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 the Australian Capital Territory Rugby union in the Australian Capital Territory Rugby union is a popular sport in the Australian Capital Territory. Rugby football began to be played in the regions around what is now Canberra more than a century ago. Rugby union was played in and around what is now the Australian Capital Territory well before it separated from New South Wales in 1911. The Goulburn Rugby Union Club was formed in 1872, and became a founding member of the Southern Rugby Union in 1874. Cooma played Snowy River as early as 1876, and Queanbeyan played Yass in 1878. The first match of