t ▁with ▁two ▁tags ▁attached ▁by ▁vel cro , ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁either ▁counting ▁as ▁a ▁' t ack le '. ▁Tag ▁Rugby ▁also ▁var ies ▁in ▁that ▁kick ing ▁the ▁ball ▁is ▁not ▁allowed . ▁Similar ▁to ▁Tag ▁Rugby , ▁American ▁Flag ▁Rugby , ▁( AF R ), ▁is ▁a ▁mixed ▁gender , ▁non - contact ▁im itation ▁of ▁rugby ▁union ▁designed ▁for ▁American ▁children ▁entering ▁gr ades ▁K - 9 . ▁Both ▁American ▁Flag ▁Rugby ▁and ▁M ini ▁Rugby ▁differ ▁to ▁Tag ▁Rugby ▁in ▁that ▁they ▁introduce ▁more ▁advanced ▁elements ▁of ▁rugby ▁union ▁as ▁the ▁participants ▁age . ▁ ▁Other ▁less ▁formal ▁variants ▁include ▁beach ▁rugby ▁and ▁snow ▁rugby . ▁ ▁In flu ence ▁on ▁other ▁sports ▁ ▁Rugby ▁league ▁was ▁formed ▁after ▁the ▁Northern ▁Union ▁broke ▁from ▁the ▁Rugby ▁Football ▁Union ▁in ▁a ▁disag re ement ▁over ▁payment ▁to ▁players . ▁It ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁change ▁its ▁laws ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁code ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁right . ▁The ▁two ▁sports ▁continue ▁to ▁influence ▁each ▁other ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁American ▁football ▁and ▁Canadian ▁football ▁are ▁derived ▁from ▁early ▁forms ▁of ▁rugby . ▁ ▁Australian ▁rules ▁football ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁rugby ▁football ▁and ▁other ▁games ▁origin ating ▁in ▁English ▁public ▁schools . ▁ ▁James ▁Na ism ith ▁took ▁aspects ▁of ▁many ▁sports ▁including ▁rugby ▁to ▁invent ▁basketball . ▁The ▁most ▁obvious ▁contribution ▁is ▁the ▁jump ▁ball ' s ▁similarity ▁to ▁the ▁line - out ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁under hand ▁shooting ▁style ▁that ▁domin ated ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the