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Rugby Union

A full contact team sport, rugby union originated in England. The sport uses an oval shaped ball and involves running with the ball in hand on a 100 by 70 meters field.

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How good is Dylan emerton at rugby?

He is very good but not as good as sam wilson, who single-handedly drove his school team to victory.

thanks.

P.S But neither of them is as good as the awesomeness of conner hoggard.

In what year were the British and Irish Lions formed?

The first "Lions" tour to Australia and New Zealand was in 1888 although it had no Irish players in it and was not sanctioned by the RFU or the other Unions. The next was in 1891 to South Africa and had full RFU status. They presented the Currie cup to the best provincial side they faced and it is still in use today. The official backing of the RFU gave the team the title English Rugby Foootball team but it had 4 Scotts in it and was retrospectively called the British Isles. The 1896 British Isles tour of South Africa contained all four home union players. Other tours to New Zealand Australia South Africa and Argentina followed. In 1924 the official title was the British Isles Rugby Union Team but due to the heraldic lion emblem on their tie they picked up the name the "Lions". It was known as the British Lions from 1950-2001. The title is currently the British and Irish Lions.

What is the average time the ball is in play in a rugby game?

Rugby game is required to have the ball in play all times. So the answer would be 80mins.

What was the Welsh Team that beat the beat the All blacks in 1953?

I believe that the following were in the side however, records for that historic win are scarce

Jerry Shea, Ivor Jones, Jack Bassett, Wilf Wooller Bleddyn Williams, Jack Matthews, Cliff Morgan, Roy John, Ken Jones, Billy Williams, Rhys Williams, Bryn Meredith and Clem Thomas

When did rugby union form?

No one knows mate! But this guy was at a rugby school (a football school at the time) but this guy was playing footie and then he picked up the ball ran over the line and put it down.

The game of football (todays soccer) back in the 19 century was like many sports different than today's game. The game often had un-equal side numbers (50 playing against 150 people was not unusual). In the game at the time handling a ball was allowed but NOT holding and running with it. Barging people off the ball, pulling back (similar to tackling ) was also allowed. In one such match records show that William Webb Ellis stopped a ball by hand and ran with it toward the goal area. This prompted further games at the Rugby School to do the same. It was still Football (which is why our beloved gane is called Rugby Football) but it had "Rugby" School rules associated.

However, whilst the precedent set by Webb Ellis may have been significant, the actual popularisation of carrying the ball was due largely to another pupil, a Jem Mackie, in the late 1830s. The legislation of the handling came later still, thanks firstly to gentleman named Bigsie Levee in 1841, and finally enshrined in the written rules on August 28th 1845. This form of football originating from Rugby spread quickly to many other schools and institutions, predominantly due to the efforts of former Rugby pupils. Arthur Pell, for example, set up a club at Cambridge University in 1839 and, of significance to football historians per se, the 1848 meeting which led to the 'Cambridge Rules' in 1848 was the result of a game between the Old Rugbeians and the Old Etonians - the latter growing exasperated at the Rugby players' use of hands.

The oldest 'football club' was also the product of former Rugbeians, when Guy's Hospital FC was founded in 1843, soon followed by others such as Dublin University FC in 1854 and Blackheath Rugby Club in 1858.

On October 26th 1863 a meeting was held in Lincon, England where football clubs came together to set up clear specific rules for the game. The carrying of the ball and Hacking (kicking the legs from under the running player) were removed for the rules list and made offenses. 11 clubs decided that this was not in the ethos of the game they wanted and promptly left the Football association.

Janruary 1870, when the Secretary of Richmond FC proposed a meeting to codify a separate set of rules for the Rugby clubs. This took place shortly after on January 26th 1871 and was attended by 21 clubs at the Pall Mall Restaurant in London's Regent Street. In late 1871 a committee was founded in turn and three ex-Rugbeians (Rutter, L.J. Maton and Holmes) were given the task of drawing up a set of laws, which they completed and had approved by June 1871. Strangely enough hacking (basically tripping) was outlawed. The game developed from there and later on saw a group of northern clubs break away from the newly formed Rugby Union and create their own league (Rugby League). This was to be able to pay their players, many of whom were working class and were being offered jobs in the south which allowed them to work and play the Union game. The rest as they say is history.

Where did all blacks come from?

All modern humans, including those of African descent, originated from a common ancestry in Africa. Genetic evidence suggests that Homo sapiens first appeared in East Africa around 200,000 to 300,000 years ago. Over time, groups migrated out of Africa, leading to the diverse populations we see today, including those in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and elsewhere. The term "blacks" typically refers to people of African descent, whose heritage and cultures are deeply rooted in this continent.

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How many times did England win six nations?

England have only won the 6 nations 4 times the country with the most wins is France with 5!

Who is the youngest ever british lions player?

Tony O'Reilly toured in 1955, born on 7th May 1936

How did Wasps RFC get their name?

Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms Wasps, was derived from Wasps football club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1995. Wasps play at the rioch arena which is located in Coventry.

Which country did rugby union originate?

It came from a break away group in Northern England when the clubs wanted to pay players for playing and the RFU refused and demanded armature status at all times

Rugby league broke away from rugby union when?

Following some 20 years of the RFU demanding that all Rugby players be UNPAID except for essential expenses - Northern Clubs saw a necessity to pay to keep players from travelling to the more affluent south

On 29 August 1895 twenty-one clubs met at The George Hotel in Huddersfield and formed the Northern Rugby Union - later to be renamed Rugby League

What is the largest rugby union crowd ever?

Australia vs. New Zealand- 105,000 at Stadium Australia, Bledisloe Cup

Actually, that crowd figure was 109,874, and is also widely regarded as the greatest ever rugby game. This was in 2001, and the crowd at the same match-up in 1999 was over 107,000.