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 Sweden Rugby union in Sweden Rugby union in Sweden is a minor but growing sport. The Swedish Rugby Federation (Swedish: "Svenska Förbundet") was founded in 1932, and joined the IRB in 1988. "Swedish football" in the nineteenth century was a variant of association football with some rugby elements. By 1900, Swedish football clubs were using the Football Association's rules, with no rugby influence. The pure form of rugby was introduced between the wars. The visiting cruisers of the British Royal Navy, and played the first recorded match in Stockholm The sport became well established in this period thanks also to the