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  2. History of rugby union - Wikipedia

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    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. The code of football later known as rugby union can be traced to three events: the first set of written rules in 1845, the Blackheath Club 's decision to leave ...

  3. World Rugby - Wikipedia

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    World Rugby. /  53.33694°N 6.25222°W  / 53.33694; -6.25222. World Rugby is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. [1] World Rugby organises the Rugby World Cup every four years, the sport's most recognised and most profitable competition. [2] It also organises a number of other international competitions, such as the World ...

  4. History of the Rugby World Cup - Wikipedia

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    The first tournament. The 1987 Rugby World Cup was hosted by both Australia and New Zealand. 32 matches were played from over a period of 22 May to 20 June. The tournament featured one African nation, three American nations, one Asian nation, seven European nations and four Oceanic nations.

  5. Rugby union - Wikipedia

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    Part of the Summer Olympic programme in 1900, 1908, 1920 and 1924. Rugby sevens included since 2016. Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union or more 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.

  6. Rugby sevens - Wikipedia

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    Presence. Olympic. 2016 onwards. World Games. 2001 – 2013. Rugby sevens (commonly known as simply sevens and originally known as seven-a-side rugby) is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves. Rugby sevens is administered by ...

  7. William Webb Ellis - Wikipedia

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    William Webb Ellis (24 November 1806 – 24 February 1872) was an English Anglican clergyman who, by tradition, has been credited as the inventor of rugby football while a pupil at Rugby School. According to legend, Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it during a school football match in 1823, thus creating the "rugby" style of play.

  8. World Rugby Museum - Wikipedia

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    World Rugby Museum. / 51.45502; -0.34049. The World Rugby Museum is a sports museum in the South Stand of Twickenham Stadium, London, England. Its collection comprises over 37,000 pieces of rugby memorabilia, boots, balls, jerseys, programmes, match-tickets, books and assorted paraphernalia. The museum was first opened as The Museum of Rugby ...

  9. History of rugby union matches between France and New Zealand

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    The National Rugby Union teams of France and New Zealand (the All Blacks) have been playing each other for over a century. The first encounter, during the historic 1905–1906 All Blacks tour of Europe and North America, which was also France's first test, took place in Paris in January 1906 and was won by New Zealand 38–8.

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