RE: FW: England humour

From: Derek Gatherer (gatherer@biotech.ufl.org)
Date: Mon Sep 10 2001 - 15:05:58 BST

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    American football evolved from rugby, not modern rugby but rugby as played circa 1895 in the Ivy League. Interestingly, Rugby League had already split from Rugby Union by that time, so American footbal and Rugby Union are nearest neighbours, not RL and RU

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