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Rugby | History & Rules | Britannica
rugby, football game played with an oval ball by two teams of 15 players (in rugby union play) or 13 players (in rugby league play). Both rugby union and rugby league have their origins in the style of football played at Rugby School in England.

The Real History of Rugby | Britannica - Encyclopedia Britannica
Rugby, a contact-based style of football, has its origins in 19th-century England. According to legend, the sport was born when William Webb Ellis, a student at Rugby School, defied the rules by picking up the ball and running during a football game in 1823.

Rugby - Origins, Expansion, Popularity | Britannica
Rugby - Origins, Expansion, Popularity: Rugby rapidly spread from its elitist origins in England, Scotland, and Ireland to middle- and working-class men in the north of England and in Wales and to the British colonies in South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

rugby summary | Britannica
rugby, Football sport made up of two variant codes—rugby union and rugby league. The sport was first developed in the 1820s at Rugby School in England. In 1895 a dispute over professionalism between the Rugby Football Union and several clubs in northern England led to the creation of rugby league (always a professional sport).

rugby - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
According to legend, rugby began at Rugby School in England in 1823. During a soccer game, a student named William Webb Ellis picked up the ball with his hands and ran with it. This went against the rules of soccer, which ban the use of the hands. But it led to the creation of rugby.

Rugby - Australia, Rules, Origins | Britannica
By the 1880s matches between teams representing New South Wales and New Zealand began, as rugby in Australia remained largely confined to the big east coast cities of Sydney and Brisbane. The national Australian Rugby Union was not formed until 1949.

American football | Definition, History, Leagues, Rules, & Facts ...
American football is the version of the sport of football that evolved from English rugby and soccer (association football). American football, played with 11 on each side, originated in North America, primarily in the United States, where it eventually became the country’s leading spectator sport.

Football (soccer) | History, Game, Rules, & Significant Players ...
Thus, the “handling” game of rugby remained outside the newly formed Football Association (FA). Indeed, by 1870 all handling of the ball except by the goalkeeper was prohibited by the FA.

Australian rules football | History, Rules, & Facts | Britannica
The rules agreed to by the committee on May 17, 1859, were a compromise between those of several English public schools, notably Winchester, Harrow, and Rugby. Players were allowed to handle the ball but not to run farther than necessary to kick it.

Sports | Definition, History, Examples, & Facts | Britannica
Sports are physical contests pursued for the goals and challenges they entail. Popular sports include football (soccer), gridiron football, basketball, baseball, ice hockey, field hockey, cricket, tennis, rugby, and golf. Learn more about the development and history of sports in this article.

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