Draft:Outline of rugby

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to rugby football:

See comparison of rugby league and rugby union.

What type of thing is rugby football?
Rugby football can be described as all of the following:


 * Exercise – bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health or wellness.
 * Aerobic exercise – physical exercise that intends to improve the oxygen system. Aerobic means "with oxygen", and refers to the use of oxygen in the body's energy-generating process (the citric acid cycle).
 * Game – structured activity, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more concerned with the expression of ideas. However, the distinction is not clear-cut, and many games are also considered to be work (such as professional sports).
 * Ball game – game played with a ball.
 * A type of football – sport that involves kicking a ball with the foot to score a goal.
 * Sport – form of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants.
 * Competitive sport – sport in which one or more participants or teams compete against one another. The one that is the most successful in achieving the objective of the game or sport event is the winner.
 * A type of football – sport that involves kicking a ball with the foot to score a goal.
 * Goal sport – sport in which an attacking team must send a ball or puck into a physical structure or area called a "goal" in order to score points.
 * Team sport – sport that involves players working together towards a shared objective.
 * Recreational sport – sport engaged in as a leisure time activity.
 * Spectator sport – sport that is characterized by the presence of spectators, or watchers, at its matches. Spectator sports are a form of entertainment.
 * Professional sport – sport in which the athletes receive payment for their performance.

Branches of rugby football

 * Rugby sevens
 * Test match (rugby union)
 * Touch rugby
 * Women's rugby union

History of rugby football
History of rugby football

General rugby football concepts

 * Laws of rugby union
 * Rugby union gameplay
 * Drop kick
 * Forward pass
 * Offside (rugby)
 * Scrum (rugby)
 * Scrum (rugby union)
 * Try
 * Glossary of rugby union terms

Rugby football organizations

 * World Rugby
 * Continental federations
 * Rugby Africa
 * Asia Rugby
 * Rugby Europe
 * Rugby Americas North
 * Sudamérica Rugby
 * Oceania Rugby
 * National federations
 * Argentine Rugby Union
 * Australian Rugby Union
 * New Zealand Rugby Union
 * South African Rugby Union
 * Rugby Football Union
 * French Rugby Federation
 * Irish Rugby Football Union
 * Italian Rugby Federation
 * Scottish Rugby Union
 * Welsh Rugby Union

Rugby football competitions

 * World Rugby competitions
 * Rugby World Cup
 * Rugby World Cup Sevens
 * World Rugby Sevens Series
 * Women's Rugby World Cup
 * Women's Sevens World Cup
 * World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
 * Multi-sports games
 * Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics
 * Rugby union at the Summer Olympics
 * Rugby sevens at the World Games
 * Rugby union at the Asian Games
 * Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games
 * Rugby union at the Pacific Games
 * Rugby sevens at the Pan American Games
 * Regional competitions for national teams
 * Africa Cup
 * Asia Rugby Championship
 * Asian Sevens Series
 * Six Nations Championship
 * European Nations Cup
 * Women's Six Nations Championship
 * South American Rugby Championship
 * Americas Rugby Championship
 * NACRA Rugby Championship
 * PARA Pan American Championship
 * The Rugby Championship
 * Club and province competitions
 * English Premiership
 * Top 14
 * Pro14
 * European Rugby Champions Cup
 * European Rugby Challenge Cup
 * Super Rugby
 * Currie Cup
 * Mitre 10 Cup
 * Campeonato Argentino
 * Nacional de Clubes
 * Top League