0:00:03 > 0:00:05The crowd are going wild! CHEERING
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Here come the Footy Pups!
0:00:07 > 0:00:11# They play like a dream when they work as a team
0:00:11 > 0:00:15# Footy Pups Go, go, Footy Pups
0:00:15 > 0:00:18# There's Pickles and Rex and Geraldine next
0:00:18 > 0:00:21# Footy Pups Go, go, Footy Pups
0:00:22 > 0:00:26# Rozzie and Benny and Manager Freddie
0:00:26 > 0:00:30# Footy Pups Go, go, Footy Pups
0:00:30 > 0:00:34# There's Rachel too and, of course, all of you
0:00:34 > 0:00:38# Footy Pups Go, go, Footy Pups
0:00:38 > 0:00:41# Go, go, go, go Footy Pups! #
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Rachel Yankey, top international footballer
0:00:47 > 0:00:50and all-round sporting superstar.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54But when Rachel's not scoring goals for her team,
0:00:54 > 0:00:56she's playing with the Footy Pups.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02CHEERING
0:01:03 > 0:01:07Hi, everyone. We're all warmed up, so it's time to get moving.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Today, on my team we have...
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Number 1 - Alex.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Brilliant!
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Number 2 - Tommy.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21Super dribbling!
0:01:21 > 0:01:25Number 3 - Aisha.
0:01:25 > 0:01:26Well done!
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Number 4 - Niall.
0:01:30 > 0:01:31Yeah, I love that!
0:01:33 > 0:01:34Number 5 - Jessica.
0:01:36 > 0:01:37Fantastic skills!
0:01:39 > 0:01:40Number 6 - James.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Amazing!
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Also joining us are Pickles and Benny.
0:01:46 > 0:01:47LAUGHTER
0:01:49 > 0:01:51So that's today's team.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54OK, guys, gather round, it's team-talk time!
0:01:54 > 0:01:56CHEERING
0:01:56 > 0:01:58I've got a bit of a cold today
0:01:58 > 0:02:00but that's not going to stop us from playing.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Now, you might have noticed that the balls we're holding
0:02:03 > 0:02:05are not the normal football shape.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08But does anyone know what type of balls these are?
0:02:08 > 0:02:10- Alex?- Rugby balls.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Excellent, and that's because today we're going to be looking at rugby.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Rugby is a game where teammates throw the ball to each other.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20One of the ways they score points is by touching the ball on the floor.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21This is called a try.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24There are loads of similarities between football and rugby.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27But does anyone know what some of them might be?
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- Jessica?- Working as a team.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31Good. Anyone else?
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- James?- Passing the ball.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Excellent. So, in rugby, we pass the ball to each other by throwing.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Now, I'm used to playing football so I've invited along a friend of mine
0:02:41 > 0:02:43who knows a thing or two about rugby.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45WHISTLE BLOWS
0:02:45 > 0:02:49Tim Visser, international rugby superstar.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Tim plays for the Scottish national team
0:02:51 > 0:02:53and is most often found on the wing.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Being a good winger means Tim is a super scorer.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Woof! Woof!
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- Hi, Tim. Thanks for joining us. - Hi, Rachel. No problem.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05What things do we need to remember when we're handling a rugby ball?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07A rugby ball is a little bit shaped like an egg,
0:03:07 > 0:03:09which makes it a lot easier for us to hold onto it
0:03:09 > 0:03:13when we're running with it and when we're touching it on the ground.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15The three main things to remember are to have your thumbs on top,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18hold it tight and keep it close.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20OK, guys, let's all have a go.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- ALL:- Thumbs on top...
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- Hold it tight. - ALL:- Hold it tight.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Keep it close.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Now, Tim, you've set us up with a game.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- What do we need to do? - So you're split in pairs,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33you've got a rugby ball each.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36What you've got to do is run to the hoop, put it down and score a try.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39It's a little bit like scoring a goal in football.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Go!
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- Excellent tries.- Thumbs on top.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46You scored a try.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Hold it tight, Jessica. Good.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49Go, Alex! Brilliant!
