PROJECT-AUSTRALIAN SPORTS
BY A’ CLASS STUDENTS:
1.ΓΚΙΑΤΑ .Χ.2.ΜΙΧΑΗΛ.Η.3.ΜΟΥΤΣΟ.Ν
4.ΝΙΚΟΛΑ.Ι. 5.ΤΖΟΚΟΛΑ.Θ. 6.ΖΗΚΑΣ.Ν
7.ΚΟΥΒΕΛΗΣ.Δ. 8.ΛΙΛΑΣ.Α. 9.ΛΟΥΠΙ.Φ
10.ΜΠΟΥΣΗΣ.Λ. 11.ΣΕΡΜΑΣΛΗΣ.Π.
12. ΤΣΙΠΗΣ.Γ.
AUSTRALIAN SPORTS
• 1. RUGBY
• 2. CRICKET
• 3. AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL
RUGBY
• Rugby Union is played between two teams of
15 players, 8 forwards and 7 backs, using an
oval shaped ball. It is a full contact team sport
and is played on a field with H-shaped
goalposts on each goal line.
• A rugby match is played in two halves of 40
minutes. The team that scores the most points
wins the match. Points can be scored in several
ways: a) with a try when a player passes the
goal line and is worth 5 points, b) a conversion
kick after the try worth 2 points and c) a
penalty kick or a drop kick goal each worth 3
points.
• In rugby players do not wear any protective
gear, like for example American football, only
their rugby shirts, shorts and boots. Exciting
features of the match are scrums and lineouts.
• Rugby is the only sport in which you are not
allowed to pass the ball forwards. You have to
pass the ball backwards.
• Rugby is also played in Greece and there is a
championship for teams of 15 players and one
for teams consisting of 7 players. In April we
were lucky to welcome the ‘Egaleo City’ rugby
team of 7s at our school. The club president
and some Greek national team players
showed our students how the game is played
and students participated in various activities
in the schoolyard.
RUGBY VIDEOS
CRICKET
• Cricket is a bat and ball game, played between
two teams of 11 players each. One team bats
attempting to score runs, while the other
bowls and fields trying to get the batsman
out.
• The bowler delivers the ball to the batsman
who attempts to hit the ball with his bat away
from the fielders so he can run to the other
end of the pitch and score a run. If the ball
hits the wicket then the batsman is out. A
batsman is also out if a fielder catches the ball
in the air.
• The cricket ground is usually oval with a
rectangular pitch at the centre. At each end of
the pitch there is a wooden target called a
wicket.
• Cricket players wear protective gear like:
helmets, gloves and batting pads.
CRICKET VIDEOS
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL
• Australian or Aussie Rules Football is played
only in Australia. It is played between two
teams of 18 players on an oval football
ground.
• The main way to score points is by kicking the
football between the two central goalposts for a
goal (6 points) or the two shorter outer posts for
a behind(1 point).
• A match has 4 quarters which consist of 25
minutes of play. You can move the ball by kicking
it, passing it with a handball (you cannot throw
the football) and running with the ball but you
have to bounce it every 15 metres. It is a contact
sport and you can stop opponents by tackling
them using your hands, but not above the
shoulder.
• An exciting feature of the game is the mark where
players catch the ball in the air, sometimes
jumping on the backs of other players which is
allowed.