Can you please answers these questions on the history of rugby?

Question

-place of origin

-who invented it and when

-list some important dates

-top notch players, innovators, owners, popularizers, etc.-people who put a substantial mark on the sport- ex. the edmonton grads(an all female basketball team that never lost a game in 2 decades)

-significant competitions that are associated with the sport

please answer these points.

Answer 1

-RUGBY SCHOOL, ENGLAND

-William Webb Ellis, 1823

-1823 founding of the game by Webb Ellis after whom the RWC trohpy is named , 1987(first rugby world cup)

- No.1:Player:Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland)

  No.1:Fly-half:Dan Carter(New Zealand)

  No.1:Team:New Zealand (also known as the All Blacks)

  GaryOwen( Irish club but also the name of a kick during play)  

-TRI NATIONS TOURNAMENT,(between New Zealand South Africa and Australia)

SIX NATIONS TOURNAMENT(between Ireland England Scotland Wales France and Italy),

RUGBY WORLD CUP( currently consists of 20 countries) BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS TOUR (a team of the best players from England Ireland Scotland and Wales that plays against teams in the Southern Hemisphere-next tour in 2009)

Answer 2

Rugby,England

William Webb Ellis  1823

1995,2007

Schalk Burger,Joel Stransky,Danie Craven

JPR Williams,Moff Myburgh

3 Nations,RWC,Six Nations

Answer 3

tournies:

world cup

tri nations

six nations

super 14

heiniken cup

magners league

anglo-welsh cup

Barbarians vs the world cup champs after world cup

Players:

Jonah Lomu

George Gregan

Willie John Mcbride

Jason Robinson

Laurance Dallagio

Brian O' Driscoll

Tana Umaga

Joe Rococoko

Percy Montgomery

Brian Habana

Frederick Michilak

Jonny Wilkinson

Famous Teams:

New Zealand (All Blacks)

Australia (Wallabies)

South Africa (Springbok)

Ireland

Argentina

France

England

Famous Clubs:

Toulouse

Perpingan

Biarritz

Munster

Leinster

London Wasps

Leicster Tigers

Answer 4

-RUGBY SCHOOL, ENGLAND

-William Webb Ellis, 1823

-1823, 1974( All Blacks v Barbarians) , 1954 (first rugby world cup)

-JONAH LOMU, New zealand All Blacks, Brian O'Driscoll, Felipe Contempomi, GaryOwen Edwards, France, Daniel Carter, JONNY WILKINSON

-TRI NATIONS TOURNAMENT, SIX NATIONS TOURNAMENT, RUGBY WORLD CUP, BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS TOUR, BARBARIANS TOUR

Answer 5

Check out the following:

http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/inde...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_...

http://www.rfu.com/microsites/museum/ind...

http://wesclark.com/rrr/history.html