▁that ▁also ▁fav oured ▁the ▁" R ugby ▁R ules ". ▁Although ▁these ▁clubs ▁decided ▁to ▁ban ▁hack ing ▁soon ▁afterwards , ▁the ▁split ▁was ▁permanent , ▁and ▁the ▁FA ' s ▁cod ified ▁rules ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" associ ation ▁football " ▁whilst ▁the ▁clubs ▁that ▁had ▁fav oured ▁the ▁Rugby ▁R ules ▁formed ▁the ▁Rugby ▁Football ▁Union ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁and ▁their ▁code ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" rug by ▁football ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁sch ism ▁within ▁rugby ▁football ▁in ▁England ▁in ▁which ▁numerous ▁clubs ▁from ▁Northern ▁England ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁R F U ▁over ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁re imb urs ing ▁players ▁for ▁time ▁lost ▁from ▁their ▁work p laces . ▁The ▁split ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁social ▁and ▁class ▁divisions ▁in ▁the ▁sport ▁in ▁England , ▁and ▁led ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁separate ▁code ▁of ▁" rug by ▁league ". ▁The ▁existing ▁sport ▁there after ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁name ▁" rug by ▁union " ▁to ▁differenti ate ▁it ▁from ▁rugby ▁league , ▁but ▁both ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁sport ▁are ▁known ▁simply ▁as ▁" rug by " ▁throughout ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁First ▁international s ▁The ▁first ▁rugby ▁football ▁international ▁was ▁played ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁March ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁between ▁Scotland ▁and ▁England ▁in ▁Edinburgh . ▁Scotland ▁won ▁the ▁game ▁ 1 – 0 . ▁By ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁both ▁Ireland ▁and ▁Wales ▁had ▁representative ▁teams ▁and ▁in