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 | | However, the trophy for the Rugby Union World Cup bears the name of "Webb Ellis" in his honour, (as does Ellis Park in Johannesburg a major international rugby union stadium,) and a plaque at the school 'commemorates' the 'achievement' |
 | | The Blackheath Rugby Club, in London, founded in 1858, is the oldest surviving non-university rugby club. |
 | | Nevertheless, the origins of the North American codes of football are illustrated by the fact that the Canadian Football League was originally known as the "Canadian Rugby Football Union", when it was founded in 1884. |
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