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William Webb Ellis, an Uncommon card
William Webb Ellis was an English Anglican clergyman who has been credited as the inventor of rugby football while a pupil at Rugby School.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 60
- Power
- 127
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 44,000
Power 127 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
William Webb Ellis quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William Webb Ellis card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
These accounts are now discounted by some rugby historians as an ______ myth.
Answer
origin. These accounts are now discounted by some rugby historians as an origin myth. From the William Webb Ellis article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
According to accounts by Matthew Bloxam, Webb Ellis caught the ball and ran with it during a school football match in ____, thus creating the "rugby" style of play.
Answer
1820s. According to accounts by Matthew Bloxam, Webb Ellis caught the ball and ran with it during a school football match in 1823, thus creating the "rugby" style of play. From the William Webb Ellis article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Aktobe. Aktobe 78 · Algebraic variety 74 · Bell number 70 · William Webb Ellis 67 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- According to accounts by Matthew Bloxam, Webb Ellis caught the ball and ran with it during a school football match in 1823, thus creating the "rugby" style of play.
- The first accounts of the origins of rugby football appeared in 1876 and were investigated by the Old Rugbeian Society in 1895, producing a report in 1897 supporting Matthew Bloxam's accounts.
- These accounts are now discounted by some rugby historians as an origin myth.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The William Webb Ellis article was read about 44,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 60: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get William Webb Ellis
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, William Webb Ellis (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : User Cvene64 on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
