New Zealand Rugby History ~ ~ Urgent

/kloc-in the middle of the 0/9th century, a large number of British young people immigrated to New Zealand, hoping to fight the wind and waves in the era of great navigation. They also brought cricket, horse racing and other sports, but in the early days of New Zealand, most of them were inaccessible areas to be developed, and the hard life hindered the development of sports with high objective requirements such as these venues. Rugby became the favorite of early immigrants because of its simplicity and convenience.

Rugby is called Rugby in English, and its name comes from Rugby in Warwickshire, England. Rugby College, a boarding school, was founded in 1547, emphasizing team spirit, fair competition and responsibility. Rugby is an important way to cultivate these virtues for students. This movement is widely carried out in British public schools.

1870, a 19-year-old New Zealand boy named Charles Morrow just returned from his public school career in London, England, and formally introduced the rules of rugby to New Zealand.

On a Saturday in May that year, Moreau took part in the first recorded football game in Nelson, the South Island city of New Zealand. Later, he organized a club in Wellington, the capital, and launched the first South-North Island Competition with Nelson Club.

Since then, rugby has "taken root" in New Zealand.

With the initial establishment of Nelson and Wellington Clubs, New Zealand Rugby Clubs flourished in the second half of the19th century. At that time, gold mining in South Island, New Zealand was in a bottleneck period, and the price of wool fluctuated greatly. In order to attract more immigrants and capital, New Zealand launched a plan to build railways and highways, which greatly increased the number of immigrants and objectively promoted the development of rugby.

From 65438 to 0870, there were only two rugby clubs in New Zealand. 1879, the number reaches 80; 1890, the number of clubs has expanded to about 700.

1892, the New Zealand Rugby League was established in Wellington, which opened the prelude to the interregional competition. Different regions have also begun to use different "theme colors". The jersey of Canterbury Club in South Island is red and black, while Wellington is a combination of gold and black. These traditions continue to this day.