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The History and Origins of Rugby Union

In 1823, during a game of soccer at Rugby School in England, 16 year old William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it towards his opponents' goal line... or so goes the popular story -- A guide to the history and origins of rugby union football.

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All Blacks Rugby

The All Blacks, New Zealand's National Rugby TeamAllblacks.com - The official website of the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team and New Zealand Rugby Union, with news, fixtures, results, history, fanzone,...

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Rugby Union, or League, Which do You Prefer?

No padding and pretense: Takes a man to play rugby! Another one of those arguments that never gets settled is which is the better game, rugby union or rugby league. The answer, of course, is neither, they...

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Rugby Union

On first acquaintance, rugby can be bewildering. Thirty players in multi-colored jerseys and a man in white with a whistle rush about chasing a strange oval ball; while every so often the larger and stronger...

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