Rugby Football: Fascinating Sport, Exceptional History and Developments, Immense Potential for Research.

Abstract

Rugby football is played worldwide and looks back on a history of almost 2 centuries. The roots of the game are in the geographic center of England, in the County of Warwickshire, near the river Avon at a school named for its hometown, Rugby. In the early game of football, as played at Rugby School, the number of players was unlimited. Handling the ball was permitted; however, running toward the opposition’s goal with the ball in hands was not allowed. Sometime between 1820 and 1830 a rule permitting the latter was introduced.... In 1871 the Rugby Football Union (RFU) was founded to standardize the rules of rugby football.... Language: en