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Children’s Activity Workbook
2020
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Contents
Welcome
Section 1
Information Handling
Team Badges
Team Colours
Height of Players
Section 2
Spot the Difference
Rugby Anthems
Global Migration of Rugby Players
Wordsearch
Rugby Players’ Diet
Player Profile
Newspaper Coverage
Television Commentary
Section 3
Problem Solving
The Rugby Ball
Making a Rugby Collage
Knowledge About Language
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Welcome Welcome to the 2020 Children’s Activity Workbook, themed around the Six Nations, which takes place in venues across the UK & Europe throughout February & March. This workbook has been developed by Scottish Rugby, the governing body for the sport in Scotland. This project book aims to: • Encourage children to enjoy sport as part of an active and healthy lifestyle. • Provide fun activities that support children’s education • Promote and develop understanding of the game of rugby. • Explore the Six Nations! Welcome from Chris Paterson MBE, Scottish Rugby Ambassador When I was at school I got my first taste of playing rugby and enjoyed the camaraderie of training alongside my friends. It is important for children to be given the opportunity to try as many different sports and activities as possible, to help them see the benefits of exercise and an active lifestyle. The aim of this workbook is to develop an understanding and appreciation of the game of rugby and to generate interest among children. We hope that you and your child follow Scotland’s progress in the future. The players are delighted to know that they have the backing of your family. Good luck and enjoy the workbook! Chris Paterson MBE | Scottish Rugby Ambassador Parent/Guardian’s Guide Scottish Rugby has produced this resource for parents and their children. Each section contains worksheets and exercises that can be printed for your child or adapted to fit with activities you have planned. Rugby has skills and values that are transferable across many parts of a young person’s life. They include respect, leadership, achievement, enjoyment and engagement. This project will show how rugby union can enhance the work carried out by children, in all subject areas of the school curriculum and at home. We hope you enjoy this Children’s Activity Workbook - why not share your progress on social media with @Scotlandteam using the hashtag #AsOne! 3 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity Workbook
Section 1 4 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity Workbook
Information Handling Can you identify the Six Nations teams on the map below? 1. Scotland 2. England 3. Ireland 4. Wales 5. Italy 6. France Can you now identify the Rugby Europe Championship teams on the map below? 7. Georgia 8. Spain 9. Romania 10. Russia 11. Belgium 12. Germany 5 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity Workbook
Six Nations 2019
Here is the final table of the Six Nations 2019:
1. What was the total number of ‘for’ points scored?
2. What was the total number of ‘against’ points scored?
3. What is the difference between the ‘for’ and ‘against’ points for each team?
Team Played W D L For Against Points
Wales 5 5 0 0 114 65 23
England 5 3 1 1 184 101 18
Ireland 5 3 0 2 101 100 14
France 5 2 0 3 93 118 10
Scotland 5 1 1 3 105 125 9
Italy 5 0 0 5 79 167 0
Bar Graph
1. Make a bar graph to show the total number of points scored for each team
2. Which team scored the highest points overall?
24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Scotland England Wales Ireland France Italy
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Venues
1. The 2020 Mens & Womens Six Nations games are played in 12 different stadiums
Stadium Location Capacity
BT Murrayfield Scotland 67,144
Principality Stadium Wales 73,931
Aviva Stadium Ireland 51,700
Stade de France France 81,338
Twickenham England 82,000
Stadio Olimpico Italy 72,698
Energia Park Ireland 6,000
Cardiff Arms Park Wales 33,280
Stade du Hameau France 18,324
Stadio Giovanni Mari Italy 6,700
Twickenham Stoop England 14,816
Scotstoun Scotland 7,000
Bar Graph
Draw a bar graph of the crowd capacities for each stadium
100,000
90,000
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
Scotland England Wales Ireland France Italy
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Attendances During Six Nations 2020 Matches
Try to find out the actual attendance for each game in Round 1 and keep a record. You
might find these in match reports online or in newspapers.
