TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Rugby football: fascinating sport, exceptional history and developments, immense potential for research
JO  - International journal of sports physiology and performance
A1  - Beneke, Ralph
SP  - 673
EP  - 673
VL  - 10
IS  - 6
N2  - Rugby football is played worldwide and looks back on a history of almost 2 centuries. The roots of the game are in the geographic center of England, in the County of Warwickshire, near the river Avon at a school named for its hometown, Rugby. In the early game of football, as played at Rugby School, the number of players was unlimited. Handling the ball was permitted; however, running toward the opposition’s goal with the ball in hands was not allowed. Sometime between 1820 and 1830 a rule permitting the latter was introduced....    In 1871 the Rugby Football Union (RFU) was founded to standardize the rules of rugby football....    <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1555-0265
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/IJSPP.2015-0439
ID  - ref1
ER  -