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Is rugby a toponym?
Yes the name for the sport rugby came from the place (Rugby School) where the sport was first played
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.
How did rugby union and rugby league come to be?
Rugby came to be when William Webb Ellis picked up a soccer ball and ran with it at an England School (at Rugby school in Rugby, warwickshire, hence the name) therefore the rugby union world cup named after the founder William webb Ellis. Rugby league was formed from rugby union
Which teams came third and fourth in the 2007 rugby world cup finals?
France came 4th and Argentina came 3rd
Where did the ball shape of the rugby came from?
James Harrison 1879-1946
Which was first to France rugby league or rugby union?
The union code started in 1872 and was introduced by British merchants - league came in 1895
Who came up the name touchdown?
It comes from rugby, where a player has to literally touch the ball down in the end zone for the score to count. American football -- which evolved from rugby -- originally required players to touch the ball down, too. The rule was eventually eliminated, but the name of the score stuck.
Is gareth thomas welsh rugby player gay?
He came out in 2009. Yes.
Why all blacks like rugby?
Rugby has been a very well followed and involved sport siince the late 1800 when the game came to the country.
What sport came from football?
Football didnt have any sport come from it however, Football came from a sport known as rugby.
The game of football came from the games of?
Soccer became Rugby that became American Football.
What came first Rugby League Football or Irish Gaelic Football?
Gaelic football was first codified in 1887 rugby football league goes back to 1895
