and mashing each other to get the ball to the opposite end. By 1835, two versions of the game were being played and both were called football (rugbyfootballhistory). After years of arguing, challenging and fighting representatives from Rugby, Eton, Harrow, Marlborough, Westminster and Shrewsbury met to set rules for these games (rugbyfootballhistory). In 1863, the split was made, originating football (soccer) and rugby football (rugby) (rugbyfootballhistory). If the games were different, the ball had to be as well.
             The ball had been around longer than football and cannot be predated before the eleventh century. Because of the lack of technology, a bloated pig's bladder wrapped in leather was used (rugbyfootballhistory). William Gilbert, a shoe maker, started making rugby balls for the rugby school in 1835. The demand for technology was huge due to the fact that a rotting pig's bladder is not the most fun to blow up with lung power. In 1870, a rubber bladder replaced the pig bladder and in 1875, a pump was invented to replace lung power (rugbyfootballhistory). As the popularity of the game rose, so did the participants.
             There became a need for regulators and so in the formation of the Rugby Football Union, referees were given a chance in 1871 (rugbyfootballhistory). In 1875-6 the number of players for each side was reduced to fifteen maximum (rugbyfoo
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