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RugbyBy: Marco Rodrigues
Rugby History• In the early 1800s, the game of Rugby was played rather like soccer, but
players were allowed to catch the ball and kick it out of their hands.
• There was no limit to the number of players on each side for the teams.
• Then in 1823, legend goes that a sixteen year old student at the Rugby School in England named William Webb Ellis, caught the ball with his hands during a game and ran with it towards the opponent’s goal line, rather than following the rules of the times of catching and kicking the ball only.
Rugby History• Even though this rule wasn’t adopted right away, this incident is believed to
be the birth of Rugby.
• By 1830, running with the ball was an accepted play, although the first written rules did not appear until 1845 where it became an official rule.
• These rules were written by those students that played the game at the school.
• Rugby Football Union, governing body for Rugby Union in England, was formed in 1871.
• In 1895 there was a split in Rugby into two separate leagues: Rugby Union & Rugby League.
Why Did Rugby Split?• In 1893, there was a proposal of allowing players to be
paid six shillings “broken time” payments when they miss work due to matches. This was voted down by the Rugby Football Union.
• In 1895, leading Northern Clubs held a meeting at the George Hotel in Huddersfield, UK and decided to break away because of the southern-based rugby union hierarchy’s refusal to let them compensate players for wages lost while playing the games. This issue of “broken-time payments” penalized clubs which relied on working-class players.
• From there, 22 clubs organized and formed what was called the Northern Rugby Union which later changed its name to Rugby League in 1922,as we know it today.
Rugby Union vs. Rugby League
•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRUHxGwv_VY
Rugby Union• The world governing body for the sport of Rugby Union is called World
Rugby and its headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
• As of 2015, World Rugby has 100 member unions and 17 associate member unions.
• One of the member unions in the World Rugby and the one I will focus on is USA Rugby
USA Rugby• Founded in 1975
• CEO: Nigel Melville- has had the position since Oct. 2006
• Headquarters:2500 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO, 80302Office: (303) 539-0300Fax: (303) 539-0311https://www.google.com/maps/place/2500+Arapahoe+Ave,+Arapahoe+Village,+Boulder,+CO+80302/@40.0141592,-105.2614342,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x876bedd211a98ceb:0x5f34c9f885cc291e
USA Rugby • USA Rugby is the national governing body for the sport of Rugby Union
in the US and a full sport member of the US Olympic Committee (USOC).
• USA Rugby states its role as "the national governing body charged with achieving and maintaining high levels of quality in all aspects of rugby."
• USA Rugby is responsible for the promotion and development of the sport in the US and promotion of US international participation.
USA Rugby• USA Rugby has over 115,000 members, the largest segment being college
rugby with over 32,000 members.
• USA Rugby oversees 1,200 high school teams, 900 college teams, 700 senior club teams, and 400 youth teams.
• USA Rugby administers all United States national teams: senior men's and women's teams, sevens teams for both men and women, and under-20 national teams for both sexes.
• http://usarugby.org/ Website• http://usarugby.org/careers Careers
Scholarly Article • Title: “Are You Ready for Some Rugby?”
• Author: Master Tesfatsion
• Publication: McClatchy-Tribune Business News
• Date: Feb. 3, 2015
• The National Rugby Football League (NRFL) is a professional Rugby league currently owned by RugbyLaw, LLC., a Minneapolis, Minnesota based Sports and Entertainment Company.
LinkedIn Profile: Nigel Melville
Puma
Puma & Its History• Puma is a major German multinational company that produces athletic and
casual footwear, as well as sportswear.
• It was first formed in 1924 by Adolf and Rudlof Dassler as “Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik“ (Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory) in Herzogenaurach, Germany.
• The first few years these two brothers had great success.
• Overall 7 gold medalists and 5 bronze medalists had their spikes on helping them win their medals at the 1928 Olympics.
Puma & Its History• The brothers split in 1948, and from here both Adidas and Puma as we
know today were created.
• Rudolf Dassler was the one that founded Puma.
• The company was officially registered on October 1, 1948 as Puma Schuhfabrik Rudolf Dassler.
Puma In Soccer• Since then, Puma has been a very big contributor to making soccer cleats.• It has sponsored a number of top soccer players including: • Pele • Eusebio • Diego Maradona• Thierry Henry• Radamel Falcao • Sergio Aguero • Cesc Fabregas • Marco Reus • Buffon • Mario Balotelli • They also sponsor soccer teams: Italian Soccer National Team, Arsenal, and
Borussia Dortmund.
Headquarters• Würzburger Straße 13
91074 Herzogenaurach, Germanyhttps://www.google.com/maps/place/Puma+Sprint+GmbH/@49.570244,10.876245,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47a2016d1a80eff5:0xd12db287761c329b
• 1 Congress St. Ste. 110 Boston, MA 02114 https://www.google.com/maps/place/1+Congress+St+%23110,+Boston,+MA+02114/@42.362969,-71.059878,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37085805386fd:0xea7413b0814992c7
Sources• http://usarugby.org/
• http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/the-big-question-why-are-there-two-codes-of-rugby-and-are-they-coming-together-434680.html
• http://nationalrugbyfootballleague.com/who-are-we/nrfl.html
• http://search.proquest.com.jerome.stjohns.edu:81/abicomplete/docview/1650510541/BE71345657C24662PQ/7?accountid=14068
• http://about.puma.com/en/this-is-puma/history