Men’s Team
Match Date Venue Attendance
Wales v Italy Sat 1 February Principality Stadium
Ireland v Scotland Sat 1 February Aviva Stadium
France v England Sun 2 February Stade de France
Women’s Team
Match Date Venue Attendance
Ireland v Scotland Sun 2 February Energia Park, Donnybrook
Wales v Italy Sun 2 February Cardiff Arms Park
France v England Sun 2 February Stade de Hameau
1. If BT Murrayfield hosts three matches and all three sell out, how many spectators would there have been in total?
2. If three games were played at the Aviva Stadium and they were only 75% full, how many spectators would have been to the
matches in total?
3. What is the total difference between the stadium with the lowest capacity and the one with the largest ?
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Team Badges
Below are the badges for all of the countries that take part in the Six Nations - can you
name all of them?
Six Nations Teams
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
Can you find out the name of a player for each of the Six Nations mens & womens teams?
Team Male Player Name Female Player Name
Scotland
England
Ireland
Wales
France
Italy
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Team Colours
Six Nations Teams
SCOTLAND ENGLAND FRANCE
ITALY WALES IRELAND
1. Which teams would have a colour clash if they played each other?
10 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity Workbook2. Find out the colours of Scotland’s new home shirt and colour in Lochie the Scotland team mascot 11 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity Workbook
Flags of the Competing Countries
The outlines of the flags of the teams in the Six Nations are shown below. Write down the
name of the country under each flag, find what colour the flags are and shade them in:
Six Nations Teams
SCOTLAND ENGLAND FRANCE
ITALY WALES IRELAND
12 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity WorkbookHeight of Players People of all shapes and sizes can play rugby. The height of some of the Male Scotland players are listed below. Name Number Position Height Stuart Hogg 15 Fullback 5ft 11in Sean Maitland 14 Right wing 6ft 2in Huw Jones 13 Centre 6ft 1in Sam Johnson 12 Centre 6ft 1in Blair Kinghorn 11 Left wing 6ft 4in Adam Hastings 10 Stand-off 6ft 1in Ali Price 9 Scrum half 5ft 10in Magnus Bradbury 8 No.8 6ft 4in Hamish Watson 7 Openside flanker 6ft 1in Jamie Ritchie 6 Blindside flanker 6ft 4in Johnny Gray 5 Right lock 6ft 6in Scott Cummings 4 Left lock 6ft 6in Zander Ferguson 3 Tighthead Prop 6ft 1in Fraser Brown 2 Hooker 6ft Rory Sutherland 1 Loosehead Prop 6ft The height of some of the Female Scotland players are listed below. Name Number Position Height Chloe Rollie 15 Fullback 5ft 3in Rhona Lloyd 14 Right wing 5ft 6in Lisa Thomson 13 Centre 5ft 5in Helen Nelson 12 Centre 5ft 7in Evie Tonkin 11 Left wing 5ft 2in Sarah Law 10 Stand-off 5ft 3in Mairi McDonald 9 Scrum half 5ft 11in Jade Konkel 8 No.8 5ft 7in Rachel McLachlan 7 Openside flanker 5ft 3in Rachel Malcolm 6 Blindside flanker 5ft 5in Sarah Bonar 5 Right lock 5ft 9in Emma Wassell 4 Left lock 5ft 8in Mairi Forsyth 3 Tighthead Prop 5ft 6in Laura Skeldon 2 Hooker 5ft 4in Leah Bartlett 1 Loosehead Prop 5ft 4in 1. Who are the tallest male players? 2. What is the difference between the tallest male player and the smallest female player? 3. What is the difference between the tallest female player and the smallest male player? 4. What is the combined height of the loosehead prop in both the men’s and women’s team? 5. Find the difference between the tallest and smallest player in the Scotland women’s team? 13 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity Workbook
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Player Profiles Name Stuart Hogg Position Full-back Date of Birth 24/06/1992 Club Exeter Chiefs Height 5ft 11 Stuart Hogg has 76 caps for Scotland, is a two-time British & Irish Lion and has achieved back-to-back RBS 6 Nations Player of the Championship awards (2016and 2017). He won his first cap for Scotland when he was introduced as a substitute for Max Evans in the 2012 RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Wales in Cardiff. Two weeks later he then made his first start, against France, and marked the occasion with his first try for Scotland in a performance imbued with talent and confidence, a feature he carried into 2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia, as the squad’s youngest player. Hogg was one of only five players who started in every game of the 2015 RBS 6 Nations Championship and was selected for the 12-man shortlist for player of the tournament, along with fellow Scot and Glasgow Warriors club-mate, Jonny Gray. Throughout the Championship he made the most metres (442), 99 more than his closest rival, France’s Scott Spedding, and also beat the most defenders (20), four more than