Question

From where did Rugby get its name?

Answer 1

Answer:

As rugby aficionados would know, the name of the game derives from a place – Rugby, in Warwickshire, Britain. The town's name originates in the Anglo Saxon Hrōca burh. The first element is either the man's name Hroca or the Old English hroc (“rook”) while “burh” is Old English for “fortified settlement”

Answer 2

Explanation:

As rugby aficionados would know, the name of the game derives from a place – Rugby, in Warwickshire, Britain. The town's name originates in the Anglo Saxon Hrōca burh. The first element is either the man's name Hroca or the Old English hroc (“rook”) while “burh” is Old English for “fortified settlement”.