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Niall, keep it close.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Score a try! That's it, thumbs on top of the ball, James.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57He's got the hang of this.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Keep it close to your chest. Well done, Aisha.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05Whilst these guys keep practising, here's a reminder for you at home.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08When handling a rugby ball, remember to...
0:04:08 > 0:04:13put your thumbs on top, hold it tight and keep it close.
0:04:14 > 0:04:15Woof! Woof!
0:04:15 > 0:04:18In your pairs you've got two orange cones and two blue cones
0:04:18 > 0:04:20and you're going to pass the ball back and forth to each other.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23In rugby, you can only pass the ball backwards.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25The player at the orange cone is going to face forward
0:04:25 > 0:04:28and pass backwards to the player at the blue cone.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Once you've thrown the ball, you need to run to the cone behind you
0:04:30 > 0:04:33and once you've caught the ball, run to the cone in front.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- Off you go!- Remember to throw the ball backwards!
0:04:37 > 0:04:41Thumbs on top, hold it tight, now look at where you want to pass it.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- Very good. - That's it, facing forward.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Excellent. And gently into her hands.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Excellent pass. Well done. Swap round.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Jessica, think about how you're holding it.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- Thumbs on top!- Well done.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Amazing stuff!
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Hands out. Now you're going to catch it in your little basket.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Right in his hands, good pass. Let's catch it. Oh!
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- Yeah! - You're brilliant at rugby, Pickles.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Thanks, Benny, but I didn't feel that good
0:05:10 > 0:05:13when we visited the All Bleats at the Valley Stadium.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Ha-ha! Oh, yeah!
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- Woof!- Woof
0:05:17 > 0:05:21My word, we're a long way from Pupton Park today
0:05:21 > 0:05:22at the Valley Stadium.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- We're in the mountains! - That's right, Rozzie.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27We're here to play a special game.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29THEY GASP
0:05:29 > 0:05:32I've never seen a football pitch like this before.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36All the lines are in different places.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38And the goals are huge!
0:05:38 > 0:05:41They're twice the size of normal ones.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Which means I'll score twice as many goals.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46And saving them will be twice as hard!
0:05:46 > 0:05:51Don't worry, Pickles, the game we're playing today isn't football.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53It's called rugby. Hup!
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Do we play with an egg?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58No, Rex, that's a rugby ball.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00It doesn't look like a ball.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Whoo! Aggh!
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Oh, it doesn't bounce like a ball, either.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Welcome to the All Bleats Stadium.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09Baaah!
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- ALL:- We're mountain goats, we're big and strong,
0:06:11 > 0:06:13we play rugby all day long.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15We love rugby, we love rugby.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16Baah! Baah! Yes, we do.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19We love rugby, we love rugby.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Baah! Baah! Yes, we do!
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Baah!
0:06:23 > 0:06:25- ALL:- Wow!- Watch closely, Pups.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29The aim of the game is to get the ball to the other end of the pitch
0:06:29 > 0:06:32without being tackled and losing it.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35You can pass the ball but it has to go backwards.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Once you get to the end of the pitch,
0:06:39 > 0:06:43you touch the ball on the ground and score five points.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46That's called scoring a try.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47Naah!
0:06:47 > 0:06:50After you score a try, you can kick the ball
0:06:50 > 0:06:55between the posts and over the BAA-AR for two extra points.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58That's what we call a conversion.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Erm, where does the goalie stand?
0:07:00 > 0:07:03We don't have goalies in rugby.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05I was worried he was going to say that!
0:07:05 > 0:07:07You've got to feel for the young keeper here,
0:07:07 > 0:07:10as the All Bleats kick off, he doesn't know where to stand.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14I'll get it!
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Allez... Whoops!
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Oh!
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Here comes the speedy Pup.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- Oh!- Nice passing back from the All Bleats there,
0:07:23 > 0:07:27but I'm not sure Pickles has got the right idea.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- Ha-ha!- That's a try. - Did I save it?
