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	Rugby Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rugby Union is a team sport that was developed from the rules used to play football at Rugby School in England.
		Rugby Union is the national sport of Wales, New Zealand and Pacific countries such as Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa (although these three specialise in sevens).
		Although the IRB claimed to be enforcing the amateur status of rugby union, many referred to the situation as "shamateurism".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rugby_Union (3326 words)

	rugby union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Rugby originated in England, and games occur throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.
		Rugby Union has also become popular in southern France and northern Italy, as well as in many countries of the South Pacific.
		Rugby has also become popular in the Pacific Islands (Tonga, Samoa and Fiji), as well as in Japan, and has gained ground in South America, with Argentina regularly defeating European teams, and Uruguay having won a game at the two most recent Rugby World Cupss.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Rugby_Union.html (1709 words)

	Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Olympics were of fundamental religious importance, contests alternating with sacrifices and ceremonies honouring both Zeus (whose colossal statue stood at Olympia), and Pelops, divine hero and mythical king of Olympia famous for his legendary chariot race, in whose honor the games were held.
		Despite what Coubertin had hoped, the Olympics did not stop wars from happening, and the Olympics were interrupted three times — once due to World War I (which caused the 1916 Games to be cancelled) and twice during World War II (in 1940 and 1944).
		Olympic Information Center by the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles – Includes a primer on the Olympic Games, and many historical documents on the Olympic Games are presented in digital form.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/o/ol/olympic_games.html (3986 words)

	Rugby union at the Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Discussions have taken place on re-instating rugby at the Summer Olympics, either as the full 15-a-side game or as the 7-a-side game.
		If it was reinstated as an Olympic sport, it would reach a much bigger audience than even the World Cup as people from non-rugby nations would see it (this would be similar to Ice Hockey at the Winter Olympics).
		However it might dilute the Rugby World Cup, the top players play too much rugby (there is only so much punishment the body can take) and the game would need to be competitive (there is a big gap between the major nations and the minor nations).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rugby_union_at_the_Olympic_Games (651 words)

	Rugby Union - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Rugby union is a team sport that was (according to legend) developed from the rules used to play football at Rugby School in England.
		Until 1995 when Rugby Union became an "open" game, the IRB claimed to enforce the amateur rule rigorously.
		Rugby Union is the national sport of Wales, New Zealand and Pacific countries such as Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa (although these three are more into sevens than fifteens.)
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /rugby_union.htm (3234 words)

	Learn more about Olympic Games in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Olympic Games were held in four year intervals, and later the Greek method of counting the years even referred to these Games, using the term ''Olympiad'\' for the period between two Games.
		The ancient Olympic Games were abandoned in AD 394 by the Roman emperor Theodosius I, who considered the Games to be a savage celebration.
		The Olympic Games were part of the Panhellenic Games, four separate games held at two- or four-year intervals but arranged so that there was one set of games every year.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /o/ol/olympic_games.html (1183 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS
		Tug-of-war was on the Olympic programme in 1900, 1904, 1906 (Intercalated Games), 1908, 1912 and 1920.
		Rugby football is one of the earliest forms of football in which the ball is carried rather than kicked.
		Rugby union football was held at the Olympics in 1900, 1908, 1920 and 1924.
	www.olympic.org /uk/sports/past/index_uk.asp (349 words)

	History of Rugby in the Olympics
		Rugby was off the program in Stockholm’s Olympiad V in 1912; and de Coubertin and the IOC awarded the VI Olympics (1916) to Berlin with the thought that it would offer an incentive for peace in Germany.
		Rugby was not widely played in the US around the turn of the century, when it first appeared in the Olympics.
		Rugby became part of two consecutive Olympic Games when it was included in the Olympiad VIII in Paris in 1924.
	www.rugbymag.com /archive/2004/march/history.htm (2835 words)

	Olympic Club Rugby
		Edgar felt that the game was superior to American-style football and lobbied for the high schools and colleges to adopt rugby instead.
		From 1907-1914, rugby was played in the “Big Game” between Stanford and Cal. Pomeroy joined the Olympic Club in 1907 and went on to be one of the most enthusiastic devotees to sport that has ever been connected to the Club.
		Rugby died down over the next several years, but was revived in the early 30s under the coaching of Jack Patrick.
	www.ocrugby.com /1162241.html (1875 words)

	Rugby Football Union - Rugby aiming for Olympic glory once more
		As representatives of the International Olympic Committee visit London to consider which city should host the 2012 Olympic Games, the rugby world is in the middle of a lobbying process which hopes to make rugby sevens an Olympic sport for the 2012 Olympic Games.
		Rugby is one of five sports being considered for inclusion along with golf, squash, karate and roller sports.
		Should rugby be successful and become an Olympic sport once more, there would be significant benefits for the sport around the world, “It would be a tremendous boost for the sport globally as nations such as America, China and Russia put significant resources into their Olympic sports.
	www.rfu.com /index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.News_Detail/StoryID/9546 (974 words)

