Both rugby union and rugby league have their origins in the style of football played at rugby school in england.
What is rugby.
The town is the main settlement within the larger borough of rugby which has a population of 100 500 2011 census.
Rugby definition is a football game in which play is continuous without time outs or substitutions interference and forward passing are not permitted and kicking dribbling lateral passing and tackling are featured.
Canadian football grey cup still has rugby football written on it and to a lesser extent american football were also broadly considered forms of.
According to the sport s lore in 1823 william webb ellis a pupil at rugby school defied the conventions of the day that the ball may only be.
Rugby is a market town in warwickshire england close to the river avon the town has a population of 70 628 2011 census making it the second largest town in the county.