Things you must know about Rugby

Here are the certain things that you never knew about the Rugby game

·       Until 1863, Rugby and football were considered to be the same game. The difference occurred when the rules were formalized for the football. Also, the Blackheath club left the new football association in order to protect players’ right to kick on one another shins.

·       Also, for the first time, the rugby game was played by the team of compromising 20 players.

·       This game is the oldest international team sport. First rugby test occurred before any cricket or football tests.

·       The International Rugby Board was created with the result of a match between England and Scotland.

·       In 1895, a split occurred between rugby league and rugby union with both class and geographic lines.

·       Clubs that were working in the class north accepted it as the professional game while others go for the non-professional.

·       the Unites States ruled the Olympic rugby as a gold medalist, that won the last event in Olympic Games in 1924.

·       Japan was the first to register in Rugby with 125,000 players.

·       The very first Gilbert rugby ball was manufactured by William Gilbert in late 1700s. He was a cobbler who used to sit next to the rugby school, where the modern game was first played.

·       In United States, rugby union is gaining popularity more rapidly than in other countries.

Well, these are some points that you did not perhaps know about the game. You can learn more about rugby and rugby live streaming on our website.