The IRB Regulations state that a field of play shall NOT exceed 70 metres in width
2 on the pitch. If you talk of world wide there is estimated to be some 1 million
Rugby
A rugby pitch is slightly larger then a soccer pitch.
A rugby pitch shall be no longer than 100 meters by 70 meters wide A Gaelic football pitch is Length - 130m minimum and 145 maximum Width - 80m minimum and 90 maximum
Its refered to a rugby pitch and the whole area is called the rugby ground, this included that stands etc.
rugby pitch
rugby pitch or stadium
Stadium or on a rugby pitch. The pitch will refer directly to the playing area
Rugby - That is its name world wide.
Oblong
Same area as the normal rugby field. It's not a pitch, its a field. 100m long.
This is the playing area of the rugby ground. The "pitch" is an original word used when the game was concieved in 1843. A pitch is a term for a grassed playing area