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1.1 19th century. 1.2 20th century. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; ... This page indexes the individual year in rugby union pages. Each year is annotated ...
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]
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Download as PDF; Printable version; ... 19th century in rugby union ... Pages in category "19th century in sports" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of ...
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In 19th-century rugby football, they were positioned at the midpoint between the forwards and the three fullbacks used at the time. [23] Originally known as halfway backs. [23] Hand-off See Fend. Handover "The surrendering of the ball to the opposition after a team has been tackled the statutory number of successive times."
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 ...