second-place, England wing Jack Nowells. Hogg brought arguably the form of his still young career to the 2016 RBS 6 Nations, earning 30% of the public vote to win the Player of the Tournament Award, thanks to a massive overall contribution to the national team’s campaign, with tries against France and Ireland, and characteristically audacious assists for Seymour, Visser and Barclay among his 2016 championship showreel. Hogg featured at his second World Cup, in Japan in 2019, and played three times during Scotland’s campaign. Name Rachel Malcolm Position Blindside Flanker Date of Birth 23/05/1991 Club Loughborough Lightning Height 5ft 5 Rachel Ann Malcolm made her Scotland debut as a replacement in the first Women’s Rugby World Cup Qualifier against Spain at Scotstoun Stadium in November 2016. She started in the Women’s Six Nations opener against Ireland at Broadwood Stadium in 2017, but sustained and injury that sidelined her for the rest of the campaign. Malcolm led Scotland as captain in their 2018 Six Nations campaign against England. She took up rugby in 2015 and was selected as captain of Loughborough Lightning in the English Tyrells Premier 15s, which was launched in 2017/18. Malcolm has just completing her PhD in environmental physiology, and has a sports and exercise science bachelor’s degree, and a masters degree in exercise physiology. She plays for Tyrells Premier XVs side Loughborough Lightning, where she is also the captain. *Stats correct as of April 2020. 15 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity Workbook
What can we learn?
Sports books, magazines, newspapers and international match programmes often give ‘pen portraits’ of players. Read the player profiles
of Stuart Hogg and Rachel Malcolm on the previous page. Can you make up your own imaginary profile?
Can you make up your own imaginary profile?
It should tell others about you, your interests, any sports or activities you enjoy, who your favourite players are and what you are good at.
Can you design a questionnaire for others in your class to fill in for their profiles? What do they tell you about your class mates?
Could you use a computer to record and store all the information? See if you can find out:
• The most popular sport that they play?
• Favourite sportsman or sportswoman?
• Does anyone play for a sports club or team?
• What is the most interesting thing you can find out about one of your friends?
Name
Position
Date of Birth
Club
Height
About me
Favourite sports
include:
Favourite player is:
I’m also good at:
16 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity WorkbookSpot the Difference 1. Can you spot the 12 differences? 17 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity Workbook
Rugby Anthems
Music – using materials, techniques, skills and media
At international rugby matches, it is the custom for the national anthems of both teams to be played and sung before the kick-off.
Scotland does not have an official anthem, but before rugby matches, it has now become custom for “Flower of Scotland” to be played
and sung as Scotland’s anthem.
1. Learn the words of “Flower of Scotland”. There are 3 verses, but normally only the first and third are sung
2. Sing “Flower of Scotland” on your own or with someone else in a group!
3. Can you and someone else sing the first verse as a round? (i.e. staggering when you start singing the song)
4. Choose what instrument you might use if they are available:
• trumpet • keyboard • piano
• recorder • French horn • xylophone
• drums • clarinet • saxophone
• violin • flute • guitar
• trombone • cymbals • bagpipes
O flower of Scotland
When will we see your like again
That fought and died for
Your wee bit hill and glen
And stood against him
Proud Edward’s army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again
The hills are bare now
And autumn leaves lie thick and still
O’er land that is lost now
Which those so dearly held
And stood against him
Proud Edward’s army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again
Those days are passed now
And in the past they must remain
But we can still rise now
And be the nation again
That stood against him
Proud Edward’s army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again
18 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity WorkbookGlobal Migration of Rugby Players
1. Can you name two famous sportsmen or women who have moved from one
country to another to improve their opportunities in sports?
a)
b)
2. Here are some famous rugby players who have represented a country other than
the one that they were born in:
• Huw Jones (Scotland)
• Gareth Anscombe (Wales)
• Ian McKinley (Italy)
• Nathan Hughes (England)
Each of these players has moved from their country of birth to play rugby for their adopted countries, qualifying through
residency (living there for a certain number of years) or through a parent or grandparent.
