When and where was rugby invented?

Answer 1

It started in its rawest format in Rugby School, Rugby Warwickshire England in 1823. In those days football (soccer) was played and included being able to handle the ball. However, the ball carrier had to retreat toward his own team members to pass the ball. William Web Ellis a student of the school decided that rather than catch the ball and retreat he would advance toward the opponents goal line. This move became favorite with the boy of that school who on leaving took the idea with them to universities where they continued to carry the ball forward. Later in 1800's the Football Association decided that ball carrying would cease. The people and especially universities disliked this idea and set about creating a union of their own. This was to become The Rugby Football Union and such teams as Guys hospital and Cambridge University headed up the building of the new Union One of the oldest "club" teams in the UK from that time is Blackheath who still play the game today

Answer 2

At the Rugby school in England. William Webb Ellis was frustrated with his teams inablilty to score, so he picked up the ball and ran it in to the goal, touched it down and asked if that counted as a goal. He was told no, but it was a good try.