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<blockquote data-quote="Prestwick" data-source="post: 94042"><p>The actual School is in the town of..you guessed it..Rugby! </p><p></p><p>Its a major Railway junction for the West Coast Mainline. If you go see say Sales Sharks from London by train, you'll pass through Rugby.</p><p></p><p>It was at this school that three boys put together the first codified rules for playing rugby too. But until the late 19th century, the tradition went that the two opposing sides would agree the rules on the field just before a match. </p><p></p><p>This was essentially the traditional style of warfare in the 16th to 19th centuries where two generals would meet in the middle before a big battle, smack each other with white gloves and then agree the rules of engagement.</p><p></p><p>Thankfully this has long since passed into history!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prestwick, post: 94042"] The actual School is in the town of..you guessed it..Rugby! Its a major Railway junction for the West Coast Mainline. If you go see say Sales Sharks from London by train, you'll pass through Rugby. It was at this school that three boys put together the first codified rules for playing rugby too. But until the late 19th century, the tradition went that the two opposing sides would agree the rules on the field just before a match. This was essentially the traditional style of warfare in the 16th to 19th centuries where two generals would meet in the middle before a big battle, smack each other with white gloves and then agree the rules of engagement. Thankfully this has long since passed into history! [/QUOTE]
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