Rugby Union





Richie McCaw of New Zealand lifts the Webb Ellis trophy.



Where did the first signs of rugby come from? Rugby is said to be a mixture of a load of different football games which were played in ancient times. It comes from many different football games across Europe including Italy's sport Calcio Fiorentiono, Scotland's Jeddart Ba and others. It is also said to come from sports down under in New Zealand and Australia. The ancient sport of Ki-o-rahi from New Zealand and the sport of Marn Grook from Australia also show signs of were rugby came from. 

           Rugby was founded by a man by the name of William Webb Ellis. The first official set of rugby rules were created in 1845. William Webb Ellis was an English Clergy man. He attended a school by the name Rugby School. Webb Ellis was a cricketer in his time at school. Webb Ellis is said to have came up with the idea and rules of rugby.  The rugby world cup which is played every four years and is the most prestigious tournament un the world is now called the Webb Ellis cup. William Webb Ellis is now forever in rugby history. Rugby Union as now evolved into one of the worlds most popular sports.