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ENGELAND- Ball games have been played around the world for centuries but the ‘football’ codes with which we re familiar today were first formalised in England |
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AUSTRALIA - Australian team played its first Test series in 1899- against a visiting team from the British Isles |
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IRELAND - first International was played against England in February 1875 |
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NEW ZEALAND - The first game of rugby played in New Zealand took place before the New Zealand Rugby Football Union was formed. |
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SOUTH AFRICA - played its first international in 1891 against a touring Britain side |
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CANADA - The first game of rugby in Canada took place l among artillery men in 1864. |
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