What was rugby equipment like in 1823?

Answer 1

The game did not exist as Rugby at that time - Its formation did not occur until 1870 - However, at the time that Webb Ellis played the football game that led to Rugby its record that the goals posts were simply jackes laid down in 2 piles to form the goal line, the ball was a mis-shapen pig's bladder of a ball and rugby boots were actually school shoes or hob-nail boots