Playing rugby: school, club and training
In Japan many people meet rugby through school clubs, Sunday rugby schools for children, or an adult club team. This lesson is for playing, and for talking with someone who does: positions, training, camps and injuries. Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
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25 words for playing
Each card shows a word and a line you'd hear at training, on the touchline or at home after a match. Six reuse words from Everyday Japanese 1 and 3 and from Lesson 1.
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The positions
The shirt number tells you the position. Most positions use the English name in katakana, but the fly-half is スタンドオフ.
| No. | Japanese | In English |
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- やる for sports. ラグビーをやってる is the everyday way to say you play. する works too.
- Two words for hurting. is how it feels now. and say what happened.
- Rugby schools. Many towns have a ラグビースクール for children, often on Sunday mornings, and parents help out. You'll hear these words on the touchline too.
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Three patterns to use today
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Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.