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The Game
The Game of Rugby permitted handling the ball but no-one was allowed to run with the ball towards the opposite goal. -
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Innovation in Rugby
The Innovation of running with the ball at Rugby school was introduced sometime between 1835 and 1850 -
In the early days
in the early days of Footballbefore codification there werre no recognized unifroms or rules! -
the Rules
The work to draw up the first rules of Rugby Footballstarted on 25 August 1845 and ended on 28th August. The work was done by three senior pupils at Rugby School after they received instructions to codify the game of Football. -
did you know that not all pitches are the same size?
The length of the Pitchmust be between 100yds and 130yds and the width not lees than 50yds and no more than 100yds -
number of players
originaly the number of players was not limited, and thier were no formal playing positons. in 1871 the number of players was limited to 20 on each side. -
rugby in the Olmpics
The olympics was resurrected in modern times by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a French educator. He formed the international Olympic committee (IOC) in 1894 and
introduced rugby to the second games in 1900 -
Equipment in Rugby
The Equipment uesd in Rugby are The Rugby Boot, Scrum Cap, and some times Shoulder pads, But any kind of padding is limited to only 1cm of padding
