historians as an origin myth. The Webb Ellis Cup is presented to the winners of the Rugby World Cup. William Webb Ellis was born in Salford, Lancashire... 18 KB (2,148 words) - 17:19, 9 March 2024 |
William Webb Ellis (1806–1872), Anglican clergyman, allegedly the inventor of rugby football Billy Ellis (1895–1939), English footballer Bill Ellis (1919–2007)... 3 KB (444 words) - 17:29, 21 April 2024 |
Matthew Bloxam (section William Webb Ellis story) Gothic architecture. He was the original source of the legend of William Webb Ellis' invention of the game of Rugby football. Bloxam was born on 12 May... 7 KB (914 words) - 03:58, 23 September 2023 |
Warwickshire, England, near Rugby School. It takes its name from William Webb Ellis who is credited with inventing the game of Rugby football. The building... 3 KB (288 words) - 18:57, 5 April 2023 |
in the bicentenary year of the purported invention of the sport by William Webb Ellis. The tournament was scheduled to last six weeks, but in February 2021... 71 KB (3,186 words) - 05:03, 16 April 2024 |
became increasingly influential in late 19th century science. Rev. William Webb Ellis (1806–1872) was an Anglican clergyman who is famous for allegedly... 11 KB (1,298 words) - 22:10, 4 March 2024 |
English rugby union. It tells the history of the sport, including William Webb Ellis and Richard Lindon, using interactive display techniques. The museum... 33 KB (2,875 words) - 08:42, 17 April 2024 |
aptitude test. The school's founder, William Ellis (not to be confused with the inventor of rugby football, William Webb Ellis) was a public-spirited businessman... 21 KB (2,250 words) - 20:10, 12 April 2024 |
"running with the ball" at Rugby School to the actions of William Webb Ellis in 1823: [Ellis] caught the ball in his arms. This being so, according to... 65 KB (8,074 words) - 01:05, 9 March 2024 |
Wreford-Brown. It has been speculated that both this story and the William Webb Ellis rugby story are apocryphal, however this appears to be a revision... 31 KB (3,173 words) - 18:55, 18 April 2024 |
improbable and unexpected victory, and Mandela hands Pienaar the William Webb Ellis Cup, as the Springboks are now indeed rugby union's world champions... 31 KB (2,784 words) - 03:51, 20 March 2024 |
Rugby Football Club (abbreviated to BNCRFC) can draw association with William Webb Ellis, who is often credited as the inventor of the game and studied at... 47 KB (4,554 words) - 21:45, 3 April 2024 |
(1974-1991) Richard Barnes, bishop in the Church of England (1567–1579) William Webb Ellis, Anglican clergyman; allegedly the inventor of rugby football whilst... 18 KB (1,831 words) - 00:40, 14 March 2024 |
William or Bill Webb may refer to: William Benning Webb (1825–1896), American politician and attorney William C. Webb (1824–1898), member of the Wisconsin... 3 KB (476 words) - 06:18, 15 November 2023 |
Rugby School (category William Butterfield buildings) school. The legend of William Webb Ellis and the origin of the game is commemorated by a plaque. The story is that Webb Ellis was the first to pick up... 47 KB (4,579 words) - 15:06, 17 April 2024 |
Rugby football credited to William Webb Ellis (1806–1872). 1850: The format of the modern Olympic Games inspired by William Penny Brookes (1809–1895);... 160 KB (16,528 words) - 22:00, 7 April 2024 |
town. William Webb Ellis (1806–1872), inventor of rugby. He lived in Menton at the end of his life and is buried in the old cemetery. William Butler... 35 KB (3,767 words) - 16:54, 21 April 2024 |
the first codifications in the 1840s. The traditional date of the William Webb Ellis legend. He was the Rugby School pupil who, it was said later, "with... 3 KB (420 words) - 20:30, 30 November 2023 |
Scotland and Ireland. The game was arguably invented in 1823 by William Webb Ellis, and in 1871 the English Rugby Football Union was the first national... 9 KB (669 words) - 13:49, 19 September 2023 |
Awards ceremony in Glasgow, Scotland. The inaugural inductees were William Webb Ellis, who apocryphally caught the ball during a football game and ran with... 27 KB (854 words) - 20:30, 24 April 2024 |
after South Africa beat New Zealand by one point to reclaim the William Webb Ellis Trophy and be the first team to have won the Rugby World Cup for the... 22 KB (1,710 words) - 01:39, 18 April 2024 |
Cup. Nelson Mandela wore a Springbok rugby jersey to present the William Webb Ellis Cup to South African captain Francois Pienaar, a symbolic image of... 30 KB (3,284 words) - 19:22, 11 April 2024 |