The Legend Of Rugby

‘This stone remembers the exploit of William Webb Ellis who with a fine disregard for the guidelines of soccer, as played in his time, first took the ball in his arms and ran with it, thus originating the special feature of the Rugby game A.D.  1823′

The game of Rugby has a superb history that is steeped in customs of the ages.  Rough and tumble games involving multiple players on each side fighting to get possession of a ball made from a pig’s bladder stuffed with air and transport it to a marker at one end of a patch of ground can be traced into the middle ages.  Frequently these games have Celtic and Viking origins.  Otherwise, they can be traced back to the Romans.  However , these games came to be, we do know that the folks of Britain had a passion for playing them.  

There wasn’t any formal set of rules to regularize these games.  Instead, the local players were known to make up there own rules on the spot.  Because these games were so coarse and people were so regularly hurt, maimed or even rubbed out in the playing of them, the law began taking measures to outlaw the playing of such games.  

The laws went as far as to make it illegal to play on public roads or public lands.  The laws did not discourage people from collaborating in sporting events.  It just meant that the games were moved from public lands to personal lands.  College became popular venues for such sports events because they had massive enough tracts of land for playing, and because giant numbers of boys and younger guys were picked up there.    Read more... (646 words, estimated 2:35 mins reading time)

August 27th, 2010 by admin
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A Guide To Rugby In Yorkshire

Yorkshire rugby has been played since 1877 and in this year the committee of the Yorkshire County Football Club issued a knock-out tournament the first of its kind in the UK. Competing for a trophy appealed to the public of Yorkshire and therefore the local Yorkshire Rugby teams all fought it out to be the best team in Yorkshire. All the proceeds from the match were given to local charities a tradition that is no longer seen today, but most of the profit made by both team and players are contributed to local and national charities.

In the first season of Yorkshire Rugby 16 teams played for the T’owd Tin Pot which was finally won by Halifax. The trophy is known as the T’owd Tin Pot due to the Yorkshire accent. The cup is still in play today and is still competed for by teams within the Rugby Football Union. The trophy was won by the Yorkshire Rugby team Morley Rugby Club just before World War II broke out and was kept safe and unharmed under the secretary’s bed for the duration of the war.

Yorkshire Rugby is very proud of their local teams and of all the silverware they have collected over the years bringing them into an international standard league of teams. Leeds Rhinos for example are currently the European Super League champions, making sure Yorkshire Rugby stays on the map. Yorkshire Rugby is proud to present many successful teams all in their own right earning their way to the top of the league tables but as a whole representing Yorkshire Rugby. Yorkshire Rugby is home to the Bradford Bulls, Castleford Tigers, Wakefield Trinity Wild Cats and the Featherstone Rovers all being a success for both their local area and for Yorkshire Rugby.  Read more... (501 words, estimated 2:00 mins reading time)

August 17th, 2010 by admin
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Rugby Enthusiasm!

As summer draws nearer the majority of people want to spend more time outside.  Children at school long for the summer holidays to start and people in offices yearn for weekend gardening or barbeques.  When the weather starts to get warmer there is often a desire to take up new outdoor activities and sports.  Some like to go cycling or to go on long walks.  Others decide to join a local sports club or team.  Rugby may have its origins in several football games which were played during the 19th century; these sorts of games had been enjoyed by generations, and were generally specific to certain areas or schools.  In the middle of the 19th century the rules of rugby football were officially formulated, and the Rugby Football Union was then started in 1871.  Over time, rugby has become less of an amateur game (although it is enjoyed by hundreds of young people and adults alike!) and there are now professional players.

A lot of people will be looking to start up a new sport this year, and rugby appeals to large numbers of youngsters.  Finding a local team shouldn’t prove too difficult in most places, and these clubs should have the necessarily rugby training equipment to help new comers to the game develop their skills.  There are a number of high street and online stores which sell rugby training equipment.  As in a lot of circumstances, sometimes the best deals are to be found on the internet, but buyers should ensure they use a reputable site when purchasing rugby training equipment online.  Read more... (508 words, estimated 2:02 mins reading time)

August 7th, 2010 by admin
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QB-Tee Football Drill Tee


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July 28th, 2010 by admin
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Jugs Football Passing Machine


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July 18th, 2010 by admin
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A Short History Of Football

Football also known as American Football is a sport played between two teams competing for territory on a football field using a ball and set play. The objective of the game is getting the ball to the opposing team’s goal line by either scoring a running touchdown or by kicking the ball over the post and between the uprights of the goal. It is not like soccer which has a goal keeper; instead it is more similar to Rugby and Australian Rules football.

Rugby which was the predecessor of Football was invented in England during 1860s. Its forerunners are similar to soccer and dates back to the middle ages when groups of rival villages competed to score a goal against each other.

In England during the 1860s, some schools, universities and clubs got together to form a set of rules allowing different teams from different schools and districts to play with each other. The published rules were the predecessor of modern soccer. However, every teams did not accept them and chose make their own code known as rugby.

The rules of football date back to the English parent games. American Football is also native to North America and old versions were played in the early 1800s in Princeton. The game was called ‘Ballown’ and it eventually became known as football but the rules kept on changing.

A similar form of game was played at Harvard University which was greatly enjoyed by senior students. The game was called ‘Bloody Monday’ as it was played on first Monday of the academic year.  Read more... (558 words, estimated 2:14 mins reading time)

July 8th, 2010 by admin
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Donnacha Ryan Autographed Ireland Rugby Football Club 8×10 Photo, COA Guaranteeing the Authenticity of This Signature.


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July 8th, 2010 by admin
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English Rugby ? History

Imbued in English culture is a love and creator of Sports of all kinds.

I have a website where I have listed and linked to the 100+ various sports and games created by us Brits. One of our favorite sports is Rugby Football which It is believed was first played in English villages up and down the country. There are stories that villager’s played against villager’s and the aim of the game was to get the ball passed the opposing village boundary line. The rules included kicking, punching, scratching the opposition over and above the running with the ball and kicking of the ball.

 

While it is true that such games as Rugby did exist for centuries, their may be a kernel of truth to the William Webb Ellis legend that a football match was being played when Web Ellis picked up the ball and created Rugby. As far as most historians can tell, the earliest form of football with much similarity to rugby as we know it today, did originate at Rugby School around Ellis’s time. Whether he was the actual creator of the game or the game simply evolved into something like the modern game during his time is still a point for debate.  Read more... (1247 words, estimated 4:59 mins reading time)

June 28th, 2010 by admin
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