The meaning of a rollover in rugby union terms?

Question

The meaning of a rollover in rugby union terms?

Answer 1

The term 'rollover' is rarely used in Rugby. I sense that what you are actually asking about it a 'turnover'.

This basically means that a player from the 'attacking' team (the team in posession of the ball) has been tackled (brought to ground) by a player from the defending team (the team without posession of the ball), and in the subsequent 'ruck' formed (as players from either side step over the player tackled) the defending team take posession of the ball, and then become the 'attacking' team, hence the word 'turnover'; as in posession is turned-over from one team to the other.

Usually it would be assumed that the team in posession of the ball will maintain posession after a tackle and ruck, so turnovers are relatively rare, usually between 3-5 per team per game.

They are however very important, and a high amount of turnovers in favour of a particular team reflects that they have a strong defence, which they can then turn into defence. Many games can be changed by turnovers in dangerous positions.

Answer 2

I think a rollover is what happens when driving home from the rugby club p1ssed on a Saturday night............

Post above me is correct, question is using the wrong terminology - it's a "turnover"

Answer 3

it basically mean rolling over of the player when he is on the ground with the ball, ie in a ruck.

when someone is tackled, they go down and lie with their backs to the end they are attacking, now whilst they are down they tyr to release the ball to their teams mates, not eh opposing side are not allowed to touch the ball with their hands until the ball has been released, but what they sometimes do is try to roll the player the other way so that they can access the ball with their hands.

as far as im aware this is illegal so they do it on the sly.

Answer 4

Something to do with Beethoven, innit. Whereas a TURNOVER is a sort of Cornish Pasty. Innit.

Answer 5

ok here goes go easy on me im a girl lol.

When i am watching the rugby i always thouh that turnover meant: when the opposition have the ball on the ground and are facing the way they need to go to get a try the other team must tackle that player and turn them over to face the other way but then again i am a girl. Hope this makes sense.

Answer 6

a rollover or a turnover is when an attacking player is tackled and either brought to the ground or held up in a maul and after ruck or a maul has occured the defending team comes away with the ball they are known to have turned the ball over (or rollover).

If they were to win the ball in open play it wouldn't b known as a turn over but as an interception or a knock on, etc.

Answer 7

I think you mean turn over but apart from that Afallon is right

Answer 8

Its when a player rolls over the ball when its in a ruck to protect it from  the opposition. Other player on his side can then retrieve the ball. It a ruck you can not handle the ball with your hands, just your feet, so rolling over makes it very difficult for the opposition to get the ball back in their possession.

Answer 9

thats what you get from your girlfriend after youve won, your thinking of a turnover, thats where you gain possession of the ball form your opposition in open play

Answer 10

What the Australian pack did in their losing quarter - final appearance pperhaps.

Answer 11

I think you either mean "Turnover" or "Roll Away"

Turnover - When a ruck\maul is formed if the team who carried the ball into the ruck\maul lose possesion it is known as a turnover.

Roll Away - You quite often hear the ref shouting roll away when there is a tackle situation.  This is the ref instructing both the tackler and tackled player to get out of the way so that the players on their feet can contest for the ball.

Answer 12

When you take the ball into  a ruck but your opponents wrestle it off you so they get the possession.

Answer 13

Is the opposite of a rollunder