William Webb Ellis
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William Webb Ellis was an English Anglican clergyman who, by tradition, has been credited as the inventor of rugby football while a pupil at Rugby School. According to legend, Webb Ellis picked up the
The only known contemporary image of Webb Ellis, published in the Illustrated London News, 1854
Webb Ellis grave in le cimetière du vieux château at Menton in Alpes Maritimes
Webb-Ellis carries the ball during a school football match played in 1823. According to legend, this action created the rugby style of play
Image of the plaque at Rugby School
Rugby School
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Rugby School is a public school for pupils aged 13–18, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire in England.
William Webb Ellis
…1806 – 24 February 1872) was an English Anglican clergyman who, by tradition, has been credited as the inventor of rugby football while a pupil at Rugby School. According to legend, Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it during a school football match in 1823, thus creating the "rugby" style of play…
Rugby School, seen from 'The Close' playing field.
Lawrence Sheriff, founder of Rugby School
Thomas Arnold, Headmaster from 1828 to 1841
Game of Rugby being played on 'the Close' at Rugby School, where the sport was invented.