1823, 1899 and All That: Demystifying the Origins of Rugby in England and Japan

Wednesday October 18, 7:00 PM With Speaker Mike Galbraith Nearly every rugby player and fan in the world today has heard the name of the schoolboy William Webb Ellis, that he allegedly started the sport exactly two hundred years ago in 1823 at Rugby School, and that the Rugby World Cup trophy is named after … Continue reading 1823, 1899 and All That: Demystifying the Origins of Rugby in England and Japan