Jack Whitehall learns to tell his rucks from his mauls with Martin Johnson and Lawrence Dallaglio

James Benge9 September 2015

Excitement is building ahead of the Rugby World Cup, with millions of England fans looking forward to the 48 matches to come over September and October.

However a survey by Samsung has warned that 65 per cent of those intending to watch the planet’s third biggest sporting event don’t understand all of the rules.

In fact a whopping 43 per cent don’t even know which way the ball is supposed to be passed.

Happily Jack Whitehall is at hand to discover the difference between a ruck and maul along with several of England’s greatest ever rugby players, including World Cup-winning captain Martin Johnson and most-capped international Jason Leonard.

The Samsung School of Rugby brought the hard knocks for comedian Whitehall, who found himself trapped in a maul with Johnson and Lawrence Dallaglio.

The study also revealed several concerning gaps in fans knowledge, with 70 per cent not knowing the value of a try and 30 per cent being unable to sing 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot'.

The masterclasses featuring England and rugby legends Lawrence Dallaglio, Martin Johnson and comedian Jack Whitehall are available free on YouTube: Samsung School of Rugby

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in