Modern rugby union as we love it today can trace its roots back to 1823 in Warwickshire. The traditional story credits William Webb Ellis with inventing the modern day game at Rugby School in ...
On 26 January 1871, representatives from clubs across the country met to form the Rugby Football Union, the sport's governing body, to draw up a common code of laws. Soon after the RFU was formed, the ...
MORE: NRL Las Vegas 2024 – How to watch rugby league games in America Legend has it that rugby union was conceived at Rugby School in Warwickshire ... Written rules were established in 1845 ...