	PE-CI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Games of war varied from hunting, with hawks or dogs, to equestrian activities, including tournament jousts and tilts.
		There were fifteen to thirty players per side, and the object of the game was to pick up the ball and run it through to the goal, passing the ball to teammates mates if tackled.
		This game was a forerunner of modern rugby.
	schoolweb.rgsw.org.uk /pe/pe-ci.htm (2332 words)

	Rugby at the 1924 olympics
		Rugby had been all the rage in California high schools and colleges at the turn of the century, but the sport had died out by the outbreak of World War I. It's no surprise then that the US Olympic committee refused to even fund the trips.
		The French Olympic Committee (FOC) had scheduled the rugby event to kick off the 1924 Paris Games, and lowly Romania and the USA were to provide only token opposition for the European Champions, France the team was picked to win the gold medal in grand style.
		Rugby was one of 17 sports in the 1924 Olympics, which brought together 3,092 athletes from 44 countries.
	www.rugbyfootballhistory.com /olympics.htm (4406 words)

	Guam Rugby Football Union- Rugby on Guam
		Rugby has been played on Guam and in Micronesia for many years by a core of American college, military and expatriate Australian, New Zealand and European rugby enthusiasts.
		In the mid- nineties, as the Guam Rugby Club (GRC), these enthusiasts decided to build a Rugby field and, as a result of their dedication (not to mention hours of back breaking labor), Wettengel Rugby Field was born.
		The rationale was that Rugby was immensely popular in the South Pacific nations and the Guam Games would receive significant benefits from including a tournament involving number of the world’s best rugby teams, including Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.
	www.rugbyonguam.com /rugby_guam.htm (326 words)

	Rugby Trivia and Frequently Asked Questions
		Rugby union and rugby league are two separate games that evolved from a common rugby origin.
		The structure of the game in most countries is such that there are various levels from club rugby at the bottom, through some district or provincial level, to a national setup with the full national side at the apex.
		The game is controlled at the local level by Rugby Unions which are normally organized on National boundaries, though Northern Ireland and Eire play under the auspices of one union and some US clubs near the border play in Canadian unions.
	www.uidaho.edu /clubs/womens_rugby/RugbyRoot/rugby/FAQ/faq.shtml (3999 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > 2004 Summer Olympics
		Golf, rugby, squash, karate and roller sports are in the running for possible inclusion at the 2012 Olympics.
		NBC and its family of cable networks flooded American households with nearly nonstop coverage of the Athens Olympics, and the strategy – along with strong performances by the U.S. teams in swimming and gymnastics – produced not only a ratings increase, but an estimated profit of at least $60 million.
		It was predicted before the Olympics that prostitution, which is legal and heavily regulated in Athens, would enjoy a boom economy.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/olympics (1587 words)

	ABC Sport - Rugby Union - Rugby chiefs aiming for Games inclusion
		Rugby chiefs are stepping up their bid to get the sport readmitted to the Olympic Games.
		Last an Olympic sport at the 1924 Games - the US is the reigning champion - top rugby officials hope they can convince the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to bring it back for the 2012 Games.
		Rugby's problem is that the number of sports permitted at an Olympics is capped at 28 and when IOC members rejected a proposal to axe softball, modern pentathlon and baseball from the 2008 Games, rugby's inclusion was put on hold.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200502/s1308587.htm (839 words)

	IOA - 7th International Postgraduate Seminar on Olympic Studies
		The game of Rugby Football is popular with both players and fans worldwide.
		However, rugby appeared in only three more Olympic games (London in 1908, Antwerp in 1920, and Paris in 1924) before it was discontinued.
		So with these factors in mind, it can be argued that rugby has much to contribute to the education and global sense that the Olympic Movement is striving for.
	www.geocities.com /olympic_seminar7/summary/sread.htm (571 words)

	CNNSI.com - Rugby Union - Rugby could be making Olympic return - Thursday October 05, 2000 01:40 PM
		LONDON (AP) -- Rugby could be making a return to the Olympics after an absence of more than 70 years, international organizers of the rough and tumble sport announced Thursday.
		Proposals for rugby's inclusion in the 2008 Olympics have been presented to the International Olympic Committee and four of the five cities vying to host the Games, said Vernon Pugh, chairman of the International Rugby Board.
		Rugby last appeared as an Olympic sport in the 1924 Games in Paris, when the United States beat favorites France in the finals.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /rugby/news/2000/10/05/olympics_rugby_ap (307 words)

