Jun 22, 2022 · Before modern medicine, this didn't call for a quick trip to urgent care — it could mean death. And it did, for some. Richard Lindon took charge of the evolution from pig bladder …

Jun 12, 2024 · By the late 19th century, rugby players began to prefer an oval ball. The irregular plum shape of traditional pig bladder balls was easier to hold and carry while running. To meet …

Dec 13, 2022 · The method of inflating the pigs’ bladders for rugby balls was not a pleasant one. To inflate the bladders, the stem of a clay pipe was inserted into them. The bladders were …

May 20, 2024 · At this time, they would have been hand-stitched leather casings, each containing an inflated pig's bladder. The shape of the bladder is reputed to have given the rugby ball its …

By 1800, leather casings surrounded the bladder, which is naturally oval in shape, to prolong the life of the ball. Prior to the 1840s the aforementioned William Gilbert and Richard Lindon, …

In fact 'Gilbert's' are still regarded as the number one name in the rugby ball industry. Originally a pig's bladder was used for football in the public schools of England, but unfortunately for the …

Richard Lindon (1816 - 1887) and William Gilbert (1799-1877) started making balls for Rugby school out of hand stitched, four-panel, leather casings and pigs’ bladders. Both men owned …

Richard Lindon (1816 - 1887) and William Gilbert (1799-1877) started making balls for Rugby school out of hand stitched, four-panel, leather casings and pigs’ bladders. Both men owned …

Jun 26, 2024 · In the early years, rugby balls were nothing more than improvised objects made from a mishmash of materials. One of the earliest recorded materials used was inflated pig …

‘As I am more than eighty-two years of age and my last football on Big Side was in 1864, I can say something about the ball we used in those days before the India rubber bladder had taken …