Rugby, a type of ball game, is played in England, South Africa, the United States, France, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Argentina, Japan, Canada and Italy. Rugby originated in Rugby, England in 1823, formerly known as Rugby Football, referred to as rugby, rugby originated in Rugby, England in a football game. After 1839, rugby was gradually developed in Cambridge University and other schools, and the Rugby Club was set up one after another, and inter-school competitions gradually became active.
Because the ball is shaped like an olive, the England Rugby Association was founded in 1871, the International Rugby Board was established in 1890, the International Rugby Board held the first World Cup men’s rugby Championship in 1987, and the first World Women’s Rugby Championship in 1991. On October 9, 2009, at the 121st plenary session of the International Olympic Committee held in Copenhagen, Denmark, rugby sevens was approved as an Olympic sport in 2016, and flag rugby became an official sport at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
