Rugby Research Paper

A Gentleman's Game Rugby, one of the only sports where you play the other team with hatred but at the end come together as a family, no smack talk, no dirty playing just grit and passion for the sport. These traits are only a few reasons why rugby is one of the fastest growing sports in america. In the next few paragraphs i will take you on a journey throughout the world to discover how rugby became the game we know of today.

Rugby is one of the oldest sports in history. The Greeks and Romans played the first version of rugby in 215 A.D, they called it harpastum and was one of the first games played with hands and feet, however the game didn't become popular until the 1830s. In the 1830s Rugby School continued to make it more popular and soon people were playing the game all over the U.K. In 1871 twenty five english clubs met to form Rugby Football Union. But in 1892, after charges of professionalism were made against a few teams for paying players while they weren't at work the Northern Union also known as the NU was

The jerseys were originally made out of cotton but as players and clubs realized they absorb too much water and mud a cotton and polyester mix was made. This mix limited the amount of moisture absorbed by the jersey but still tough enough to not rip while being tugged on. The jersey design later changed on the type of rugby was being played, rugby union used the traditional design jerseys whereas rugby league used a V neck design.

These traits is what makes rugby one of most played sports in the world. The players need to be fit, tough, and smart. It is a valued sport for men, women, boys, and girls. Rugby build teamwork, cooperation and respect for the fellow athletes. The courage and respect in which the game demands is one of the many reasons why this sport beginning to grow faster and faster each year and is now in the