Rules: Passing

In rugby the only way you can pass is backwards or dead flat. When you are running with the ball your team mates should all be running behind you to recieve the ball. Of course you don't have to pass it striaght behind you. The idea is to only pass just a tiny backwards to either side. If you don't pass it backwards however then it will be a penelty to the other side called a srum, I'll talk about that another time.

You can pass in whatever way you like. So if you are running with the ball and the defenders aren't around you then you can pass it a long way. To make the ball go faster the professionals spin the ball during the pass. You can't always pass like this though because if everyone is bunched up and your team mates are very close to you then all you have to do is pop it up to them. You can also do this if you have been tackled and a player is next to you.