Who in the hell invented the damb rugby ball.I had my son out with one 2day for his birthday and i cant kick the bloody thing,give me 5 mins with the idiot to practice on him.BALLS IS ROUND,..
2006-08-25 10:23:45 · 4 answers · asked by martinsbits2000 3 in Sports ➔ Rugby
cheers chaps,the witty ones are good.But who invented the rugby ball?
2006-08-25 20:09:06 · update #1
There is one reference to a person by the name of Lindon.
"Lindon also claimed to have invented the rugby ball but did not patent the idea." [1]
There are many refering to William Gilbert:
"William Gilbert had a boot and shoe makers shop next to Rugby school and started making balls for the school out of hand stiched leather casings and real pigs bladders." [2a]
"Bootmaker to Rugby school William Gilbert used his leather to encase freshly-harvested pigs' bladders" [2b]
"It was early in the 18th century that Mr. Gilbert, then a craftsman in leather, established a shoe and bootmaking business. Having established an impressive reputation in the business, Mr. Gilbert was subsequently asked to produce the first form of Rugby Ball for the pioneering sport in 1823" [2c]
2006-08-26 04:56:45 · answer #1 · answered by Mark aka jack573 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah its a different shape but the same principle applies to kicking a football, use the side of the foot or the top of the foot, for distance or say kicking at an angle.
2006-08-25 12:59:45 · answer #2 · answered by Bru 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
SO does that mean that you also cant kick a football, cuz they are basically the same shape. A rugby ball is kicked like a football genius
2006-08-25 11:19:23 · answer #3 · answered by WORD!!! 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no no....its RUGGED BALLS. and yes. i have those, so technically i invented my own rugged balls. you just werent blessed enough. god doesnt like you. sorry man. :)
2006-08-25 10:30:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