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Is rugby a scottish sport

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Rugbygirl96

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14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Scotland are one of the first nations to play Rugby Union, indeed the first ever international match was between Scotland and England. However, Rugby was invented in 1876 in England. Scotland did invent Rugby sevens though, the shorter version of the game in Melrose in 1883.

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