Girls Playing Rugby

1863 - The Football Association (FA) is formed, formalising the schism between the Football Association and Rugby Football.
1864 - The first rugby clubs are formed, followed by hundreds more in Cumberland, Lancashire and Yorkshire in the 1870s and 1880s.
1871 - The Rugby Football Union is founded, following a meeting of 21 clubs at the Pall Mall restaurant.
1871 - First recognised international rugby match, played between England and Wales.