2 - Football à la Rugby School jusqu’en 1823

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2 : Football à la Rugby School jusqu’en 1823

Lawrence Sheriff, habitant de Rugby, fonde la Rugby School en 1567. On pense que le football joué à la Rugby School, qui est l’ancêtre du rugby, est dérivé d’un jeu qui se jouait dans la ville au 18ème siècle.

La première trace écrite du football de la Rugby School remonte à la fin du 18ème siècle, dans les mémoires d’un ancien élève, alors que l’école ne le mentionne pas avant 1835 dans le magazine de l’école, que l’on appelle « The Rugby Magazine ». Un comité d’anciens élèves de Rugby, parmis lesquels on retrouve H.F. Wilson, H.H. Child, A.G. Guillemard et H.L. Stephen, est désigné en 1895 pour étudier les circonstances dans lesquelles le jeu de rugby a acquis sa caractéristique de courir avec le ballon. Ils sont parvenus aux conclusions suivantes :

– En 1820 le jeu joué à la Rugby School ressemblait plus au football qu’au rugby ;

– La nouvelle technique de course avec le ballon a été introduite entre 1820 et 1830 ;

– L’auteur de cette « innovation » est probablement William Webb Ellis, dont les « pratiques déloyales faisaient l’objet de commentaires ».

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2. Football at Rugby School – up to 1823

A local Rugby man, Lawrence Sheriff, founded Rugby School in 1567. It is thought that football at Rugby School – the forefather of rugby – may have evolved from a football game played in the town in the 18^th century.

The first written mention of football at Rugby School dates from the late 18^th century in the memoirs of a former pupil while at the school. They were first published in the then school magazine ‘The Rugby Magazine’ in 1835.

A committee of Old Rugbeians – former pupils H.F. Wilson, H.H. Child, A.G Guillemard and H.L. Stephen – was appointed in 1895 to investigate the circumstances of the way the game of rugby got its distinctive feature of running with the ball. They reached the following conclusions.

– In 1820 the game played at Rugby School had more features resembling soccer than rugby

– The innovation of running with the ball was introduced sometime between 1820 and

– The author of the ‘innovation’ was probably Mr. William Webb Ellis – whose « unfair practices » were the « subject of general remark ».

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2. Il calcio alla Rugby School fino al 1823

Lawrence Sheriff, residente a Rugby, fondò la Rugby School nel 1567.

Si pensa che il calcio giocato alla Rugby School (il precursore del rugby) derivi da una partita giocata nell’omonima città nel XVIII secolo.

La prima testimonianza scritta del calcio alla Rugby School risale alla fine del XVIII secolo, tra le memorie di un ex alunno, anche se la scuola non ne parla fino al 1835 nella rivista scolastica « The Rugby Magazine ».

Nel 1895 un comitato di ex alunni di Rugby (H.F. Wilson, H.H. Child, A.G. Guillemard e H.L. Stephen) fu incaricato di indagare sulle circostanze in cui il gioco del Rugby acquisì la sua caratteristica di correre con la palla. Il gruppo giunse alle seguenti conclusioni:

a) Nel 1820 il gioco praticato alla Rugby School era più simile al calcio che al rugby.
b) La nuova tecnica di corsa con la palla fu introdotta tra il 1820 e il 1830.
c) L’autore di questa «innovazione» fu probabilmente William Webb Ellis, le cui «pratiche sleali furono oggetto di critiche».