What are the basic objectives of play?

What are the basic objectives of play?

Mike Schmid (Director of Rugby, Esher RFC) gives expert video advice on: What are the basic objectives of play?; How long does each match last?; How big is the pitch? and more...

The basic objective of play is obviously to finish the game with more points than your opponent. In order to do that there's a variety of methods, but essentially we're trying to retain the ball, put it through as many phases as need be, and score underneath the post.