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Rugby was first started by a boy called web Ellis who when playing football with his friend s at a school in a place called rugby picked up the ball ran the lenght of the field and put the ball down on the opposite goal line andd the head teacher who was watching said "well that's not not a goal but it was a bloody great try!" that's how rugby first started then it was taken up by other schools/places and eventually got turnd into a sport but didnt have many rules at the time and i think big English schools like cambridge developed some rules and always played by them
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What sports is a form of football developed in England?
Rugby
Which English city was rugby invented in?
It was first developed in the town of Rugby at Rugby School. Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, in the West Midlands of England.
When did french rugby become an international sport?
Rugby is an English sport, developed at Rugby School, also played by the French
What sport is a of football developed in England?
Rugby
What country is rugby created?
rugby originated in england, great britain, in a place called rugby from england,uk, in a place called rugby
What sport is a form of football and was developed in England?
Rugby
Which is older football or rugby?
Football is older. Rugby was developed by Webb Ellis as a result from him picking up the ball and putting it in the goal with his hands
What country invented a rugby ball?
There were first developed in the UK in Rugby where the school reputed to be the starting point is based.
When and where was rugby developed?
By William Webb Ellis who was an English Anglican clergyman who is famous for being the alleged inventor of rugby at Rugby School in the latter end of 1823 when he was about 15 years old.
When was rugby first properly played?
The formalised written rules where created and issued on August 28th 1845. The game then developed from this point as "Rugby Football".
What varients are therefor rugby union?
Excluding the league code as this is technically a variant as it was developed out of the Union code Touch rugby Tag Severns womens youth these are the basic recognised versions
Why does Australia play rugby?
When the concept was taken to the Southern Hemisphere by settlers from the UK and Europe the game was embraced and developed from there.
