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Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a full-contact team sport that originated in England in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped goalposts at both ends.
In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards and seven backs. In addition, there may be up to eight replacement players "on the bench", numbered 16–23. Players are not restricted to a single position, although they generally specialise in just one or two that suit their skills and body types. Players that play multiple positions are called "utility players".
The Samoa national rugby union team represents Samoa in men's international rugby union and it is governed by the Samoa Rugby Union. The name Manu Samoa is in honour of a famous Samoan warrior. They perform a traditional Samoan challenge called the siva tau before each game. Samoa Rugby Union were formerly members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) along with Fiji and Tonga. They are ranked 15th in the world.
A rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field, with 4 substitutes on the bench. Each of the thirteen players is assigned a position, normally with a standardised number, which reflects their role in attack and defence, although players can take up any position at any time.
Five-eighth or Stand-off is one of the positions in a rugby league football team. Wearing jersey number 6, this player is one of the two half backs in a team, partnering the scrum-half. Sometimes known as the pivot or second receiver, in a traditional attacking 'back-line' play, the five-eighth would receive the ball from the scrum half, who is the first receiver of the ball from the dummy-half or hooker following a tackle.
Peter John Slattery was a rugby union player playing in the position of scrum-half. He played 17 matches for Australia, and was a starting player during the 1991 Rugby World Cup.
Stephen Oliver "Steve" Knight is an Australian former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer - a dual code international. He played as a winger or centre.
Thomas Sydney Griffin was an Australian rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Between late 1957 and March 1958 the Australia national rugby union team – the Wallabies – conducted a world tour encompassing Britain, Ireland, France and Canada on which they played five Tests and thirty-one minor tour matches. The Wallabies won 17, lost 16 and drew three of their games in total. They lost all five Tests of the tour.
Steve Cutler is an Australian former state and national representative rugby union player who represented Australia in 40 test matches between 1982 and 1991.
James Hanson is an Australian rugby union player for playing as a hooker. He recently played for English Premiership Rugby side Gloucester
Francis Wallace Meagher was a rugby union player who represented Australia.
John Wylie P. Breckenridge was a rugby union player who represented Australia.
Geoffrey Parnell Storey was a rugby union player who represented Australia.
Geoffrey Norman Vaughan was an Australian rugby union player, a national representative prop forward of the 1950s.
Geoffrey Cridge is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a lock for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup.
Joe Powell is an Australian rugby union player who currently plays as a scrum-half for the Rebels in the Super Rugby. He is also a member of the Brumbies extended playing squad, making his first appearances for the franchise during the 2015 Super Rugby season.
Tate McDermott is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Australian national rugby union team internationally and the Reds in the Super Rugby competition. His position of choice is scrum-half.
Geoffrey Huw Davies, is an English rugby union player, who played as fly-half. He attended King Edwards VI College, Stourbridge, in the West Midlands. He played for Wasps RFC and for England. As of 2017, he is Scarlets' strength conditioning coach after having been serving a similar role within his former club.
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