The game evolved from Football (now called soccer as well) In 1823 William Web Ellis was playing the game at his school. In those days hadling the ball was allowed but the rules of football required the player carring the ball to retire backward to make a pass to a team mate. They could not run forward with that ball. Web Ellis picked up the ball in such a game and ran forward toward the opposing goals. The games played after this at the school and then in ubiversities found people running with the ball in hand. Then in October 26th 1863 the formation of the Football Association occured and rules of play were developed. This removed handling the ball and hacking, hacking was basically kicking the legs from under a player with the ball. Because of the handling rule change. Meeting were hald with clubs who fought against the removal of the ball carrying idea. By the sixth meeting, a schism had clearly arisen and the 11 Rugby clubs, led by Blackheath, declined to join the Football Association. The Birth of Rugby now occured with the 11 teams forming the Rugby Football Union".
The team Rugby Football Union stayed in place and is still used today .
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The first player ever to do this was welsh ledgend Jonhathon Davies.
1864 - The first Australian rugby football club was established at Sydney University. 1874 - The Southern Rugby Union - later changed to New South Wales Rugby Union - is formed at a meeting at the Oxford Hotel in Sydney.
Union: 1995
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The canterbury rugby union was formed in 1879 and governs the sport of Rugby Union in parts of New Zealand. It was the first such organization in New Zealand.
Rugby Canada (also known as the Canadian Rugby Union) is the governing body who are in charge of the Canadian rugby union. It was first established within Canada in the year 1974.
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There are 13 players on a Rugby league team compared to 15 on a rugby union team.
The union code started in 1872 and was introduced by British merchants - league came in 1895
There are 13 players on a rugby league team compared to 15 on a rugby union team.
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