The game "Rugby" was invented at Rugby School in Warwich shire in the early 19th century.

拉格比球比赛19世纪初创立于沃尔威克郡的拉格比学校，因此而得名。 㩢。

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In 1823, during a soccer game at the prestigious Rugby School in central England, one of the players impulsively picked up the ball and ran with it.

1823年，一场英格兰中部享有盛名的拉格公学(Rugby School)举行的足球赛中，一名球员一时冲动，把球拿起来带着跑。

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New Zealand beat France in the final to become the first team to lift the newly crafted Webb Ellis Cup, named after the Rugby school pupil credited with inventing rugby union.

新西兰在决赛中击败法国，首捧韦伯埃利斯杯。 该奖杯因传说中发明了橄榄球的拉格比公学学生而得名。

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According to the Independent, Mr Mitchell is said to have earned the soubriquet "thrasher" during his days as a pupil at Rugby school, because of his "stern disciplinarian" tendencies.

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Although likely to have been played as far back as the 5th Century, the sport of rugby is generally considered to have originated in 1823 at the Rugby School in England.

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Friday sees the touring Newcastle team as the guests of honour at a Civic reception hosted by the Lille city authority, with star players also coaching local children at the LMR junior rugby school.

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