This is an attempt to kick the ball through the posts from the floor ... Oh, hang on, we’ve started talking about positions… Rugby union teams of 15 are split into eight forwards and seven ...

A try is the most exciting way of scoring in rugby union ... opposition's in-goal area between the try line and dead ball line. This area includes the goal-line itself (but not the side or backlines) ...

This rule is the most unique skill of rugby league that makes it so different from rugby union. Each team is allowed six tackles. If they have not scored during their six tackles, the ball goes back ...

Men's Six Nations Championship gets underway on January 31. Here's a crash course on the rules and origins of the 15-a-side code.