the history of the sport

gparra82 — 2015-05-21 11:09:21 UTC

5oo years ago, in england, the workers of the factories played football in their

free time. This type of football was very dangerous and there were a lot of players

and at the same time there weren't rules. The Victorians upgrade the football and

they created criket, basketball and rugby.

In 1896, in Atenas, celebrated the first olimpic games.The Games brought together

14 nations and 241 athletes who competed in 43 events. In the actuallity, the olimpic games are very famous around the world.

William Webb Ellis

2015-05-21 11:19:12 UTC

Ellis was the rugby creator, he was born in Salford on 24th November 1806, and he died on 24 February 1872, in Salford there is a rugby school, in the school there are, a statue of him in his honour.