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William Webb-Ellis invented Rugby by picking up the ball and running with it.....whilst playing football, also known as soccer today.

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Soccer, the story goes that rugby was invented when a boy playing soccer became bored by the rules and took up the ball.

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Football came first as rugby came from a cheater who played football in a pe lesson and picked up the ball, in a English town called rugby.

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Rugby starting concept 1823 American Football in 1865

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soccer

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rugby

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rugby

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