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Apparently on placing the ball over the line after making his legendary run, William Webb Ellis asked his Sportsmaster: "Was it a goal?" The Sportsmaster replied: "No, but it was a good try." I read something different. It's called a "try" because when Rugby was first played a touchdown was only worth one point and its real value to a team was to give them the the right to try to kick a goal (a conversion kick). This was worth three points. So people celebratied this chance to try to score a goal, winning the "try", not the mere one point touchdown itself.
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