The game grew in popularity, and in 1871, the Rugby Union was formed in London. It drew up the modern rules for a 15-a-side game using an oval ball. Nowadays, rugby is played in more than 80 countries around the world. As for William Webb Ellis, his spirit lives on. His name has been given to the trophy awarded to the winners of the quadrennial Rugby World Cup tournament.
这项运动日见普及,到1871年, 橄榄球联盟 在伦敦成立,并拟定了现代的规则:每队15人,使用椭圆形球比赛。现今,世界上有80多个国
家举行橄榄球赛。至于艾利斯本人,他的精神将永存。4年一次的世界杯橄榄球锦标赛的奖杯就是以 威廉 韦伯 艾利斯杯 命名的。
For young men in New Zealand, the pinnacle of sporting achievement is widely reckoned to be donning the famous black uniform of the nationalrugby team. Ever since 1905, when the first officially sanctioned New Zealand touring team swept aside all opposition on a tour of Britain, the fearsome All Blacks have retained an aura ofinvincibility that has rarely been overcome.
对新西兰的年轻人来说,运动生涯的最高成就,就是能穿上那套出名的橄榄球国家代表队的黑色制服。 自1905年第一支正式批准的新西兰代表队远征英国参加巡回比赛并横扫所有对手、大获全胜以来,这支令人生畏的 全黑 就保持了几乎不可战胜的气势。
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