Timeline, Chronology

1823 - At Rugby School, England, William Webb Ellis runs with the ball in his hands.

1905 - In the USA publication of photographs of a harsh American Football game between Swarthmore and Pennsylvania created a stir. President Theodore Roosevelt insisted on reform of the game to lower the brutality with threat of abolishing the game by edict.

1924 - USA successfully defend the Olympic title (USA 17 - France 3), [Click here for the story.] Romania take the bronze. Rugby has since been discontinued in the Olympic programme.

1968 - Future President George W. Bush plays for Yale Rugby team.

1987 - The first Rugby World Cup - Australia and New Zealand.

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