A decidedly British and therefore often incredibly muddy sport, some kids looked forward to some rough and tumble of rugby at the end of a long school day, and others avoided it like the plague. If you belonged to the former group, you’ve arrived in the right place.
Rugby’s origins can be traced back to the early 19th century, specifically to a famous incident at Rugby School in Warwickshire, England, in 1823. According to legend, a young player named William Webb Ellis, amid a game of football, picked up the ball and ran with it towards the goal.
