Why I chose to read Winger By: Andrew Smith

I chose to read Winger because I always wondered what rugby was like and how its played. I learned that (in simple terms) rugby is football without padding, with a few more added regulations. Instead of just crossing the end-zone, you have to set the ball down in the end-zone and then the kicker comes and kicks it from wherever you set the ball into the goalpost. You can also have a scrum which is where packs of opposing players interlock themselves for possession of the ball. Andrew Smith did an amazing job at describing the sport by describing it in a way that anyone would be able to understand. He also compared it to other sports you may relate to, like football. In the book are also drawings of rugby by: Sam Bosma. This gives you a visual on the sport rugby.