Rugby 'It's a lot of power, you have more protection than others, people say rugby is harder than football. There are two stories about how rugby was created. The story is full of confusion and rumors interpreted with fantasy and imagination. The story of the creation of rugby is no exception, being available in several versions. In the traditional version, the creator of rugby was William Webb Ellis, a student from London. During a football match in 1823 at Rugby School, the young man would get angry at the slow play and would take the ball in his arms and run around the field, pissing off his football-playing friends, who would get on the his way and tried to stop him, he would have confronted them and run over them. Thus the game of rugby was born. Another version holds that the ball was loaded with the arms frequently during the 1820s and 1830s. Students of the Rugby School also say that the ball was loaded during play for a long time, contradicting William's story. Despite the contradiction regarding the origin of the game, important institutions such as the French Rugby Federation have attributed an important role to the maintenance of William Webb Ellis' grave as a symbol of rugby's success. The game of football was created between 1850 and 1860, in the United States, young students from rich families, who went to England, on their return brought a soccer ball and a rugby ball in their luggage, sport that were practiced in Europe. Both games spread rapidly in the United States and were played without specific rules by the year 1876. Tired of playing two m...... middle of paper ...... and generating a new scrum, a penalty kick or punt, and athletes can be punished with yellow cards (suspension of play for 10 minutes) and red cards (expulsion). In football, deficiencies generate losses of downs or yards, depending on who committed the foul. Some fouls may be rejected by the offending team, depending on the position on the field in which they are applied and the situation in which the opponent finds himself. Furthermore, there is a card system, athletes are initially punished verbally and repeat offenders can be expelled by the referees. Equipment: The use of flexible head and shoulder protection and mouth guards is often not required. In football, the use of shoulder pads (shoulder and chest protection) made of hard plastic is mandatory, in addition to helmets. We also recommend protectors on the thighs and hips, these made with flexible materials .