geography of rugby 

it is believed that the sport of rugby first came about when william webb ellis whilst playing football decide to pick the football up and run with it in his arms.originating the unique feature of rugby.webb ellis was rewarded with the world cup being named after him as the 'william webb ellis cup'.

there were many games similar to rugby in the 5th to 16th century the features of these such games were a pigs bladder would be inflated and one team would have to get the ball from point A to point B.

like so many sports that originated in victorian england it was competition the sense of fair play and then of course the need for rules and laws which allowed the game of rugby to expand internationally

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