Values of the Game

Discipline Fitness Control Teamwork Fair Play Fellowship & Camaraderie Rugby Football is valued as a sport for men and women, boys and girls. Apart from the playing of the game, rugby embraces a number of social and emotional concepts such as courage, loyalty, sportsmanship, discipline and teamwork. It builds teamwork, understanding, co-operation and respect for fellow athletes. It is because of, not despite, Rugby’s intensely physical and athletic characteristics that such great camaraderie exists before and after matches. The long-standing tradition of players from competing teams enjoying each others company away after the game in a social context remains at the very core of the game. Rugby has fully embraced the professional era, but has retained the ethos and traditions of the recreational game. In an age in which many traditional sporting qualities are being diluted or even challenged, Rugby is rightly proud of its ability to retain high standards of sportsmanship, ethical behavior and fair play.