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Underwater Rugby

Underwater rugby is a CMAS underwater team game in a deep swimming pool. Teams use mask, snorkel, fins and a sinking ball to score in baskets on the pool bottom; contact around the ball is part of play, not rugby-union tries, kicks or drop goals.

LevelVariant FamilyAquatics Family CategoryWater sport / underwater team game

AI-generated illustration: Underwater Rugby — AI-generated illustration

Classification

Category Water sport / underwater team game

Family Aquatics Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung 3D team game in a deep pool with sinking ball and basket goals on the pool bottom.

Geeignet für Suitable for water-confident people who want intense team contact, tactics and breath control.

Cost Moderate with club and loan gear; deep pool, supervision and water competence are mandatory. Club fee, pool time, mask, snorkel, fins, cap, ball, competition entries and possible travel. Underwater rugby club, VDST/CMAS-adjacent underwater sports club or university sport. Contact only within the rule framework and always under supervision; breath management…

First progress Descending, ball reception and positional sense become clearer after several practices.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

deep pool
mask
snorkel
fins
water-polo cap
sinking ball
underwater baskets
supervision

First steps

find a club with deep pool
practise fins and descents
learn ball reception and passing lanes
build contact rules slowly
train short 3D plays

Underwater rugby club, VDST/CMAS underwater sport group or trial practice in a deep pool.

Play only with club supervision, clear contact rules, breathing recovery, substitution routine and pool safety.

Weitere Angaben

Tags underwater-rugby, water-sport, aquatics-familie, wassersport-unterwasser-teamspiel, unterwasserrugby, water-sport-underwater-team-game

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Place the sinking ball in the opponent's basket on the pool bottom.

Teilnehmer

Two teams with in-water players and substitutes.

Teamgröße

six in the water plus substitutes by rule.

Spielfeld

Deep underwater field with baskets.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Goals by ball in the underwater basket.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

mask
snorkel
fins
cap
sinking ball
underwater baskets

Wichtige Regelpunkte

contact without ball context
hitting/kicking/scratching
equipment grabbing
lifting ball out of water
holding the basket

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

CMAS
Confederation Mondiale des Activites Subaquatiques (CMAS)

HOW TO/REGULATIONS CMAS · official-rules · high
Regeln im Unterwasser-Rugby VDST · federation-beginner-guide · high
What is Underwater Rugby? Underwater Rugby Australia · official-guide · medium