Stay ActiveA-Z of activities - R
Rambling
There are numerous sites around the country that offer people with disabilities the opportunity to enjoy walks in the countryside. These can include short circular walks, levelled off paths and access for people using wheelchairs or scooters. Programmes of group or guided walks exist around the country.
- Ramblers Association
- www.ramblers.org.uk
- Disabled Ramblers
- www.disabledramblers.co.uk
Rugby
There are two codes of rugby that are commonly played, rugby union and rugby league. Both are fast, physical contact sports. Union is a 15-a-side game, where the ball is contested at each tackle, with both teams trying to gain possession. Set pieces include scrums, line-outs, rucks and mauls.
League is a 13-a-side game predominantly played in Lancashire and Yorkshire. In league the scrum still exists, but there are no other set pieces. The other major difference in rugby league is that the side with possession of the ball has a set number of tackles within which to score a try or drop goal. If this is not achieved by the sixth tackle, the ball is ‘handed over’ and the opposition take possession.
Wheelchair rugby, also known as quad rugby, was developed in Canada as an alternative to wheelchair basketball. It is a team game played on a basketball court with a round ball. The object of the game is for a player to carry the ball over the opposition’s goal line. Players are graded on a scale between 0.5 - 3.5 depending on disability. The combined grades of the four players on the court can not exceed 8.
- British Amateur Rugby League Association
- www.barla.org.uk
- Rugby Football Union
- www.rfu.com
- Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Association
- www.gbwr.co.uk