 Campbell then made a number of proposed amendments aiming at retaining hacking in the game.As a result of his amendments insisting on hacking being included in the rules being rejected, he withdrew Blackheath from the meetings of The Football Association, thus creating the split between rugby and association football.Despite Campbell's strong support for hacking to remain part of rugby, numerous clubs then started to abolish it in the following years with Blackheath and Richmond banning it in 1865 and 1866 respectively.