▁and ▁the ▁Rugby ▁World ▁Cup ▁tro phy ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Web b ▁Ell is . ▁Rugby ▁football ▁st ems ▁from ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁played ▁at ▁Rugby ▁School , ▁which ▁former ▁pup ils ▁then ▁introduced ▁to ▁their ▁univers ities . ▁ ▁Form er ▁Rugby ▁School ▁student ▁Albert ▁P ell ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁having ▁formed ▁the ▁first ▁" football " ▁team ▁while ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁Cambridge ▁University . ▁Major ▁private ▁schools ▁each ▁used ▁different ▁rules ▁during ▁this ▁early ▁period , ▁with ▁former ▁pup ils ▁from ▁Rugby ▁and ▁E ton ▁attempting ▁to ▁carry ▁their ▁preferred ▁rules ▁through ▁to ▁their ▁univers ities . ▁A ▁significant ▁event ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁development ▁of ▁rugby ▁football ▁was ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁a ▁written ▁set ▁of ▁rules ▁at ▁Rugby ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁Cambridge ▁R ules ▁that ▁were ▁drawn ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁ ▁Form ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁the ▁national ▁gover ning ▁body ▁The ▁Football ▁Association ▁( FA ) ▁began ▁cod ifying ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁universal ▁football ▁rules . ▁These ▁new ▁rules ▁specifically ▁b anned ▁players ▁from ▁running ▁with ▁the ▁ball ▁in ▁hand ▁and ▁also ▁dis allowed ▁hack ing ▁( k ick ing ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁sh ins ), ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁legal ▁and ▁common ▁tact ics ▁under ▁the ▁Rugby ▁School ' s ▁rules ▁of ▁the ▁sport . ▁In ▁protest ▁at ▁the ▁im position ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁rules , ▁the ▁Black he ath ▁Club ▁left ▁the ▁FA ▁followed ▁by ▁several ▁other ▁clubs