Good size for a flanker in rugby?
Certainly at the high school level your weight is more than adequate. 190 is actually quite large for that age group -- depending on your acceleration and place it is very possible that you belong in the pack. A forward's basic job is to maintain or turnover possession of the ball in the ruck, or in the set-piece scrums and lineouts. This means that wherever the ball is you should be in the vicinity -- particularly if you end up as a loose forward (flanker or eightman) as they are the more mobile forwards. A good flanker will actually cover more ground than any other player on the pitch. Most turnovers are (or should be) generated by your open-side flanker. Check out some footage of Richie McCaw to see what I mean.
What rugby position should i play?
Hey mate you sound like a lock/second rower judging by all that. Did you say you can't kick or was that a typo? If you can kick put your hand up to be a fullback. One of the best positions on the field to play. Alternatively flanker or no.8 would be a good place to start. What do they mean?? Lock: You pack down in the middle of the scrum. The two locks bind together and put their head between the prop and hooker in the front row. Locks are usually lifted in the lineout. Fullback: Well its like a sweeper in football. You cover the backline and make sure you are standing deep to cover any kicks. In attack you can slot yourself anywhere in the backline. Flanker: You bind onto the side of the scrum. In the scrum you put your arm around a lock and you push into a prop. To make it short and sweet its your job to protect your team's ball and disrupt the opposition's. Great position to play because you get to tackle all day and you follow the action.
Open-side flanker position help...?
flankers are ball retainers and gainers as well as first up tacklers. they need to be able to get to there feet real quickly (watch richie mccaw(worlds best openside)). primarily, flankers should be the first tackler off of a scrum. at the end of the day, an open-side should look back on the game and say i made the most tackles and stole the ball the most from rucks. these two skills go hand-in-hand, once you've made a tackle, get to your feet and get your hands on the ball. open-side needs to be able to push in the scrums on the prop to give him/her a helping hand, but always be ready to break off as play can resume as quickly as it stopped. try and watch the ball as well as trying to read the play. also, on lineouts, flankers should be the ones trying to crack the oppostions calls as well as the first tackler off the throw also. generally open-sides require great dynamics that include getting to rucks quickly to steal or retain the ball. on scrums, they need to be able to help stabilise it but to be able to go and support as quick as possible. work on your standing starts as well as getting to your feet whilst lying down (back and front) as quick as possible. also, dont go down without a fight and work on your leg strength to help you stay up. finally, make sure your always up with the play, always follow the ball and cover the backline as someone may make a break. the open-side in our team could usually run as fast as the ball could be past to the opposition players and thus generally made the first tackle. play hard, play fair, no fear
Openside flanker tips.?
Andrew has the essence. Your job is to chase the ball. Make tackles, ruck, generate turnovers. Just chase the ball. On offense, when you aren't involved in the ruck, put yourself (hopefully with a mate or two) in position to give the scrum half an inside option (closer to the ruck) rather than just go to his first receiver. Do that often enough and you will get plenty of ball time.
What is the hardest position in rugby?
If you are only talking about strictly physical, game after game after game. I would go with Prop or Flanker, specifically open side Flanker. If "hardest" encompasses other on field qualities, it's highly debate-able. And no answer is correct. Flanker is because of how mobile he needs to be. Prop is because of physical stress at scrum time. Hooker is becuase ball feeding at scrum and lineout relies on his skill. Halfback is as he is the reliable pivot between the forward action and backline - momentum relies on his speed and accuracy. 1st 5 is because he is the playmaker, goal kicker and on-the-fly decision maker. Fullback is because he needs to be a reliable rear guard. The point is, every position in rugby has set specialties that are crucial to the performance of the entire team. The centres and wings are a little more generic, so I guess stress wise, they are the easiest positions to fill as long as you possess the physical attributes to fill them. That doesn't make them "easy" however.
Which rugby position would I be best at?
You would fit into the position of lock, in the forward pack. Locks are generally lanky, and need to work hard to get into the rucks and mauls around their area. You mentioned that you love tackling, and the forwards do the most tackling and rucking, in my opinion. You also mentioned that you can pass, so that makes you even more of a danger to the other team. You don’t need to be super speedy to be a lock, and average speed is good enough. The locks on the team I play on have the best work ethic and are nearly always there in the rucks, mauls, and scrums, pushing players out of the way and making impressive hits. All of this answer is based on my personal experience, however, so if you want, check out your local rugby team, check out the sizes of each player and their position, and see where you can fit in. Good luck!
How do flankers bind in rugby union?
Flankers bind across the backs of the locks with their "inside" arm. Typically onto the jersey of the lock. This means that that their shoulder can push against the outside buttock of the prop in front of them.The other arm is either planted on the ground of binds onto the shorts of the prop in front of them.
Rugby Positions and tips?
I played basketball, soccer, football and rugby at both school and club level. I play rugby for my school and i stand 6 feet and 190 lbs and I play as a fly-half. I played soccer for a local club as a centre-forward, football as a tight-end and strong safety, and club basketball as a small/power forward. I would recommend you to also play fly-half as the sports that you play previously will help you in playing fly-half. Firstly, being a good kicker will help in playing fly-half as fly-halves are the primary kickers in a rugby team. At defensive back, you should be pretty fast and have good tackling skills, which are good traits of an all rounded fly-hlaf. Furthermore, playing PG will help in your leadership and play-calling skills as fly-halves are leaders on the field and call the plays (much like a quarterback in football). I hope this helps you find a suitable position in rugby. Good luck, hope you tear it up.
Which rugby union position do you love to play? Which is the one you least like to play?
I loved playing inside centre (12) and also fly-half (10). I played all my first grade rugby and most of my representative rugby at 12, I loved the fact I controlled the defensive line and had the flexibility in broken play to become first receiver. From set pieces I could be the second wide play-maker or short line runner. It was a position of variability and constant engagement. I liked playing Fly-half because you were the primary game manager and would always get the ball especially of set piece. But I learned my game style suited being wider out and being first receiver in broken play, gave the teams I was in two play strong play-making options with the benefit I could hit a short ball and break the line like a bulldozer. One guy thought I had a force field around me, one of my open-side flankers (who went on to be national professional player) complained I was the hardest player to support because he never knew where to run to support me, I always slipped and bounced out of tackles. My strapper said he used to wince watching me run into contact because he couldn’t believe someone would run headlong into a defensive line like I would, he added “sometimes they got you.” They sure did.A couple of competing players told me later their entire game plan was around shutting me and Hino (my massive fast outside centre) down because we were the whole team’s go forward. Hi praise indeed. Hino was always golden boot when we played, in part because I could put him in space where his size and pace made him unstoppable.Good times. The memories, like the friendships and injuries go on a life-time.