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  2. History of rugby union - Wikipedia

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    Rugby league and association football were not the only early competitors to rugby union. In the late 19th century, a number of "national" football codes emerged around the world, including Australian rules football (originating in Victoria), Gaelic football (Ireland), and the gridiron codes: American and Canadian football. [citation needed]

  3. List of oldest rugby union competitions - Wikipedia

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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

  4. History of rugby union in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the mid twentieth-century, rugby union continued to be a purely amateur sport, unlike American football and the breakaway rugby league. Rugby league didn't make much headway in the US, for the simple reason that many rugby players who wished to go professional could go into the NFL instead, where there was better pay. The expansion of rugby ...

  5. Category:19th century in rugby union - Wikipedia

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  6. Rugby football - Wikipedia

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    Rugby football match on the 1846 Shrove Tuesday in Kingston upon Thames, England. Rugby football is the collective name for the team sports of rugby union or rugby league.. Rugby football started at Rugby School in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, [1] where the rules were first codified in 1845. [2]

  7. History of the England national rugby union team - Wikipedia

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    The game of rugby union developed out of the game of football that was played at Rugby School from the mid-18th century. In the first half of the 19th century, the game began to spread, as ex-pupils of Rugby, and other public schools, introduced it into the universities.

  8. Category:Rugby union by century - Wikipedia

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  9. Category:Years of the 19th century in rugby union - Wikipedia

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