How did rugby became popular?

Answer 1

The code of football later known as Rugby union can be traced to three events: the .... Other rugby clubs followed this lead and did not join the Football Association. .... In practice the rule has only been applied to the sports of soccer, and rugby, in

the 19th century rugby unions where running casualties in sport then created the first life time game in a rugby staduim

Answer 2

The game, initial played by public school boys in the UK moved to the University's and forces of the time as these students moved on. The game then became very much a well to do mans game. However, more and more people especially through the University process came in to contact with the raw game of the time and this spread to those in local village teams and town teams especially in the northern areas of the industrial UK and across to Wales through mining communities. The split from the Football association was a major turning point with formal rules being developed and used. The game moved to the Southern Hemisphere with people emigrating from the UK .

Answer 3

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