	ABC Sport - Rugby Union - Sevens hopeful of 2012 Olympic return
		"Rugby was in the Olympics until 1924 and we think we're a pretty good fit with the Olympics; we share a lot of the characteristics and the ethos of the Olympic movement," said Miller.
		"Rugby is a very open, warm and generous sport where the players will spend 80 minutes fighting hard and tackling hard on the pitch but when they go off, they'll have a drink together and they'll be friends and they'll make friendships for life.
		A decision on whether or not rugby will be readmitted to the Games will be taken in July when the International Olympic Committee meets in Singapore to decide the venue for the 2012 event.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200502/s1301377.htm (594 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport... \| Olympics 2012
		Olympic bid leader Lord Coe is 'deeply saddened' by the terrorist attacks on London.
		Games chairman Lord Coe says work on the 2012 Olympics will be in honour of the London bombing victims.
		This was the first official Olympics to see athletes marched into the stadium behind their respective national flags.
	newsalerts.bbc.co.uk /sport1/low/other_sports/olympics_2012/default.stm (766 words)

	Rugby news, fun, results, fixtures and features from Planet-Rugby.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Rugby, after all, has a special place in the history of the modern Olympics - the school that is.
		Baron de Coubertin, the Frenchman who founded the Olympics, spent time at Rugby School and it was there that he got his ideas for the Olympic Games.
		In 1908 the Olympic Games were held in London, and this time only two teams took part - England and the Australians, who were just finishing their first tour to the UK and Ireland.
	www.planet-rugby.com /News/story_37896.shtml (902 words)

	USIA - Portrait of the USA, Ch. 11
		So many people play the game as children (or play its close relative, softball) that it has become known as "the national pastime." It is also a democratic game.
		Early champions of the game fine-tuned it to include the kind of skills and mental judgment that made cricket respectable in England.
		In the 1996 Olympics, it was a measure of baseball's appeal outside the United States that the contest for the gold medal came down to Japan and Cuba (Cuba won).
	usinfo.state.gov /usa/infousa/facts/factover/ch11.htm (3548 words)

	Paddy McCue - Newtown Rugby League
		I'm not sure how he did it, but Pollard unearthed McCue's rugby union nickname, 'Big Dog', and drew a vivid picture of Paddy's playing style: He was a powerful scrummager, clever dribbler and excelled in lineouts.
		The 1908 Wallabies, while on their tour of the UK, decided to have a crack at the gold medal for rugby union at the London Olympic Games (rugby union was an Olympic sport until 1924).
		For example, in A sense of union, Tom Hickie's brilliant history of Sydney University rugby union (Playright Publishing, Caringbah, 1998), Paddy is mentioned with alarming regularity.
	www.rl1908.com /Rugby-League-News/paddy.htm (1633 words)

	RugbyRugby : Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		However, this is not a race and today's meeting, while historic in laying key foundations for the future, is the beginning of the future development of the game.
		It was agreed that the three major international tournaments - Rugby World Cup, Six Nations and Tri-Nations - had a "significant bearing on the development of an integrated season in terms of economic importance and timing".
		No defined blueprint has yet been developed in what will be "an evolutionary process", but in the next few months the IRB will embark on a detailed financial analysis on the economic impacts of an integrated season.
	www.rugbyrugby.com /LATEST_NEWS/story_39962.shtml (494 words)

	Rugby7.com the best Resource for Rugby Sevens on the Web (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The World Rugby community (and specially Sevens fans) lost any hopes of having Sevens in the Olympics after the 2000 Games held in Sidney, Australia did not include Rugby.
		Rogge is an Orthopedic Surgeon, speaks five languages and competed in yachting events at the Olympic Games in Mexico City, Munich and Montreal.
		IRB chairman Vernon Pugh is continually holding talks with Rogge on rugby's inclusion in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
	www.rugby7.com /01jul15.asp (262 words)

	Australia v. Cornwall — Run the ball: Australian rugby — Exhibitions
		When the 1908 Olympic Games were held in London, rugby union was an Olympic sport.
		After an uneven game, in which Australia led 13-nil at half-time, the Wallabies claimed the gold medal with a 32-3 victory.
		While rugby remained an Olympic sport for a time, Australia did not enter teams.
	www.sl.nsw.gov.au /exhibitions/rugby/3.cfm (149 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Cities make final Olympic pleas
		The five cities bidding to host the 2012 Olympic Games put forward their final pleas to win the vote in Singapore on Wednesday.
		Coe, who claimed London had rehearsed its final presentation to "within an inch of their lives", said the young worldwide were the key to its bid.
		The former Olympic champion said: "London's vision is to reach people, young people, all around the world and connect them with the power of the Games.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4654037.stm (569 words)

	Open Directory - Sports: Resources: History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		BiblioSports - Archives of international results and rankings in athletic, swimming, football, tennis, rugby, and skiing.
		Competition Results - Men's and women's history and results from major competitions such as the Olympic Games, world championships, European cups, and grand slams.
		North American Society for Sport History - NASSH promotes and encourages study and research and writing of the history of sport; and supports local, national, and international organizations having the same purposes.
	dmoz.org /Sports/Resources/History (476 words)

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