Rugby football Timeline of Events

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Rugby football

Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...

Timeline of Events

1870

5.14.1870

The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.

1871

3.27.1871

The first international rugby football match, England v. Scotland, is played in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.

1878

10.22.1878

The first rugby match under floodlights takes place in Salford, between Broughton and Swinton.