Public art & sculpture · Scottish Highlands
Rugby Ball
Rugby Ball — a public art in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom.
Leslie Barrie — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Rugby Ball is a public art located in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
A rugby ball is an elongated ellipsoidal ball used in both codes of rugby football. Its measurements and weight are specified by World Rugby and the Rugby League International Federation, the governing bodies for both codes, rugby union and rugby league respectively. The rugby ball has an oval shape, four panels and a weight of about 400 grams. It is often confused with some balls of similar dimensions used in American, Canadian and Australian football.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
William Gilbert started making footballs for the neighbouring Rugby School in 1823. The balls had an inner-tube made of a pig's bladder. In 1870, Richard Lindon introduced rubber inner-tubes, and, because of the pliability of rubber, the shape gradually changed from a sphere to an egg. Both men owned boot- and shoe-making businesses located close to Rugby School. Lindon and Bernardo Solano started making balls for Rugby School out of hand-stitched, leather casings and pigs' bladders. The rugby ball's distinctive shape is supposedly due to the shape of the pig's bladder, although early balls were more plum-shaped than oval. The balls varied in size in the beginning, depending upon how large…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.5424, -4.6611
- District
- South Ayrshire
- Postcode
- KA10 6JU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Central Ayrshire
Sources
- osm: node/13230634114 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Rugby ball (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rugby Ball?
- Rugby Ball is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KA10 6JU).
- Is Rugby Ball free to visit?
- Yes, Rugby Ball is free to enter.
- How do I get to Rugby Ball?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KA10 6JU. It sits within the Central Ayrshire parliamentary constituency.