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Five points to the All Bleats.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34I smell trouble.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38If the Goats kick the ball over the bar, they'll get another two points.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Don't worry, I'll save it!
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Maah!
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Oh, there's no way I could save that.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50It's 7-0 to the Goats and while poor Pickles reaches new heights on the
0:07:50 > 0:07:54rugby pitch, the Cheer-fleaders have an even bigger performance plan.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- ALL:- Brrrr!
0:07:57 > 0:07:58Come on, Fleas.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00When we reach the top of this mountain
0:08:00 > 0:08:03we can perform the highest Cheer-fleader chant ever!
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- ALL:- Brrrr! - My pom-poms have frozen!
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Woof! Woof!
0:08:09 > 0:08:11I'm going to score with a super kick.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Woof!
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Oh! Here come the Goats.
0:08:16 > 0:08:17Whaa!
0:08:18 > 0:08:22Oh, they threw it round me!
0:08:22 > 0:08:23How did they catch that?
0:08:26 > 0:08:28They're too good at dodging.
0:08:28 > 0:08:29Oh!
0:08:31 > 0:08:34I miss football!
0:08:35 > 0:08:37That was close.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40The ball has gone out of play and now the half-time whistle has gone,
0:08:40 > 0:08:42but the All Bleats are still winning 7-0.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44THEY SIGH
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Playing rugby is impossible.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49I'm just no good when I'm not a goalie.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Don't lose heart, Pickles.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Trying a new sport is always tough.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57But Freddie, those Goats are unstoppable.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00They're good at catching, throwing and dodging.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Catching, throwing and dodging?
0:09:03 > 0:09:06But I use all those skills when I'm in goal.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Of course! If we get the ball to Pickles,
0:09:09 > 0:09:13he can use his football goalie moves out on the rugby pitch.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17He can throw, catch and dodge us to victory!
0:09:17 > 0:09:19I hope you're right.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22With the second-half about to start the Cheer-fleaders
0:09:22 > 0:09:24must surely be at the top of that mountain by now.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27We did it!
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Oh, hang on, just a little further.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32THEY SIGH
0:09:32 > 0:09:33My nose is frozen now!
0:09:35 > 0:09:36So as we start the second-half,
0:09:36 > 0:09:40the All Bleats are already away with the ball.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Here goes. Let's try a dodge.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Baaah! I can't get past.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Whoa!
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- BOTH:- We'll catch it.
0:09:50 > 0:09:51Got it!
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Allez hup! Maybe I can try a throw.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Catching like Pickles, too!
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Uh-oh, time to have a go at a throw!
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Catch. Dodge, dodge, dodge,
0:10:08 > 0:10:10and touch it on the ground.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- Ta-da!- ALL:- Whoo-hoo!
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Goodness, what wonderful rugby skills.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Pickles scores his first try.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19It's now only 7-5 to the Goats.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Well done, Pickles!
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Now you've scored a try, you can have a go at a conversion kick.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28OK, but I'm not sure I can do it.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- ALL:- Yippee, we've reached the top!
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- ECHO:- Top, top, top...
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Hang on, what if the Pups can't hear us from up here?
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- ECHO:- Here, here, here...
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Let's try a really loud chant, everyone.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- ALL:- To score some points here's a trick -
0:10:44 > 0:10:47pretend your conversion is a big goal kick.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- ECHO:- Kick, kick, kick...
0:10:49 > 0:10:53I see, it's just like a big goal kick.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54Ready.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Ruff! Ha-ha!
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- ALL:- Oh, wow.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01What a fantastic conversion.
0:11:01 > 0:11:07That gives the Pups two more points, making the match a draw, 7-7.
0:11:07 > 0:11:08How are we going to get down?
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Come on, Cheer-fleaders, follow me.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Yippee!
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Baah! Nice kick, Pickles.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Oh, thanks! I'm beginning to like rugby almost as much as football.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24I wonder what happened to the ball.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28- CHEER-FLEADERS: - Go, go, go, Pickles!
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Whoo!
0:11:30 > 0:11:33I think Pickles might try playing rugby again.
