Rugby: 200th Anniversary Debate

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Rugby: 200th Anniversary

Lord Geddes Excerpts
Wednesday 15th March 2023

(1 year, 7 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay Portrait Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con)
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It sounds a very good idea; I wonder whether the noble Lord would agree. We certainly want to inspire people of all backgrounds to take part in this sport.

Lord Geddes Portrait Lord Geddes (Con)
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Is my noble friend aware of the tablet on Doctors Wall at Rugby which reads:

“This stone commemorates the exploit of William Webb Ellis who with a fine disregard for the rules of football as played in his time first took the ball in his arms and ran with it”,


thus creating the present-day game?