Les+Bleus+(Rugby)

Les "Bleus" (Rugby) Sub-topics [|Glogster!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D]
 * 1) 1. Rules and guidelines
 * 2) 2. Introduction of the team
 * 3) 3. History of the team (wins vs. loses, Greatest rival)
 * 4) 4. Rugby World Cup!!!
 * 5) 5. Nude Calender (edited to be school appropriate by trained professionals) and other projects done by Les "Bleus"

Rules and Guidelines of Rugby There are 22 laws to rugby . The rule are arranged like this: On the next page I will explain Laws 3, 7,and 22. If you are interesting in reading about the other laws then visit __[]__  for a full list of the rules and an in- depth description of each.
 * Law 1: The Ground
 * Law 2: The Ball
 * Law 3: Number of players- The team
 * Law 4: Players clothing
 * Law 5: Time
 * Law 6: Match officials
 * Law 7: Mode of play
 * Law 8: Advantage
 * Law 9: Method of scoring
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Law 10: Foul play
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Law 11: Offside and onside in general play
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Law 12: Knock on or Throw forward
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Law 13: Kick off and restart kicks
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Law 14: Ball on ground- no tackle
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Law 15: Tackle- Ball carrier brought to the ground
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Law 16: Ruck
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Law 17: Maul
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Law 18: Mark
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Law 19: Touch and line out
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Law 20: Scrum
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Law 21: Penalty and Free kicks
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Law 22: In- Goal



<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 24px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Important Laws to Know <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Law 3:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Number of players- The team__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A team consists of 15 players who start the match plus any authorized replacements or substitutes. A replacement is someone who replaces and injured team mate, and a substitute is someone who replaces a teammate for tactical reasons. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Only 15 players can be on the field for one team at a time. If at anytime a team makes an objection to the referee about the number of players on the opponents team the referee will check, and if the claim is true he must order the captain of the opposing team to lower the amount of players to the appropriate number. The score will remain unchanged. There is a way for a Union to authorize a game with fewer than 15 players. These are not very common. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">You may only have 7 players that are used for substitutes/ replacements. Although if a player is sent off the field for foul play he cannot be replaced or substituted. A player may only be permanently replace if he is too injured to play and has been advise by a medical professional that it is unwise to continue playing. If a player is injured but there is not medical professional present than the player may only be substituted by the referees discretion. The referee has the power to send an injured player off the playing field whether he is been seriously injured or just minorly injured. He may also send them off the field to be medically examined. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Players who leave the field may be temporarily replaced. If the player does not return in 15 minutes than the replacement is permanent. A player who is bleeding or leaves the field may not return to the playing field until the referee gives the player permission. If a player comes onto the field with out the referees permission than the player will be penalized for misconduct and the opposing team will be awarded a penalty kick. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Rule 7:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> __Mode of Play__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A match is started with the kick off. Once it is kicked, any player onside of the ball may take it and run with it. Any player may throw it or kick it. Any player may give the ball to another player. Any player may hold, tackle, or push the person holding the ball. Any player may fall on the ball. Any player may take part in a scrum, ruck, maul or lineout. Any player may ground the ball in in- goal. A ball carrier may hand- off an opponent.Whatever a play does must be in accordance to the laws of the game. NO UNNECESSARY FOUL PLAY! <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Rule 22: In- goal__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Okay so im not actually going to describe this one. Its way to long and complicated but in short it means you must get yourself and the ball or just the ball into the in-goal to score a point.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 24px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Team <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Les Bleus consist of 31 players. Although they are all very good at what they do, not all of them can be on the field at the same time. Head coach, Philippe Saint- André, has his 30 man team ready for the 2012 Six Nations Championship and he is working hard so that they can defeat their arch enemy, New Zealand. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">There are different positions that can be played in rugby. Some of these positions are the fullback, wing, centre, fly- half, scrum- half, number eight, flanker, locks, hooker, prop, and the utility players. Each have a different job to perform for the team. Les Bleus has two Hookers, six props, four locks, four flankers, two number-8s, two scrum half's, two fly half's, four centres, three wings, and two fullbacks. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Utility players are people who can play many positions and don’t just specialize in one particular position. Les Bleus currently does not have any utility players so each person specializes in the position he currently holds. Les Bleus are currently ranked 3rd under New Zealand and Australia. Every man works hard to win even if they are only #3.



