Why is it called "rug-by"?

Question

Is it because the game played on an artifical surface? Or isit because all the players wear toupees?

Answer 1

it's already been said but i just wanted 2 points.

Rugby the game is named after the town and the school it originated from

The Rugby School, Rugby in Warickshire, England

Answer 2

It's because Rugby is the name of the town where the game originated.

Answer 3

Its named after Rugby school in Warwickishire, that is the school where William Webb-Ellis supposedly invented Rugby. (The story goes they were having a nice game of soccer/football when good old Willy picked the ball up and went for a run, thus inventing Rugby as we know it)  Unfortunately it is now widely accepted that the whole William Webb-Ellis story is a yarn because at the time(1816-1825) there was no one rule for football, all the diffrent areas/schools basically had there own set of rules. However if you ever go there they have a plaque commemorating the mythical event and the Rugby World Cup trophy is still known as the William Webb-Ellis Trophy.

Answer 4

Just visit the school in Rougby, Warwickshire. See the plaque on the wall opposite the spot where William Webb Ellis first picked up the ball & ran with it. Then you would not ask such questions.

Answer 5

Yes every single rugby player in the world wears a toupee.  It has nothing to do with the town of Rugby where the game was invented.

Answer 6

the name of the town in england, aslo the school

Answer 7

it was founded in rugby

Answer 8

Rugby is the name of the school where it first was played.