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Some not so well known facts on rugby as we know it today 10 interesting Rugby facts: 1. Rugby balls are oval because when first made they were created using pigs bladders, which when inflated became oval. 2. The reigning Olympic rugby champions are the USA, they won it in 1924 and the sport has not been played at the Olympics since. 3. The first written laws of rugby were produced in 1845. 4. The first ever rugby game took place between Scotland and England, which Scotland won. 5. Rugby Union changed from a 20 a side game to 15 a side in 1877. 6. Rugby was introduced to Japan in 1890 by Edward Clark, a Cambridge University instructor who taught English in Keio University in Tokyo and taught the sport as an extracurricular activity. 7. The British Isles touring team to South Africa won all of their 20 games in the year 1891. 8. Russian Prince Alexander Obelensky left Russia to move to England in 1917 where he was granted citizenship. In 1936 he was called up to the England squad and scored 17 tries in 4 games. 9. Since the World Cup has started, every opening game has used the same whistle to start the game. 10. A try is called a try because originally you received no points for crossing the line but gained the opportunity to try and kick at goal
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:13:04 +0000

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