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英国人除了足球,最爱的体育运动就是橄榄球了。橄榄球和足球有什么渊源?比尔。克林顿和橄榄球又有什么关系?

  The most popular sport in the UK is football, but a lot of British people like to play rugby, too, especially in Wales and Northern Ireland.

  Rugby was invented in a funny way. It was invented in the 19th century at Rugby Public School (拉格比公学[位于英格兰中部城市拉格比市内]) in England. One of the pupils, William Webb Ellis, picked up the ball during a game of football in 1823, and instead of kicking it, he ran with it!

  Early history

  The ball-carrying play by Ellis spread to several other English public schools, and in 1839 students at Cambridge University gave it a try and they called it “Rugby's game” as the game was first played in Rugby Public School.

  In 1848 the first rules of the game were made and rugby soon became famous.

  By the 1860's two different types of football had developed — using hands and not using hands. In 1863 supporters of the game using no hands formed the Football Association (协会)。 And in 1871, 21 clubs, which supported the game using hands, formed a rugby association.

  In 1895 groups of rugby clubs had a big fight with each other. As a result, they split (分裂) and two forms of rugby have existed ever since: the professional (职业的) game (now called Rugby League [联盟制橄榄球]) with 13 players each team; and the amateur (业余的) Rugby Union (业余英式橄榄球), with 15 players. The rules are a little bit different, but the basic idea for both is the same.

  Introduced in the US in 1875, rugby was the precursor (前身) of American football. However, it has never become as popular as it is in Britain.

  Where is rugby played?

  Rugby is played in well over 100 different countries, and several million people take an active part in the sport.

  In 1987, the rugby World Cup matches were first played.

  Outside Britain, the sport has been popular in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, France, and Romania. Most European countries now have national rugby teams. The game is also growing in Africa and South America, and it continues to be popular in many other places.

  Bill Clinton and rugby

  Is it true that former American President Bill Clinton plays rugby?

  Yes! Clinton is not very athletic (健壮的), in fact a bit lumpy (笨重的), but he made an excellent second row forward (中排前锋)。 The Little Rock Rugby club in his home state of Arkansas (阿肯色州) is trying to make lots of money out of his association (联系) with them. They're selling T-shirts with the words “We've had Bill on our backs, now you can have him on yours!”

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