Where the game of Rugby was played rather like soccer | PapaWFlix

Where the game of Rugby was played rather like soccer | PapaWFlix
#rugby🏉 In 1820 the game of Rugby was played rather like soccer, but players were allowed to catch the ball and kick it out of their hands. There were no limits to the number of players on each side, for example, School House v Rest of the School. In 1839, when Queen Adelaide visited the School, School House (75) played ‘the rest’ (225). To score a try would not gain points but would allow a team to ‘try’ to take a ‘drop at goal’ to score a point. With so many on each side this was hard to do and sometimes games would last up to five days. The Close itself was merely three rough fields, and it was not until the late 1850s that the ground was levelled. Sheep still grazed here until the early 1900s. No written rules at this time!
In 1823, William Webb Ellis, a local boy in Town House, first ran with the ball, but this rule was not adopted straight away. By 1830, running with the ball was an accepted play, although the first written rules did not appear until 1845. These rules were written by the boys. Ellis was born just outside Manchester, but moved down to Rugby. He went on to Brasenose College Oxford where he took Holy Orders. He died in France in 1872 where his grave is cared for by the French RFU.
An original Rugby ball was round and changed shape over a period of time to the oval it is today. They varied in sizes depending on the pig’s bladder they were made from. Gilberts, a local boot maker, took up ball making to supply the School. Others, notably London, supplied the boys and it was this maker that invented the inflatable inner and the pump.
#rugbyfamily #rugbylife #rugbyplayers #worldrugby #rugbyteam

You’ll never be stuck for destinations to discover. The papawflix YouTube channel brings you informational and entertaining top videos!
Join us Enjoy and Don’t forget to Subscribe!
► Click to Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3A52dR6
Follow On:
► Facebook: https://bit.ly/3vMTJuj
► Twitter: https://bit.ly/3gTunFT
► Instagram: https://bit.ly/2UoTwR3

rugbyrugby ballrugby balls