Why didn't Rugby spread in Europe?

Rugby did spread in Europe, it just didn't become the most popular type of football on the continent. The most obvious example is France where according to World Rugby there are nearly 400000 players. read more

Rugby did spread in Europe, it just didn’t become the most popular type of football on the continent. The most obvious example is France where according to World Rugby there are nearly 400,000 players. The French have played rugby since the 1870s and the first game between France and England was in 1905. read more

The caliphate never spread far into Europe, so there were very few European Muslims (except for parts of Spain and some of the Mediterranean Isles). Some of historians point to the battle of Tours in 732 as being the pivotal battle that prevented the spread of the caliphate into mainland Europe, although others disagree about its significance. read more