stop it! You are looking more foolish by the post

You stated that you believed that the Bomb was an idea introduced to RL from Gridiron.....your stupid attempts to try to turn this into a which code came first debate/history lesson are laughable.

Rugby Football....became Rugby Union and Rugby League........The Eton Wall game predates Rugby Football and the high kick chased by players comes from that.
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wrong (you're up early by the way)

Rugby Football was the original game........Union and League are just the two of games that came from it. American Football is also a decendant of Rugby Football.

In the late 1800's, various rules were applied according to where you played the game (mostly English Public Schools).......the myth about WW Ellis aside, the rules that were adapted to unify the game into 1 universal code were drawn up at Rugby School.....hense it became Rugby Football as opposed to Association Football.

Prior to these rules, handling of the ball was allowed, but not funning towards the goal line of the other team.......at some stage, this became permitted and the split from Association Football was complete. The Ball shape comes from the old leather/pig skin that used to get out of shape from all the handling.

Dally....you are out of your depth here....please don't stop. I am enjoying this so much.
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I'm pretty sure I've seen people in other forms of football kicking it long in the hope that their big lad would beat the defender to the ball. Who'd have thought that Lombardi was so influential?

Just not true, Dally. For example, we dropped the lineout in 1897 and made many other changes in the years that followed - probably more in the first 10 years than in the 100 since. American football also ditched lineouts in the 1890s.

Also, the RFU was formed in 1871. They played international game against Scotland that year, too.

Back on topic; I found something under my dad's bed while cleaning out, it's from 97ish, but it's just a cutout, no idea who it's by.


Interesting article. Wonder if this would have worked.

And while we're at it, the term "Garryowen" used by ruggah types who can't bring themselves to say up'n'under or bomb comes from the Irish Rugby Union club of the same name - who made the tactic famous in the [i1920s[/i.

Those posh Irish types ripped off Gibson and used a time travel device to falsify history.

Interesting indeed.

Having two conferences would be a great way forward for the game down under. More expansion clubs and retaining the old fashioned Sydney rivalries sounds perfect.

The potential is there to expand the game as much as they would like. New Zealand rugby league would have huge potential benefits and PNG if they could find a way to bring professional rugby into their country.

The gap between Aus/Nz and GB is going to get wider

That system, implemented 97ish would have been perfect. Now, I don't know. Conferences are the way forward, but this system was based on old division.

Played there on more than one occassion...great Rugby Club. One of the urban myths is that ALL union clubs are packed with Posh Public Schoolboy types....I doubt any of the Munster lads I know would ever fall into the posh category ....more like culchie redneck gobs....

1906/7 was when the major changes were made, i think from memory dropping 2 players and bringing in the ptb.

have a look at when wigan, hull or huddersfield were formed, its all before 1871.

rugby pre dates the establishment of ru

interesting article.

rl1908.com./History/1906.htm major rule changes in 1906. so for 11 years it was basically the old rugby rl1908.com./History/northern-union.htm talks about the "new rugby" ie rugby league in 1906.

rl1908.com./History/1906.htm major rule changes in 1906. so for 11 years it was basically the old rugby rl1908.com./History/northern-union.htm talks about the "new rugby" ie rugby league in 1906.

rl1908.com./History/1895.htm talks of the history of the rugby game note rugby game is not rugby union all that happened in 1895 is that many northern rugby clubs elected to have a new governing body to control the sport rather than be run by the rfu thats all.

rl1908.com./History/1895.htm talks of the history of the rugby game note rugby game is not rugby union all that happened in 1895 is that many northern rugby clubs elected to have a new governing body to control the sport rather than be run by the rfu thats all.