Daventry, England/daventry611
Previous | Home | NextAccording to legend, William Webb Ellis (1806-1872) disobeyed the unwritten rules of the game, which allowed only kicking the ball, and in a historically famous game in 1823 took the ball in his arms and ran. Thus was born modern rugby, the precursor to American football. Ellis later became minister of the church of St. Clement Danes in London, across the street from the famous Crown and Anchor {LINK: London2B-501} .
