Rugby
Running with the ball?
A commemorative stone at Rugby school claims that 16-year-old student William Webb Ellis, "with a fine disregard for the rules of football...first took the ball in his arms and ran with it, thus originating the distinctive feature of the rugby game."
The following links may be of interest:
History of Rugby Union (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rugby_union
Guide to the history of the game (RugbyRugby.com)
http://guide.rugbyrugby.com/Rugby%20Sections/History/default.asp
Recording the History of Rugby Football
http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/
Rugby Football History
http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/
A commemorative stone at Rugby school claims that 16-year-old student William Webb Ellis, "with a fine disregard for the rules of football...first took the ball in his arms and ran with it, thus originating the distinctive feature of the rugby game."
The following links may be of interest:
Rugby websites