William Webb Ellis Plaque

Photo taken by g man on 6 november 2003 and released to the public domain.

William webb ellis plaque. This statue of william webb ellis is outside rugby school rugby warwickshire england. The touring squad pictured in front of the william webb ellis plaque in rugby england. This stone plaque commemorating the exploit of william webb ellis is still embedded in the redbrick wall by the front gate of rugby school.

The game of rugby football owes its name to the school. A bronze plaque with the statue reads. Bishops 1 st xv rugby tour to the uk.

Rugby school the birthplace of rugby football. William webb ellis plaque rugby school warwickshire. The local boy who inspired the game of rugby football on the close at rugby school in 1823.

Basil bey mark burton moore doug austin allan falconer stuart thompson peter spray paul day simon black peter williams. Ellis is often credited with inventing rugby by picking up the ball and running with it. Church of st mary magdalen laver essex england william webb ellis magdalen laver school plaque jpg 3 000 2 261.

Immediately in front of the plaque. The legend of william webb ellis and the origin of the game is commemorated by a plaque. The historical evidence that william webb ellis with a fine disregard for the rules of football as played in his time first took the ball in his arms and ran with it thus originating the distinctive feature of the rugby game ad1823 is unsatisfactory since the story is anonymous and incomplete.

This stone commemorates the exploit of william webb ellis who with a fine disregard for the rules of footballa s played in his timefirst took the ball in his arms and ran with it thus originating the distinctive feature ofthe rugby gamea d. William webb ellis commemorative plaque. Ellis was said to be the first person to perform such an absurd move but it led to the subsequent establishment of rugby football.