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The origins of American football

The origins of American football

 

development of rugby in 1883, in Scotland, a small town called Melrose, local Melrose Club funding shortages, Club Committee decided to hold a football game to increase the Club’s income. A town called David Sanderson butcher and his disciples Ned Haid is Melrose club rugby star them most of the time wearing nfl jersey. They are less than 15-man England football game inspired by the 15-person football striker, 8 7 name Jeffrey to three strikers 4 name Jeffrey’s 7-a football game. Game time is 14 minutes (every 7 minutes on the second, 1 minute interval). And decided to adopt a decisive period in sudden death, the first score of the team for the winning team. In 1883, 2 may, Scotland 7-Club team took part in the 7-person race. Ultimately, Melrose Club won the Championship, and the town of Melrose was specifically for the competition, the women were given a silver trophy.

Since then, this unique new ways the competition attracted more and more people are interested in, and quickly get started. 1973 in order to celebrate the centenary of the Scottish Football Association was founded in Scotland held the first international football tournament 7-person. In 1993, the first World Cup football championship 7-person, two pairs in the game are dressed in different colors of  nfl jersey. The Scottish Football Association in accordance with the first 7-Football trophies of prototypes, with 9 open a gold trophy, named Melrose Cup presented to the International Rugby Board as 7-World Cup Rugby Championship trophy. Subsequently, the football 7-a-becoming more popular in the world, starting in 1999, the International Rugby Board each year at the world in 10 countries and regions organise 10 station 7-Rugby World of round robin

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