Rugby

Rugby

Yesterday we drove through the heart of the Warwickshire countryside to Rugby.

The town holds a unique position as the birthplace of the game of rugby football. Now a sport which is played around the world, the game began on the Close at Rugby in 1823 when William Webb Ellis first took the ball in his arm and ran with it.

His statute which stands in the centre of the town is a tribute to Rugby's most famous son.

Along the road, are a series of bronze plaques known as the Rugby Pathway. Each dedicated to a famous player or moment in the development of the game. We did not see the latest plaque “England wins the Rugby World Cup 2003”.

The pathway will lead you on a tour of the town, taking in many of the historic buildings. Due to the rain, we were not able to do so.

The Oxford Canal flows through the quiet rural countryside of Rugby linking Oxford and Coventry.