in Rugby you have no protection in football you have all sorts of pads Click on the 'Rugby' link on this page to learn more about the game. = Answer = The british created rules for football in 1848. After that many codes of handball arose including rugger and gridiron, none of which are codes of football. In football you use your feet to control a ball, in rugby and all codes of handball you mainly use your hands to control the ball.
Football
Australian football and rugby are both popular sports in Australia, but they have key differences in rules, gameplay, and scoring. Australian football is played with an oval-shaped ball and involves kicking and handballing to move the ball down the field. Rugby, on the other hand, is played with a more oval-shaped ball and involves passing and running to advance the ball. Additionally, Australian football has a larger field and more players on each team compared to rugby. Scoring in Australian football involves kicking the ball between goalposts, while rugby scoring is based on scoring tries and kicking conversions.
Rugby and American football are two completely different games. Americans refer to rugby as rugby, and American football as football.
Rugby originated from soccer (football)
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Rugby Football League was created in 1895.
Rugby Football Union was created in 1871.
Oval. A Gilbert football for Rugby Union, a Steeden Football for Rugby League and a Sherrin for Australian Rules Football (AFL).
football was a sport with many variations, each school had there own version of football, oxford football, cambridge football, ect. rugby football was football from rugby school in the town of rugby, when students went to university after they left school they took their versions of rugby with them and rugby came out of this, this was back in the 1850's when this happened and from there the sport of rugby football spread to different countries, the split between the two codes came in the early 20th centuary when workers who played rugby football demanded pay for broken time when playing rugby football when they could of been at work earning money, many clubs wanted to stay amature as a game but some clubs resisted and split from the rest to form the northen leage, this became rugby league. the rugby union stayed amature untill 1995 when the game turned proffessional as it was attracting a worldwide audience and it couldn't stay amatue.. there is your basic history of rugby any questions?
Touch rugby and flag football are both non-tackle variations of their respective sports, emphasizing skill and agility. In touch rugby, players score by placing the ball on the ground in the opponent's in-goal area after a touch by an opponent, while in flag football, players wear flags that must be pulled to indicate a tackle. Additionally, touch rugby allows for continuous play with fewer stoppages, whereas flag football typically has more structured plays and specific formations. Overall, the main differences lie in scoring methods and gameplay dynamics.
football by far then its a contest between rugby & cricket
It is said that football evolved from rugby and rugby evolved from soccer