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This is one of those questions that is difficult to actual define. The ball that was first used by Web Ellis and the students of Rugby School was in actual fact ROUND. This because it was a soccer ball (football in the uk). However, Richard Lindon (1816 - 1887) and William Gilbert (1799-1877) started making balls for Rugby school out of hand stitched, four-panel, leather casings and pigs' bladders. Both men owned boot and shoe making businesses located close to Rugby school.
There is no record as to when the ball became less round and more oval in shape but there is a reference in Tom Brown's school days by Thomas Hughes, an old boy from Rugby school, i.e. "the new ball you may see lie there, quite by itself, in the middle, pointing towards the school goal" which indicates that the ball had become more oval by 1835 when the game was supposed to have taken place.
The size and shape of the ball was not written into the rules until 1892:
- Length 11 to 11 1/4 inches
- Circumference (end on) 30 to 31 inches
- Circumference (in width) 25 1/2 to 26 inches
- Weight: 12 to 13 ounces
- Hand sewn with not less than 8 stitches to the inch
The ball size and shape is now governed by IRB regulations.
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What country invented a rugby ball?
There were first developed in the UK in Rugby where the school reputed to be the starting point is based.
Who invented American foot ball?
Walter Camp was a pioneer of American football, though it was not invented, but derived from Europe's rugby
Which came first football or rugby?
William Webb-Ellis invented rugby by picking up the ball and running with it.....whilst playing football, also known as soccer today.
Which ball is bigger a rugby ball or an American baseball?
A rugby ball
What kind of ball is used in rugby?
Its a rugby ball
What is the rugby ball called?
A Rugby Ball. there are no other names for it
What is the ball you play rugby with called?
Its called "A Rugby Ball" simple as that - There are different manufactures of these balls but they are all a rugby ball
What sport was invented first football or soccer?
Football ( rugby ) was invented from soccer, when some kids picked the ball up and decided to run with it and it is named rugby because that was the name of the school (in england) where the kids did that
What happened when rugby was invented?
No one is sure when or where the first person picked up a ball and ran with it. Rugby (the game) is called Rugby because it was first place to write down rules. The Rugby game was written down after William Webb Ellis picked up a ball and ran with it. He was in a football match when he grew tired of kicking the ball and he picked it up.
How was the rugby ball originally made?
how was the rugby ball originally made
What is rugby played with?
A rugby ball
Who invented rugby and how do you play?
Many people believe that the game of rugby was created in 1823 when, one, William Webb Ellis 'with fine disregard for the rules of football, as played in his time at Rugby school, first took the ball in his arms and ran with it, thus originating the distinctive feature of the game of Rugby'.
