An A grade or International Rugby match is designated to consist of 2 40 minute halves.
However the referee is the sole judge of time. If he starts and stops his watch slightly differently to the field it can run a little longer. the time is also only up when there is a stoppage of play. so if the attacking team has possession time will be up once they either kick it out or cause and infringement
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There are 40 minutes per half in rugby. However, the rule is the half does not finsih until the ball goes out of play or a stoppage occurs which means a game can have more than 40 minutes in the half.
Usually 15 mins but it can be extended at the refs discretion for unusual circumstances such as pitch invasion/injury or other special circumstances.. However I believe both captains must agree if it goes on too long!
The total duration of game is 80minutes, 40minutes in each half with a half-time of 10 min.
It is usually halfway through the game at the 40 minute mark and lasts 10 minutes maxinum