Globalsport/Time Change

= Rugby World Cup: Time and Change =

= Introductory activity  =

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Introductory activity
This is a drawing of rugby being played in Japan in 1874. Think about what you can see and the answer to these questions.


 * How do you think the game of rugby got to Japan?


 * Looking at how the players are dressed, the way the players are playing and the people watching the game - how do you think this sport has changed over time?



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=History of ball games =

In the introduction section there is information and an activity about the history of the Rugby World Cup. But ball games have been played for a much longer time than that. Games that are played by kicking and/or passing a ball have been recorded as far back as ancient Greek and Roman times. Different types of ball games developed in different countries and the way these games are played have changed over time.



In New Zealand, Maori developed a game called Ki-o-rahi which is played with two teams of seven players on a round field divided into zones. Points are scored by touching the 'pou' (field markers) and hitting a central 'tupu'(target).

You can see a video of how Ki-o-rahi is played at this link http://history-nz.org/kivid/kivid.html

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football

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Timeline
Do some research using library resources or on the internet to answer the following questions:


 * Where do ball games come from?
 * Where does the game of rugby come from?
 * What country does it come from originally?
 * When did we start playing rugby in our country?
 * How did the game get here?
 * Which countries play rugby now?
 * How do you think the game got there?

When you have found some answers create a poster that shows the important dates on a timeline. Other information or pictures you have found can be added to the poster to create a collage. You will be adding to your collage in the next activity. }}

=How and why has the game changed? =



While you were doing the previous activities in this section you will have seen that the game of rugby has changed over time. This could be in the way that it is played e.g. what people wear when playing. But sport is also a social and cultural activity and is affected by changes in society. Can you think of some of the ways sport has changed as a result of changes in society?

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How does sport change over time?
In this activity you are going to keep adding information to your poster that you created for the last activity. For this activity you are going to choose two topics from the list below and working with a partner you need to create a summary explaining how the topic you have selected has changed the game over time. This can be your own views but you can also do further research by asking your parents what they think, looking on the internet and using library resources. You can use words and pictures to create your summary and should add this to your poster.

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 * Rules of the game
 * Equipment used to play the game
 * Uniforms players wear
 * Women's World Cup
 * Under 17 World Cup and the Junior (Under 20) World Cup
 * Sports nutrition (what players eat and drink to help them stay healthy and play well)
 * Technology (eg sport on TV, pay to view, radio broadcasts, Internet etc)
 * Sponsorship by companies of things like venues, clothing
 * Advertising
 * Betting in sport
 * Politics (for example the protests against the Springbok tour to NZ in 1981)