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Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century. Rugby is based on running with the ball in hand.
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By the end of the 19th century, rugby football and rugby union had spread far and wide. This spread was by no means confined to the British Empire. [citation needed] FC 1880 Frankfurt at the 1900 Olympic Games. Rugby football was an early arrival in Germany.
The game is very popular in South Africa, having been introduced by English-speaking settlers in the 19th century. British colonists also brought the game with them to Australia and New Zealand, where the game is widely played. It has spread since to much of Polynesia, having particularly strong followings in Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga.
This page indexes the individual year in rugby union pages. Each year is annotated with one or more significant events as a reference point. Each year is annotated with one or more significant events as a reference point.
The Diccionario de la lengua española [a] (DLE; [b] English: Dictionary of the Spanish language) is the authoritative dictionary of the Spanish language. [1] It is produced, edited, and published by the Royal Spanish Academy, with the participation of the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language.
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