Rugby

Rugby

1823

In 1823 Is when William Webb Ellis Created Rugby by picking a ball and starting to run with it,
William Webb Ellis was born on 24 November 1806, Salford, United Kingdom and went to University of Oxford and Brasenose College.

Official Rule book made

1841

1841 was when they made the official Rule book.
it. was created by Leonard Maton in January 26th in 1871
before the game would be played by ball being thrown into the ground again from the spot where it crossed the line, and not where it first pitched into touch,

First British Team

1865

The first British team named the Guy's Hospital Football Club by old boys from Rugby school which is still a team being played till this day and is the oldest rugby club.

First international match played between England and Wales.

1871

1871
First international match between Scotland versus England and score was 41-1

RFU

1871

1871 was the Rugby Union was first made (RFU)
In 1871, English clubs met to form the Rugby Football Union . In 1892, after charges of professionalism were made against some clubs for paying players for missing work, the Northern Rugby Football Union was formed.

Rugby began to spread around the world by British troops.

1874

1874 Rugby began to spread around the world by British troops they spread to countries africa australia and new zealand and north america

First match played there between Harlequins and Richmond

1909

1909
First match played there between Harlequins and Richmond
Harlequins won the match 41-14

Boots

1969

In 1969 was when they made the first Rugby boots before they made the boots they would play in shoes named "CORDWAINERS AND COBBLERS" made in 1526

World Cup

1987

The International Rugby Board invented the rugby cup in 1987 and New Zealand won the first-ever world cup in rugby.

Rugby became professional

1995

Rugby became professional in 1995 after the South Africa world cup.