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A scrummage in a La soule game in Basse Normandie, France, 1852.. The history of rugby union follows from various football games long before the 19th century, but it was not until the middle of that century that the rules were formulated and codified.
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The Rugby Football Union was formed in 1871, six years before William died. This led to the company experiencing rapid growth along with the explosion of the sport. [ 5 ] When William died his nephew James Gilbert took over the Gilbert company, which was making 2,800 balls per year, [ 6 ] and James eventually passed it on to his son. [ 1 ]
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Among the prominent college players to play in a 19th century version of rugby (rules that did not allow forward passes or center snaps) was John Heisman, namesake of the Heisman Trophy and an 1892 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and Walter Camp of Yale. Heisman and Camp were instrumental in the first decade of the 20th ...
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Rank Competition Location Date First winner First Runner-up Ref 1: United Hospitals Challenge Cup: The Oval: 1874: Guy's Hospital: St George's Hospital [1]Shute Shield