T1 Rugby
T1 Rugby is the world’s first non-contact sport that fully reflects the unique characteristics of rugby, including scrums, lineouts and breakdown.
With an emphasis on fun, fitness, inclusion and time optimisation, T1 Rugby is a game for everyone, played by anyone.
It provides a fun, welcoming, time efficient and safe environment for people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, reflecting the international federation’s mission of a global sport for all.
Significantly, it is the first non-contact form of the game that reflects the characteristics of rugby, including lineouts, scrums, kicking and a breakdown, while remaining simple to play. It contains many of the attacking and defending aspects of rugby, requiring players to make the same decisions.
How To Play T1 Rugby
The Rules
General play
• Seven players per side with rolling, unlimited subs
• Played on half a pitch
• Seven touches to score
• 20-minute games (10 minutes per half)
What’s new?
• Kicking in open play and to restart the game
• A non-contact breakdown formed of five players (three from the defending team and two from the attacking team)
• Scrums with three players from each side (no engagement, no push, no contest)
• Lineouts with three players from each side (no lifting, no contest)
Adaptations:
• Can be played with or without tags and at running or walking pace
• Mixed gender and mixed ages (provided all World Rugby regulations are followed)
• Pitch size, team size, match length can be adapted to the needs of your team.
• Rules such as kicking can be removed.
Additional Resources
For further information around T1 Rugby, the downloadable documents below are available for general use: