How is rugby said to have begun?

Answer 1

Rugby is said to have begun when a young school boy, William Webb Ellis who attended Rugby school, England in the 1823, picked up the ball and ran with it during a game of football which at the time was actually allowed. However, the rule was that the ball carrrier had to run back toward their own team to pass the ball. Web Ellis disregarded this and ran FORWARD carrying the ball but passed backward as we see today. Later in 1872 The Football Association was formed and outlawed the ball carrying rule. Those that liked this concept movd away from them and formed the Rugby Football Union. The laws were created in London and the game was formalised.. The game then developed into what was now known as rugby football but is now more commonly known as rugby. Rugby has now evolved into two sports know as Union and League, the rules differ slightly when it comes to the tackle area and restarting the phases of play but the main principles remain the same. The rugby world cup has the words "Webb Ellis Cup" engraved on it.