What is rugby football and what is it called?
Q: What is rugby football and what is it called?
A: Rugby football is a sport played in many countries that is usually called rugby or rugger.
Q: What is the origin of the name "rugby" in rugby football?
A: Rugby football is named after Rugby School in England, where it was developed.
Q: Who is William Webb Ellis, and what role did he play in the development of rugby football?
A: William Webb Ellis was a senior boy at Rugby School who, according to legend, elected to run with the ball rather than retire to kick it during a football match. This move was later accepted in the laws of rugby football.
Q: When were the laws of rugby football first published?
A: The laws of rugby football were first published in 1846.
Q: What is Association football, and how does it differ from rugby football?
A: Association football, also known as soccer, is a sport that was formalized in 1863. Unlike rugby football, handling of the ball was allowed but not catching it and running with it.
Q: What is "hacking" in the context of football, and why did it cause irreconcilable differences between rugby and Association football?
A: "Hacking" refers to kicking an opponent in the shins. It caused irreconcilable differences between rugby football and Association football because the "hackers" eventually went on to play rugby football even though hacking was barred a few years later, while the "anti-hackers" went on to form Association Football and eventually banned any handling of the ball.
Q: What happened in the mid-1860s regarding one set of laws for football?
A: In the mid-1860s, an attempt was made to provide one set of laws for all football but there were irreconcilable differences, mainly concerning "hacking".
