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Rugby
Etymology & History
British football variant. From Rugby School, Warwickshire. British sport invented 1823 (legend). Rugby union and rugby league British. National British sport. Reflects British public school sports origin.
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General British
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Era
Modern
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Informal
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