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A rugby union pitch never exceeds 100 metres
The playing area is capped at 100 by 70 metres, with in-goal areas beyond Law 1 of rugby union allows a field of play of 94 to 100 metres in length and 68 to 70 metres in width. Behind each try line the in-goal area adds between 6 and 22 metres. Painted lines at 5 and 15 metres from touch guide lineouts, and the halfway line splits the field. It sits in Mondo's sports collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.
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A rugby union pitch never exceeds 100 metres: the short answers
- Where does this come from, and can I check it?
- The playing area is capped at 100 by 70 metres, with in-goal areas beyond. The figure is taken from World Rugby, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
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