A field-game resembling rugby football was a game played by ancient Greeks called episkyros. In Wales such a sport is called cnapan or "criapan", and has medieval roots. The old Irish predecessor of rugby may be caid. The Cornish called it "hurling to goals" which dates back to the bronze age, the West country called it "hurling over country". English villages were certainly playing games of 'fute ball' during the 1100s. English boarding schools would certainly have developed their own variants of this game as soon as they were established—the Eton Wall Game being one example.



This is a fine collection of three {3} Official Rugby Guides produced by the Spalding Company.



:: Spalding's official rugby guide (1911)

:: Spalding's official rugby guide (1912)

:: Spalding's official rugby guide (1914)

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