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Rugby · Level 9

Master

5 sub-levels · 50 tests · 500 facts · updated 28 October 2026

Level 9 is history: the origins, the split and the amateur era, tours and the Lions, the international game and the professional era.

Sub-levels

Sub-level 9.1OriginsWhere rugby came from: football at Rugby School, the Webb Ellis legend, the first written rules, early clubs, the RFU, the first international, how scoring changed, the International Rugby Football Board, rugby…10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 9.2The Split and the Amateur EraRugby union as an amateur game: what amateurism meant, union after the 1895 split, the Home Nations Championship, France in and out, the Varsity Match and the Barbarians, the great grounds, Wales's golden eras, radio…10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 9.3Tours and the LionsThe great touring teams: the 1888 tour, the 1905 Originals, the first Springboks and Wallabies, the Lions name, the Invincibles, the 1971, 1974 and 1997 Lions, the modern tours and the Lions today.10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 9.4The International Game GrowsHow rugby became a world game: rugby at the Olympics, Argentina, Japan, the Pacific Islands, Italy, Georgia and Romania, South Africa's isolation and return, the birth of the World Cup, North America and rugby on…10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 9.5The Professional EraRugby since 1995: SANZAR and the 1996 television deal, Super Rugby, European club rugby, the domestic leagues, bonus points, technology, the great players, the Player of the Year award, money and clubs, and new markets.10 tests · 100 facts

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World Rugby handbooks and coaching material, union and competition records; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered Laws belong to the Laws category.