de rugby situado em Arcos de Valdevez, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
O Clube, com 27 anos de existência assume, nos dias actuais, um forte protagonismo no desporto regional e nacional.
Juntamente com o recentemente inaugurado Estádio Municipal de Arcos de Valdevez (relva sintética) preparado para acolher jogos de rugby e com o campo de rugby de relva natural, o clube possui das melhores infraestruturas, no Pais, para a pratica da modalidade.
As equipas Sénior, Feminino, Juniores, Juvenis, Iniciados, Bambis e Veteranos são orientados por 10 técnicos credenciados que se apoiam nas directrizes dos sólidos corpos sociais que geram o Clube, perfazendo um total de mais de 100 pessoas directamente envolvidas.
Com a participação da selecção portuguesa de rugby no Campeonato do mundo, a visibilidade da modalidade foi projectada para patamares muito elevados que se tem reflectivo, quer no aumento do numero de jovens praticantes, de espectadores, bem como de empresas que querem apoiar a modalidade e o espírito que ela envolve.
- O Clube de Rugby de Arcos de Valdevez é um dos mais bem organizados e competitivos do Alto Minho e o objectivo da equipa sénior e o de ser Campeã Nacional da 1.ª Divisão.
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