Throw-in 1842: Several features of this passages are notable: The 1851 rules of Rugby School describe a similar procedure, except that the ball is thrown in rather than struck or hit; this is the ancestor of the line-out in rugby union: Similar "throw-in" laws are found in the Cambridge rules of 1856, the Sheffield rules of 1858, the laws of Melbourne FC (1859), and indeed the original FA laws of 1863 (see below). Other codes had a kick-in rather than a throw-in. These included the "Foot-Ball Club" of Edinburgh (1833), Harrow football (1858), Barnes FC (1862), Blackheath FC (1862), and the
Rugby union in Queensland Rugby union in Queensland Rugby union football is one of the leading professional and recreational team sports in Queensland. The earliest known Rugby football games in Queensland were played in Brisbane from 1876 through to 1878, with the clubs reverting to 'Victorian rules' for the 1879 season. The Rugby code became popular again in the early 1880s, with inter-colonial matches against New South Wales and the formation of the Northern Rugby Union. The game then developed rapidly and became the dominant local football code by 1890. Rugby continued to develop until the early 1900s, when the advent of professional Rugby