It all began at the Rugby School, an English boy's school in 1823. One of the student's, William Webb Ellis, was playing an early version of European Football and decided to pick up the ball and run with it rather than just kicking it and thus the game of rugby was born.
The first club was established in 1839 at Cambridge University in England. Six years later in 1845 the first set of rules were created by three students from the Rugby School. A more formal set of rules, the 59 Laws of Rugby, were established at the first meeting of the Rugby Football Union in 1871. Soon after, rugby spread to countries all over the world and has continued to rise in popularity since.
A few quick rugby facts:
- 15 v 15 (most commonly played) or 7 v 7 (Sevens, which is a faster and more agile game)
- The field is 144 x 70 meters
- A 'try' is worth 5 points
- Players cannot pass the ball forwards
- Games have 40 minute halves
- The Rugby World Cup trophy is called the Webb Ellis Cup after rugby's creator
- Richie McCaw is one of the greatest players
Here's a short video explaining the rules of rugby:
Sources:
A Guide to Learning About Rugby. Dir. Videojugsport. Www.youtube.com, 21 Apr. 2011. Web. 11 Oct. 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiCiehJAFSg>.
"SportsKnowHow.com - RUGBY HISTORY- Page 1 of 3 " History of Rugby - Page 1 of 3 - SportsKnowHow.com. Internet Marketing Unlimited, Corp, n.d.11 Oct, 2014
http://www.sportsknowhow.com/rugby/history/rugby-history.shtml
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