History of Rugby Football.

1. SAM
PRESENTATION

2. RUGBY FOOTBALL
HISTORY

3. RUGBY FOOTBALL REFERS TO THE TEAM SPORTS
OF RUGBY LEAGUE AND RUGBY UNION.

5. RUGBY FOOTBALL STARTED ABOUT 1854 AT RUGBY
SCHOOL IN RUGBY, WARWICKSHIRE, ENGLAND,
ALTHOUGH FORMS OF FOOTBALL IN WHICH THE BALL
WAS CARRIED AND TOSSED DATE TO MEDIEVAL
TIMES.

6. RUGBY SPLIT INTO TWO SPORTS IN 1985,
THE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION TO FORM
THE NORTHERN RUGBY FOOTBALL
UNION

7. RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION

8. NORTHERN RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION

9. RUGBY FOOTBALL WAS ONE OF MANY
VERSION OF FOOTBALL PLAYED AT
ENGLISH PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE 19TH
CENTURY.

11. IN 1871, ENGLISH CLUBS MET TO FORM THE
RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION (RFU).

13. IN 1892, AFTER CHARGES OF
PROFESSIONALISM WERE MADE AGAINST
SOME CLUBS FOR PAYING PLAYERS FOR
MISSING WORK

14. THE NORTHERN RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION,
USUALLY CALLED THE NORTHERN UNION
(UN), WAS FORMED.

15. THE EXISTING RUGBY UNION AUTHORITIES
RESPONDED BY ISSUING SANCTIONS

16. AGAINST THE CLUBS, PLAYERS, AND
OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN THE NEW
ORGANIZATION.

17. AFTER THE SCHISM, THE SEPARATE CLUBS
WERE NAMED “RUGBY UNION” AND
“RUGBY LEAGUE”.

19. RUGBY IS SAID TO HAVE ORIGINATED AT
RUGBY SCHOOL WARWICKSHIRE,
ENGLAND.

20. IN 1823 WHEN DURING A GAME OF
FOOTBALL, WILLIAM WEBB ELIS DECIDED
TO PICK UP A BALL AND GO WITH IT

21. ALTHOUGH THERE IS VERY LITTLE EVIDENCE
TO SUPPORT THIS THEORY, THE RUGBY
WORLD CUP TROPHY IS NOW NAMED
AFTER WILLIAM WEBB ELIS.