You have great speed, strength, and agility essential for tackling and evading opponents
You’re accustomed to physical contact
High fitness levels can help you maintain high energy throughout a physically demanding rugby match
Your experience of teamwork and strategy will make it easy to integrate into a rugby team
While the techniques for passing and catching differ you’ll usually have good hand-eye coordination
You understand space and positioning so can read the game

Basketball stars – bring your footwork and throwing skills to the rugby pitch

You have great conditioning, speed, and hand-eye coordination
You have great passing skills
You have good footwork and can make quick changes in direction, which can help with evading tackles in rugby
You can play as part of a team. You’ll just need to adjust to different formations and strategies in rugby

Sprinters, distance runners, throwers – fancy a team sport?

Sprinters can excel in rugby due to your explosive speed, helping you break through defences or cover ground quickly
Middle-distance runners have excellent stamina, crucial in rugby where players need to maintain high energy levels throughout the match
You have great agility, which helps you to dodge tackles and changing direction quickly
If you’re a field athlete, especially throwers, may bring significant upper body and core strength, useful for tackling and scrummaging
You are competitive and this can drive you to push your limits and improve quickly in a new sport

Martial Arts students – bring your strength to the pitch

With your excellent physical conditioning you will have the high levels of endurance, strength, and agility needed for rugby
Your experience with physical contact will help you adjust to tackling and being tackled
Your mental resilience will translate well to the physical and strategic demands of rugby