Beach rugby
Beach rugby is a sport that is based on
The inaugural European Beach Five Rugby Championships was held in Moscow in 2017 and is being held there since then.
Rules
In Beach rugby, rucks, mauls, scrums, gang tackles, kicks above waist heights, lineouts are outlawed.
Field dimensions
The size of a beach rugby field depends on the decision of the league. The field is between 30 and 50 metres long and 20–35 metres wide, and the in-goals are 3–7 metres deep. There are no goalposts on the field, and the lines are usually marked with some sort of tape or rope.
Number of players
Depending on the league and the field size, either 4 or 7 players are allowed on the field for one team at once. Between 3 and 7 reserves are allowed, again, depending on the league. Substitutions are often done "on-the-fly," similar to ice hockey or futsal.
The ball
A standard
Scoring
Most leagues use a "one try, one point" scoring system, since there are no goalposts on the field. Occasionally, a
One Italian league used a system where the in-goals were divided into five equal rectangles. A try scored from the outer rectangles was worth 3 points, from the central rectangle was 5 points, and from either of the two intermediate rectangles was worth 4 points. However, there is no evidence that this league still exists. The Ameland Beach Rugby Festival www.beachrugby.nl(The Netherlands) also uses this system.
Timing
Leagues use either two 5 or 7 minute halves (with a 1 or 3 minute interval for halftime) as the length of a single match.
European Beach Five Rugby Championships
Men
Year | Host | Final | Semi-finalists | ||||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | Winner | Score | Runner-up | ||||
2017 | Moscow, Russia |
Italy | 6–5 | Russia | Georgia | 8–1 | Romania | ||
2018 | Moscow, Russia |
Russia | 4–3 | Georgia | Italy | 10–3 | Latvia | ||
2019 | Moscow, Russia |
Russia | 7–4 | Georgia | Italy | 13–6 | Latvia |
Women
Year | Host | Final | Semi-finalists | ||||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | Winner | Score | Runner-up | ||||
2017 | Moscow, Russia |
Russia | 5–0 | Georgia | Belarus | 5–3 | Latvia | ||
2018 | Moscow, Russia |
Russia | 6–3 | Italy | Latvia | 5–4 | Croatia | ||
2019 | Moscow, Russia |
Russia | 2–1 | Italy | Spain | 6–4 | Latvia |