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English: Plaque at the——Rugby School in memory of William Webb Ellis who is said——to have invented the "rugby sport."
The plaque reads:
"This stone commemorates the exploit of William Webb Ellis who 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. A.D. 1823".
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current21:09, 13 September 2023Thumbnail for version as of 21:09, 13 September 2023676 × 533 (237 KB)BeaoCropped < 1 % horizontally, 1 % vertically using CropTool with lossless mode.
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00:40, 12 December 2006Thumbnail for version as of 00:40, 12 December 2006700 × 565 (241 KB)VoyagerPlaque at the Rugby School in memory of William Webb Ellis who is said to have invented the rugby sport. Photo taken by G-Man on 6 November 2003 and released to the public domain Category:Rugby {{PD-author|G-Man}}

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