Rugby 101: A Beginner’s Guide (Infographic)

Source: RhinoRugby.com

Over the past few decades, the sport of rugby has grown tremendously in popularity. Rugby has specific rules (called “laws”) in place such as the ball cannot be passed forward and each team switches sides at the half. Rugby has 4 different ways to score points, and they are conversion kicks (2 points), dropped goals (3 points), penalty kicks (3 points), and tries (5 points). On the playing field, a rugby team can have 15 players at a time, and the jersey number is dictated by the position played. Like other sports, rugby has words specific to it, and popular rugby terminology include lineout, maul, ruck, and scrum. If you are looking for a new sports interest, consider taking up rugby.

Rugby Infographic

Shane Long Scores Fastest Goal In Premier League History

Source: Statista

On Tuesday, Southampton striker Shane Long made history by scoring the fastest goal in a Premier League match. The Republic of Ireland international charged down a clearance from Watford’s Craig Cathcart before splendidly dinking the ball over goalkeeper Ben Foster and scoring after just 7.69 seconds. It took the Tipperary man until January 12 to score his first goal of this campaign and now he has three in his last four games.

Long’s strike saw him usurp Tottenham Hotspur’s Ledley King who held the previous record after scoring 9.82 seconds into a game against Bradford City in the 2000/01 season. In international football, Belgium striker Christian Benteke holds the record for scoring the fastest goal in a World Cup qualification game, finding the back of the net just 8.1 seconds into a match with Gibraltar. Turkey striker Hakan Sukur scored the fastest goal in a World Cup match when it took him 11 seconds to beat the keeper during the third-place playoff against South Korea in 2002.

Fastest Premier League Goal Infographic