Rugby World Cup 2015: Go back to where it all began
As the 2015 Rugby World Cup progresses, we should be thankful that one of the game's original rules failed to survive the past 170 years. To the relief of global broadcasters, and everyone else, rule 20 – "All matches are drawn after five days, but after three if no goal has been kicked" – now belongs to a lost era. The 19th-century spectacle of one team of 75 senior players facing an opposition of 225 juniors, has also bitten the dust.