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Its origins are associated with William Web Ellis a student of Rugby School, Warwickshire. England Who in 1823 picked up a football and instead of retreating backwards as the rules of the day required he ran forward toward his opponents goals carrying the ball.

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Too right we did! William Webb Ellis, a pupil at Rugby School, picked up the ball and ran with it, during a game of football (soccer) and Rugby Football was born!

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