<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 24px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Les “Bleus” History (Wins and Loses, and Greatest Rival)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Les Bleus have won sixteen championships. They have competed for the grand slam nine time. Eight player from the Les “Bleus” have been inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame. They annually compete against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wale in the in Six Nations Championship. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rugby was first introduced to France by the British. On New Year’s Day of 1906 France tried their first game against New Zealand in Paris. France also competed in the rugby competition at early Summer Olympics, where they have won a gold metal in 1900s, and two silver metals in 1920s. France has qualified for the Inaugural World Cup and has been knock out in every stage in the tournament. They have made it to the finals three times but have lost to the All Blacks (New Zealand) in 1987 and 2011 and Australia in 1999. France hosted the World Cup in 2003 and was knocked out by England in the semi-finals. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Les Bleus first international game was against New Zealand on January 1, 1906 and lost 8-38. Their largest win was against Namibia in September 16, 2007 87-10. Their largest defeat was to New Zealand in June 9, 2007 61-10. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Les Bleus biggest rival is the All Black (New Zealand). Les Bleus and All Black played each other on 1987 in their first meet at the World Cup, All Black came out on top with a 29-9 win. In 1999 Les Bleus knock out the All Black in the semi-finals.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Les Bleus]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 24px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rugby World Cup!!!!!

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Les Bleus have made it to the World Cup 13 times; 1954, 1957, 1960, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1985-88, 1989-92, 1995, 2000, and in 2008. Their fist title win was in 1954 but it was shared with England and Wales. On July 15 The Les Bleus had to play Great Britian for the first game in he Rugby World Cup, and were defeated to a 23-5 victory. On July 17 Les Bleus played New Zealand for the 4th game of the World Cup and came out on top with a 14-10 win. Then they played Australia in game 5 with a Australia win of 26-9, and the Les Bleus were knocked out of the World Cup after that lose. Then the Les Bleus were in the 1960 World Cup. Their first game they played was game 2 of the World Cup and barely lost to Australia to a 13-12 lost. Their second game they played was game 3 against Great Britain where they lost and knocked out to a 33-7 game. They reappeared in the 1968 World Cup game. The first game they played in the 1968 RWC was against New Zealand and won to a 15-10 victory. Their second game was against Great Britain and pulled through for another victory with a 7-2 finish. Then their third game was against Australia and lost to a 37-4 score and received the a second in the 1968 RWC. In the 1970 World Cup Les Bleus played New Zealand and lost by 1 point for a New Zealand win of 16-15. Their second was against Great Britain and stopped the Les Bleus from scoring for 6-0 win. The last game for the Les Bleus of the 1970 RWC was against Australia and won 17-15 and got third place.The 1972 RWC was held in France and the first game was Les Bleus facing the All Black ( New Zealand) with the Les Bleus beating the All Black 20-9. The Les Bleus second game in the RWC was against Great Britain where they lost 13-4. Their last game was against Australia and lost 31-9 and were knocked out and got third place in the RWC of 1972. Their next appearance is in 1975 and their first game against Wales and won 14-7. 14 days later they played their second game against England and lost 20-2. Their third game was a month late and they played against New Zealand and lost 27-0. They played a forth time and it was against Australia and lost 26-6.

[|Rugby World Cup 1999]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If you wan t to know more about the Les Bleus chance on the on the other Rugby World Cup click on the link below. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/RLP/Worldcup/1970worldcup.htm__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Edited!__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Nude Calendar__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Edited!__ [|Nude Calender (Dieux Du Stade)]

Dieux du Stade, Gods of the stadium, Is a calender created by Max Guazzini to make the french rugby team more popular. Originally used for charity, this calender has been used to help obtain more fans and funds for the team. Since the creation of Dieux du Stade, many people have become a fans of rugby. (Mostly Women). The calender usually has a theme and the 10th anniversary theme is "//Men lost at sea/ trying to get a board a ship...//"

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