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Title: Any French speaking sport fans? Need a little help
Post by: Pei on October 11, 2004, 05:27:10 AM

I'm hoping some kind person can help me with the French versions of some common Rugby (Union) terms (to go with a list of variations I have for the English versions):

This is what I have so far (alternatives in brackets):

Scoring:
Try                                         Essai
Penalty Try                            Essai de pénalité?
Conversion                            Transformation
Drop Goal                             Drop?
Penalty Goal                          But?

In Game:
Tackle                                    ?
Scrum                                    ?
Lineout                                  ?
Ruck                                      ?
Maul                                      ?
Turnover                                ?
Knock-on                               ?
Pass                               ?
Penalty                                  Pénalité
Free Kick                                ?
Yellow Card                           Carton
Red Card                                 Expulsion

Players:
Player                                     Joueur
Captain                                   Captain?

Player Positions:
Forwards (collectively)          ?
1 Tight Head Prop                  Pilier
2 Hooker                                Talonneur
3 Loose Head Prop                 Pilier
4 (Left) Lock                          Deuxième ligne (Seconde ligne?)
5 (Right) Lock                        Deuxième ligne (Seconde ligne?)
6 Blind-side Flanker               Troisième lignes  aile
7 Open-side Flanker               Troisième lignes  aile
8 Number Eight                      Troisième lignes  centre

Backs   (collectively)              ?
9 Scrum Half                          Demi de mêlée
10 Fly Half                             Demi d'ouverture
11 (Left) Wing                       Trois-quarts aile (Ailier?)
12 Inside Centre                     Trois-quarts centre
13 Outside Centre                  Trois-quarts centre    
14 (Right) Wing                     Trois-quarts aile (Ailier?)
15 Fullback                            Arrière

Can anybody confirm what I have, fill in the question marks, correct spellings/case etc.?

Merci!

Title: Re: Any French speaking sport fans? Need a little help
Post by: Saintaw on October 11, 2004, 05:39:11 AM

Penalty Goal  Tir de pénalite (we commonly call it a.. penalty)
Pass                               Faire une passe
Free Kick                                Tir gratuit?
Forwards (collectively)          Avants
Backs   (collectively)              Arrières


I can give you these, but am not a sports fan... so don't take it for granted :)

Title: Any French speaking sport fans? Need a little help
Post by: Spooky on October 11, 2004, 06:15:23 AM

FREE KICK = coup franc

Title: Any French speaking sport fans? Need a little help
Post by: straffo on October 11, 2004, 06:30:55 AM

Arggggg  pretty hard questions :)
but google is your friend :

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/cd91/regle-du-jeu_2002_2003.pdf

Especially check the definition part

Title: Any French speaking sport fans? Need a little help
Post by: straffo on October 11, 2004, 06:54:22 AM

I'll prefix my contribution by *s*

Drop Goal
*s* coup de pied tombé
Penalty Goal
*s* But sur pénalité
Tackle
*s*  plaquage
Scrum
*s* mélée
Lineout
*s*  Alignement
Ruck
*s* ruck :p Mêlée spontanée
Maul
*s* maul ...
Pass
*s* passe
Free Kick
*s* Coup de pied franc
Yellow Card
*s* Carton jaune
Red Card
*s* carton rouge

Captain
*s* Capitaine


Forwards
*s* Avants (le pack)
4 (Left) Lock Deuxième ligne (Seconde ligne?)
*s* both are used

Backs (collectively) ?
*s* Arrières

Title: Any French speaking sport fans? Need a little help
Post by: Pei on October 11, 2004, 06:09:50 PM

Thanks all! Now I only need to find out the versions in Spanish, Japanese, Roumanian  and Afrikaans... :)

Title: Any French speaking sport fans? Need a little help
Post by: Lizking on October 11, 2004, 06:24:09 PM

How can you have an intelligent discourse on Rugby and not have the term "elephant walk" part of the discussion?