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<blockquote data-quote="O&#039;Rothlain" data-source="post: 94033"><p>In an era where sport was not codified there existed various games played on foot (as opposed to the aristocratic games played on horseback, like polo) using balls. These games have ancient origins going back to the Romans, the Chinese and most importantly the Irish (oh, and the aborigonies). These forms of football had different rules and generally the rules would be agreed upon at the start of a match. Eventually particular towns and Schools developed the brand of football they liked and stuck with that. Rugby School birthed the Rugby Code...hence the name Rugby Football. It is credited to William Webb Ellis for running with the ball in hand. There is an infinite amount more information...go read the wikipedia article and follow it's links. Mob Football is particularly interesting (as I wrote the article).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="O'Rothlain, post: 94033"] In an era where sport was not codified there existed various games played on foot (as opposed to the aristocratic games played on horseback, like polo) using balls. These games have ancient origins going back to the Romans, the Chinese and most importantly the Irish (oh, and the aborigonies). These forms of football had different rules and generally the rules would be agreed upon at the start of a match. Eventually particular towns and Schools developed the brand of football they liked and stuck with that. Rugby School birthed the Rugby Code...hence the name Rugby Football. It is credited to William Webb Ellis for running with the ball in hand. There is an infinite amount more information...go read the wikipedia article and follow it's links. Mob Football is particularly interesting (as I wrote the article). [/QUOTE]
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