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William Webb Ellis

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William Webb Ellis


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Scorecard | Wed 19 Jun


Current

England vs South Africa ODI

The Oval, London ,6/19/2013, 15:00 (IST)


recent

West Indies vs South Africa ODI

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff ,6/14/2013, 15:00 (IST)

West Indies tied with South Africa (D/L method)

India vs Pakistan ODI

Edgbaston, Birmingham ,6/15/2013, 15:00 (IST)

India beat Pakistan by 8 wickets (D/L method)

England vs New Zealand ODI

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff ,6/16/2013, 15:00 (IST)

England beat New Zealand by 10 runs

About William Webb Ellis


William Webb Ellis (24 November 1806 – 24 January 1872) famous as the inventor of Rugby, was an English Anglican clergyman. Though credited with the invention of Rugby Football while he was a pupil at Rugby School the story of how he founded the game may be false; nevertheless, his name is firmly established in the folklore of Rugby Union Football and Rugby League Football . He is immortalised by the William Webb Ellis Cup, presented to the winners of the Rugby Union World Cup. Even if Webb Ellis could be credited with introducing running with the ball in hand - for which there is no evidence - this was not the action that split football into two codes (Rugby and Association). That split occurred later over the issue of hacking, meaning to tackle a player by kicking him in the shins. The founders of Association football (soccer) decided to ban the practice and were considered unmanly

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