Can you guess which country they came from originally?
Huw Jones -
Gareth Anscombe -
Ian McKinley -
Nathan Hughes -
19 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity WorkbookWord Search
See if you can find these rugby related words
E B X Y S N B M A M U N I A T P A C
C O N V E R S I O N Z P E S Z O T F
L O A U C R H O O K E R D O K W J O
A T D B T Y U W B N B O I Z O A E R
O S R E F E R E E M U P N R Y R U W
G D I S C R U M H A L F B T S D E A
P H R V Z B N G L A S G U W P V J R
O G R A L H I C X S D R R B A C K D
R L X H A L F T I M E F A N S K R A
D S C O T Z E I H C O L R H S F U E
Q N S T G M D L E I H S M U G S G T
T E A M W O R K O R A N J H T E B R
E O O Z K H T A C K L E F F I A W E
A U I M J G I C F I T K C E C S I Y
N T G Y W N O K D C A F Z M K O N A
T T R Y Y B I G A K B A L L E N J L
C A L T A I N L I N E O U T T N G P
• TRY • HOOKER • FANS
• REFEREE • RUN • CONVERSION
• SCRUMHALF • HALFTIME • BOOTS
• LINEOUT • PROP • TEAMWORK
• BALL • DROPGOAL • PLAYER
• TACKLE • CAPTAIN • BACK
• WIN • GUMSHIELD
• FORWARD • SEASON
• PASS • TICKET
20 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity WorkbookRugby Players’ Diet - Healthy and Safe Living
International rugby players use a lot of energy whilst playing games and in the hard training
sessions which are needed to reach international level. The energy has to be replaced by eating
the right foods.
Here is what a typical rugby player might eat during the day (remember that they use a lot more
energy up training and in matches!):
Meal Foods
Breakfast Porridge with honey and mixed fresh fruit Poached eggs on toast
Lunch Roast chicken, cous cous salad, asparagus and noodles
Snack Tuna and salad wrap, cherries, oatcakes and soft cheese
Dinner Salmon fillet, baked potato, green beans, mixed salad
Drinks Milk and water
1. Compare your typical daily diet to a professional rugby player. You could keep a
food diary for a day – include all of your meals, snacks, drinks and treats.
Meal Foods
Breakfast
Lunch
Snack
Dinner
Drinks
2. Can you name some foods that belong to the following food groups?
• Protein
• Carbohydrates
• Fruit & vegetables
21 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity WorkbookRugby Fitness - Health and Wellbeing
International rugby players need to be very fit to play the game at the top level. They have to train
very hard in all types of fitness, every day of the week
There are five types of fitness activities:
• Strength
• Speed
• Skill
• Stamina
• Suppleness
3. Keep a record or diary of all the sports activities you take part in for one week and
write what type of fitness is needed for that activity. For example:
Day Activity
Sunday Mini rugby - speed, skill, catching & passing
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
22 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity WorkbookRugby Values
Like many sports, rugby is a game proud of it’s values and rugby players all over the world stick to these when they are on the pitch -
including internatonal rugby players!
Scottish Rugby have five values:
• Leadership
• Respect
• Enjoyment
• Achievement
• Engagement
1. Keep a record or diary of every time you show one of these values throughout the
week whether it is at school, home, or anything else:
Day Values
Rugby training - I respected the referee
Sunday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
23 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity WorkbookNewspaper Coverage
Task:
1. You will need several different newspapers from the same day. Look at each news-
paper and estimate how many pages or articles are about:
• Rugby
• Other sports
• Particular rugby teams
• Rugby pictures
Some examples might be:
• The Scotsman
• The Daily Record
• The Herald
• Press & Journal
• The Times
• Daily Mail
• Your local newspaper
2. Compare two different newspapers on the same day and write down the results in
the table below:
Rugby in the news
Newspaper
No. of pages
No. of pages
featuring rugby
Other sports
featured
Six Nations teams
featured
No. of rugby pictures
featured
24 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity WorkbookTelevision Commentary – Talking & Verbal Communication
Bill McLaren, the famous BBC rugby commentator, always prepared detailed notes before he commentated at a rugby match. He would
try to find out about the players, how to pronounce their names, some interesting facts about them and whether the teams had played
each other before.
