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as
played in his time, first took the ball in his arms and ran with it
During the early 19th century, football games became a popular
recreation in English public schools. Various schools developed their own
rules for the game. The rules of the game developed by Rugby School were
gradually taken all over Britain and the rest of the world.
The
Rugby Football Union (RFU) was founded 1871 for the purpose of
standardizing the rules of the game worldwide, to facilitate inter-club
competitions
All over the world, rugby
is one of the biggest sporting events and its World Cup is toward the top
of the list of the most-watched sporting events. There are approximately
100 national teams that compete for the title.
rugby has also been
played at the Olympics
In the following games
Paris 1900
London 1908
Antwerp 1920
Paris 1924
Antwerp,
1920. Games of the VII Olympiad. Action from the final of the rugby
tounrament -
USA vs France (8-0).
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