14 - Naissance du rugby à XIII
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14 – Naissance du rugby à XIII
En 1893, plusieurs clubs, principalement du Yorkshire, Cheshire et Lancashire, au nord de l’Angleterre, se rapprochent de la fédération anglaise, la Rugby Football Union, au sujet du « broken-time payment », paiement du temps perdu en français. Cela correspond à la compensation de la perte de salaire des joueurs. Le problème se pose surtout dans le nord de l’Angleterre, où les jeunes clubs se composent de joueurs ouvriers à plein temps, qui, pour pouvoir jouer le samedi, doivent renoncer à leur salaire de la journée.
C’est en 1893-94 que la question atteint son paroxysme, lorsque les clubs du nord demandent à la RFU de dédommager financièrement les joueurs perdant de l’argent en jouant pour leur club le samedi. Cette motion est refusée au cours d’une assemblée spéciale de l’union en 1895. 22 clubs quittent la RFU pour former la Nothern Union, qui devient la Rugby Football League en 1922. Suite à cela, le nombre de joueurs passe de 15 à 13.
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14. The Birth of 13-a-side rugby
In 1893 several clubs, mainly from Yorkshire, Cheshire and Lancashire in the North of England approached the Rugby Football Union about the so-called “broken-time payment” – that is payment to players who lost wages through playing the game. This problem arose mainly in the North of England where the newly-formed rugby clubs involved many working-class players in full time employment, who in order to play on a Saturday had to forego the day’s earnings. The issue reached its climax in 1893-94 when the Northern clubs put forward a motion asking the RFU to allow the players who lost money by turning up for their club on Saturdays to be recompensed financially.
This motion was turned down at a special AGM of the Union in 1895 and as a result 22 clubs broke away from the RFU to form the Northern Union, which changed its name into Rugby Football League in 1922. Subsequently the number of players was reduced from 15 to 13. Rugby League has evolved as a different sport since 1922.
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14. Nascita del rugby a XIII
Nel 1893, diversi club, soprattutto nello Yorkshire, nel Cheshire e nel Lancashire, nel nord dell’Inghilterra, si rivolsero alla Rugby Football Union per ottenere un « broken-time payment » (pagamento del tempo perso), ovvero un indennizzo per il mancato guadagno dei giocatori. Il problema era particolarmente sentito nel nord dell’Inghilterra, dove i giovani club erano composti da giocatori della classe operaia a tempo pieno che dovevano rinunciare al loro salario giornaliero per giocare il sabato. La questione giunse al pettine nel 1893-94, quando i club del nord presentarono una petizione alla RFU per ottenere una compensazione finanziaria per i giocatori che perdevano denaro giocando per il proprio club il sabato.
La mozione fu respinta in una riunione speciale del sindacato nel 1895. 22 club lasciarono la RFU per formare la Northern Union, che divenne la Rugby Football League nel 1922. Di conseguenza, il numero dei giocatori scese da 15 a 13.
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