You can find commentary on TV programmes, on the radio (BBC 5 Live or TalkSport), on the red button (BBC TV) and online. Many sporting
events use live commentary to describe what is going on – particularly for people who can’t watch live or see the pictures.
Can you:
1. Make a recording of part of one of the Six Nations
matches.
2. With a partner choose a 2-minute sequence and plan
your own commentaries.
3. On your own, try out your commentary keeping the
sound off.
4. When you think you are ready, record your commentary
on a recording device.
5. Play it back as you watch the video. How could you make
it better?
6. Listen to other commentaries and discuss how to
improve them or what they did well?
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Problem Solving - Scoring points in rugby
In rugby the scoring is made up of points. There are four ways to score points:
Area Points
Try 5
Conversion 2
Penalty 3
Drop Goal 3
Look at the diagram below and then answer the questions:
T1 C1
P2
T2 C2
P1
DG1 P3
T3 C3
TRY = T, CONVERSION = C, PENALTY = P, DROP GOAL = DG
It is half-time. This diagram shows where Scotland scored their points.
1. What was the total number of points scored from tries at the end of the first half?
2. What was the total number of points scored from penalties at the end of the first half?
3. What was the total number of points scored by the end of the first half?
27 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity WorkbookThe Rugby Ball 1. Use the rugby ball shape below to design a pattern logo or motif for your school or team. Examine a rugby ball a. Complete the table below with your findings Weight Length Circumference b. Can you make your own rugby ball from other materials? 28 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity Workbook
Make a Rugby Collage
Expressing feelings, ideas, thoughts and solutions.
Design a collage with a Six Nations theme. You may need to consider the following:
• The theme
• The height and length
• Individual colours
• The lay-out
• Full size or miniature
Colourful – pleasing to the eye
Recognisable – rugby ideas
Easily seen - when entering class
Fun to make! - everyone contributes
29 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity WorkbookKnowledge About Language: Action Words Language used to describe actions in a rugby game: Running Swerving Dodging Gripping Jumping Aiming Striking Side-stepping Lifting Kicking Placing Holding Catching Passing Tackling Mauling Rolling Throwing Falling Pulling Pushing Winning Scrummaging Turning Look at the picture above: Which describing words fit with this picture? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 30 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity Workbook
Which describing words fit with this picture? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 31 Scottish Rugby | Children’s Activity Workbook
Glossary
Words Meaning
Positions 1-8 take part in scrums and line-outs.
Forwards
Positions 9-15 play behind scrums and line-outs.
Backs
Player who plays left or right side of the front row of a scrum.
Prop
Player who plays in the middle of the front row of a scrum, between the props (no.2).
Hooker
Player who puts the ball into scrum and passes the ball away from a scrum or line-out.
Scrum-half
A way of restarting the game - the forwards from each team come together and push against each
Scrum other.
A way of restarting the game when the ball goes out of play (into touch) the forwards from each team
Lineout line up side by side and jump to win the ball when thrown in.
A method of winning the ball in open play usually after a tackle, when players from each team attempt
Ruck to push, drive or step over the ball and tackle players.
A method of winning the ball or protecting the ball in open play from the other team by ripping or
Maul pulling it away from them.
When an attacking player crosses the goal line and grounds the ball or presses it down without losing
Try control. Worth 5 points.
After a try has been scored, a player from the scoring team is allowed to take a place kick and attempt
Conversion to kick it over the cross bar and between the posts. The kick must be taken from a spot opposite
where the try was scored. Worth 2 points.
If a penalty is awarded to a team, a player from that team may choose to take a place kick at the goal.
Penalty Worth 3 points scored.
A drop-kick is a kick that the player makes by striking the ball with his foot exactly as he drops the ball
Drop-kick to the ground. If he drop kicks the ball and it goes between the goals, this is known as a drop-goal.
This is worth 3 points.
A player running with a ball may push a defending player away during an attempted tackle by using
Hand-off an open hand.
A tackle is the method of stopping an attacking player. The tackler must tackle below the shoulders
Tackle and should attempt to knock the player on to the ground while holding onto the legs. A tackled player
must always release the ball immediately when tackled.
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