Wednesbury Rugby Club is a rugby union club based in Wednesbury, West Midlands, UK. It was founded in 1921 and is the home of the world's record braking tallest rugby posts.
Fabricated from steel tube by Irvon steel in the West Midlands and then galvanized Wednesbury Rugby Club's world record breaking posts are 38.26m high above the ground.
They are at Wednesbury Rugby Club West Midlands, UK, just off the M6 motorway J9. The club was founded in 1921 and is the home of the world's tallest rugby posts. They were fabricated from steel tube by Irvon steel and galvanized by Joseph Ash, Wednesbury Rugby Club's world record breaking posts are 38.26m high above the ground, and needed a special crane brought in to help erect them.
There are no records of this- The height of posts are specific to the IRB regulations
There are no records of this- The height of posts are specific to the IRB regulations
They are called Goal Posts in both codes
From the International Rugby Board's website... 1.4 DIMENSIONS FOR GOAL POSTS AND CROSSBAR(a) The distance between the two goal posts is 5.6 metres.(b) The crossbar is placed between the two goal posts so that its top edge is 3.0 metres from the ground.(c) The minimum height of the goal posts is 3.4 metres.(d) When padding is attached to the goal posts the distance from the goal line to the external edge of the padding must not exceed 300mm.
There are two uprights.
Rugby field dimensions include the posts - 5.6 metres wide. The top edge of the cross bar is 3.0 metres from the ground. The minimum height of the posts is 3.4 metres.
On the goal line at each end of the pitch centred to the touch lines
a sport where you try and aim for the goal posts and score points to win and climb up the rugby league/union board and become first!
(*)The distance between the two goal posts is 5.6 metres. (*)The crossbar is placed between the two goal posts so that its top edge is 3.0 metres from the ground. (*)The minimum height of the goal posts is 3.4 metres. (*)When padding is attached to the goal posts the distance from the goal line to the external edge of the padding must not exceed 300mm
The Rules of Rugby Union (from the International Rugby Board's website) state 1.4 (a) The distance between the two goal posts is 5.6 metres. (b) The crossbar is placed between the two goal posts so that its top edge is 3.0 metres from the ground.
Nicholas Lenaz - Rugby During a game on Sunday, June 19, 2011 Nicholas Lenaz tried to stop an attacker from scoring and ran into the goal posts, knocking them to the ground.
Rugby field dimensions include the posts - 5.6 metres wide. The top edge of the cross bar is 3.0 metres from the ground. The minimum height of the posts is 3.4 metres.