Talk:Eton field game

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the rules booklet it's too vague...please explain more about the rules if you are etonian

SCORING

A ROUGE is worth 5 points, and is scored when the ball is kicked by the scoring team OFF a defender, and over the line. If touched down by the ATTACKING team, it is a ROUGE. If touched down by the DEFENDING team, the ATTACKERS choose between a Point or a BULLY (explain later)

A GOAL is as it sounds...;) and worth three points.

A CONTACT ROUGE is worth the same as a rouge, and scored if you are in contact with the opposition when the ball crosses the line.

GAMEPLAY

There are 7 players in the BULLY - several 'Corners', 2 'Side Posts', 1 'Post', one B'up, (backup). There are 4 players in the BACKS - 1 'fly', two 'Shorts' and one 'Long'

The rules of GAMEPLAY are: The BULLY must keep together, if one of them kicks the ball and is too far away from the rest of the BULLY, they are 'SNEAKING'. You are not allowed to kick the ball to anyone else on your team directly. The ball must rebound off a member of the other team for it to be able to go to another team member. When GOING ALONG THE LINE, you can not stop the ball.

GOING ALONG THE LINE: This is when you have entered the 3 yard area where rouges are most commonly scored. You must aim to deflect the ball off the defender who is trying to stop you, over the goal line, for it to be a ROUGE.

FERKING: This is when the FLY tries to kick the ball through the BULLY and is illegal.

SNEAKING: When a bully player plays the ball while seperated from the rest of the BULLY

CORNERING: Basically like the offside rule in football etc.

The BULLY is the equivalent of the Scrum in Rugby. One side is bending down, and their heads go into the gaps between the defenders, who are standing up. You nearly always win this way, because of the added strength and stability you have bending down like that.

[edit] Notability

This entry seems like it is more appropriate as a section of Eton -- to have it separate means that the topic is notable enough for its own article. --Zippy 04:54, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

It was significant in the development of modern football games. There are also articles on Eton wall game, Eton Fives, Harrow football, Winchester College football and others. Grant65 | Talk 07:47, 25 November 2006 (UTC)