0:11:33 > 0:11:34Woof! Woof!
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Oh, well done in our match against the All Bleats, Pickles.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Thanks, Benny.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44- Hi, guys.- BOTH:- Hi, Rachel!
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- Can I join in?- Sure, you can go over there and I'll throw you the ball.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Brilliant.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- Pickles, over here.- Ready?!
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Ruff!
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Do you guys remember how to handle a rugby ball?
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Remember to put your thumbs on top,
0:12:03 > 0:12:06hold it tight and keep it close.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13- OK, guys, who fancies a game? - THEY CHEER
0:12:13 > 0:12:15So I've split you up into two teams.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17We've got Tim's Tigers. Give me a growl.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- ALL:- Grrrr!
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Scary. And we've got Rachel's Rhinos. Give me a stampede.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- ALL:- Yeah!
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Oh, fantastic!
0:12:26 > 0:12:30Let's take a look with the Footy Pups to find out how to play.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33(Come and have a look.)
0:12:33 > 0:12:35To play this game you need to throw and catch.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39When the whistle blows, the first player throws the rugby ball
0:12:39 > 0:12:40backwards to the next.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43That player then throws it backwards to the last player,
0:12:43 > 0:12:45who runs and scores the try.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47That's when you touch the ball to the ground.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- Whoo-hoo!- Then everyone swaps places and starts again.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52The winners of this game will be the team
0:12:52 > 0:12:56who scores the most tries before the final whistle blows.
0:12:56 > 0:12:57Woof! Woof!
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- Three, two, one... - WHISTLE BLOWS
0:13:00 > 0:13:03First up, it's Rachel's Rhinos and it's James to Jessica.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Can she score? Amazing stuff.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Swap round, swap, swap.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10- Well done.- Thumbs on top.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Super catch, Alex.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15James's turn to score a try. Awesome!
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Jessica is looking for that ball, passes to Alex.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21She misses. Great recovery, Alex. What a try!
0:13:22 > 0:13:24- Ready, go! And again.- Good throwing.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28Keep it close, keep it close. Score it.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- Swapsies.- Yeah!- Time's against them.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33How many more can they score?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Hold on to that ball, Holly, nice and tight.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38They're trying to score as many as they can.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- Well done.- Score, Alex.- Yeah!
0:13:42 > 0:13:43And time.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46It's all over, but can Tim's Tigers do any better?
0:13:46 > 0:13:50Go! Good pass, Tommy. Score it.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53He runs to the line and a great early try from Niall
0:13:53 > 0:13:56as they swap around. So now it's Niall to Tommy.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- Thumbs on top, keep passing it. Good pass.- Excellent.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- Top try, Aisha. - Look at who you're passing to.
0:14:03 > 0:14:04That's it, look for Niall.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Niall to Tommy. Oh, he's dropped it. Good recovery.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Yeah!
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Twist your upper body and pass that ball.
0:14:12 > 0:14:13Great advice, Rachel.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- Keep it close and score. - Fantastic teamwork here.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- BOTH:- Yeah!- Well done. - Swap, swap, swap.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23Time's almost up. Tim's Tigers are up against it.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27- That's a high one. - Nice, Aisha. Pass it on. Score it!
0:14:27 > 0:14:28- This is close.- Yeah!
0:14:28 > 0:14:31WHISTLE BLOWS It's all over! Let's have a replay.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Both teams were fantastic at throwing the ball
0:14:34 > 0:14:38and terrific at scoring try after try, but who were today's winners?
0:14:38 > 0:14:42Let's go to Footy Pups' Pickles and Benny for the final score.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47Rachel's Rhinos scored nine tries and Tim's Tigers scored ten,
0:14:47 > 0:14:49making them today's winners.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54My team today have been heroic at handling rugby balls.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57We've run with the ball,
0:14:57 > 0:15:00we've thrown the ball and we've scored tries.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05All thanks to international rugby star Tim Visser.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07That's it for today, guys.
0:15:07 > 0:15:08Well done, everyone.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Now you've got the skill, remember to pass it on.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12THEY CHEER