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4 unusual facts about Division 1-A Rugby


Division 1-A Rugby

A group of British Army officers organized a game of rugby against the students of McGill University (Montreal, Canada) in 1865; the Canadians were so enamored of the game that they decided to continue to play football by the Rugby code.

This is still one of the most fundamental differences between Rugby Union and American Football but one further modification, that of allowing one forward pass per down, was suggested by the Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne which, when accepted in 1905, gave rise to that distinctly American form of football.

Paul Keeler

Santa Clara accepted an invitation to Division 1-A, joining the California Conference for the 2012-13 season.

Ron Laszewski

Under Laszewski's leadership, Lindenwood won the Division 2 national championship in 2011 in the program's first year in existence, finished runner-up in the Division 1-AA national championship in 2012, and now plays in Division 1-A in the Mid/South conference.


Daniell Zeleny

Zelený moved to Kaya F.C. in the UFL Division 1 for the 2013 season, under the tutelage of fellow Australian, David Perkovic.

Daniell Zelený (born 19 October 1988) is an Australian association footballer of Czech and Italian descent, currently playing for Kaya F.C. in the UFL Division 1 in the Philippines.

Farshid Karimi

In summer 2013, he signed a two years contract with Aluminium, who relegated from Iran Pro League to Division 1 last season.


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