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Rugby

CREATORS: Sofía Barrueso, Laura Pérez and Ainara Martín

Know this sport!

Rugby is the name of a sport that faces two teams made up of fifteen players each. The objective is to carry an oval ball behind the line that represents the end of the field, or to pass this ball between two posts and a crossbar that are located on the same line.

1823

1845

1871

1987

1991

1995

2000

2012

2019

1823

Legend says that Ellis "took the ball in his arms and ran with it" during a football match, there by inventing rugby.

1845

In 1845 the Rugby School students wrote the first rules of the game.

1871

The first international match of rugby is played between England and Scotland in Edinburgh.

1987

1st World Cup won by New Zealand.

1991

First Women's Rugby World Cup

2000

The inclusion of Italy creates the Six Nations Championship

2012

Argentina added to tournament formerly known as Tri-Nations; now known as the Rugby Championship.

2019

Ninth Rugby World Cup held in Japan September 20 - November 2, the first time in Asia.