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Rugby 1 - Founding

Across
Wales, Ireland and Scotland formed the first International Rugby Football Board which is now known as this. (5,5)
Name of the school where Rugby was said to be founded. (5,6)
Rugby was introduced into this international sporting event in 1900. (7,5)
This international touring team were first nicknamed the “Rabbits” by the UK press. (9)
Name of the competition founded in 1883 which included the national teams of England, Scotland, Ireland & Wales. (4,7,12)
In 1887, the number of players in a team was reduced to 15 from this number. (6)
Name of the supposed inventor of Rugby. (7,4,5)
Until the late 1860s, rugby was played with a leather ball with an inner bladder made of this animals bladder. (3)
The first-ever international rugby match took place between England and this team. (8)
This flower has been the emblem used by the RFU since its inception. (3,4)
Down
The ‘creator’ of rugby apparently invented the sport after picking up the ball whilst playing this sport. (8)
In 1865, the British Army played a match in this Canadian city which introduced the sport to the nation that eventually evolved into Canadian football. (8)
This form of rugby first took place in 1883. (6)
Twenty-two rugby clubs from across the north of England met in August 1895 in the George Hotel in this Yorkshire town, where they voted to secede from the RFU. (12)
Country where the Montevideo Cricket Club comes from, the first club to play rugby outside the British isles. (7)
Name of the England national governing body for rugby in England that was formed in 1871. (5,8,5)
English county where the so-called founding school of rugby is located. (12)
Charles Monroe is credited with introducing Rugby to this nation in 1870. (3,7)
When the RFU was founded, this number of teams were present at the meeting. (6,3)
In the founding meeting of the RFU, this current Premiership team were not present as the representative was sent to the wrong venue. (5)