History of rugby union a successful kick at goal after scoring a try (a conversion) and three points for a dropped goal or for a penalty goal. Most of the changes have been to increase the value of tries compared to goals (conversions, penalties, dropped-goals, and goals from mark) in order to promote positive, attacking play. The first national rugby union was the Rugby Football Union, founded in England in 1871. This was followed over the next decade by the home nations of Scottish Football Union (1873, later SRU), Irish Rugby Football Union (1879) and Welsh Rugby Union (1881). The French Federation (1919) and
Tony Ensor (rugby union, born 1949) Tony Ensor (rugby union, born 1949) Anthony Howard Ensor (born August 17, 1949, Dublin, Ireland), commonly called Tony Ensor, was an Ireland rugby union player. Educated at Gonzaga College and UCD, he played for UCD and Wanderers. He made his international debut on March 10 1973 against Wales. He was capped 22 times for Ireland, winning his last cap against England on March 18 1978. A full back, Tony's only try for Ireland came in 1975 against France. He was also a goal kicker and scored a total of 31 points for his country. In 1976 he was also a