Rugby Union at the 2005 Maccabiah Games

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Rugby union at the 2005 Maccabiah Games was held in Netanya with the final played at Herzliya Municipal Stadium in Herzliya. The USA Maccabiah squad suffered a setback when Kevin Armstrong, 26, was taken off in the first twenty minutes of their first match. However, his team would later take the silver. Rugby union at the 2009 Maccabiah Games was held in Netanya starting on July 12. The final was played at Herzliya Municipal Stadium in Herzliya. Rugby union is a full contact team sport, a form of football which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. It is played with an oval-shaped ball, outdoors on a level field, usually with a grass surface, up to 100 metres (330 ft) long and 70 metres (230 ft) wide. At each end of the field is an H-shaped goal.... Mehr