The film begins with a rugby match, which is the sport upon which American football is based. It can be more challenging and more physically dangerous, both in play and in the lack of protective gear. Some hold it was descended from trying to catch a greased pig. The ball, which is larger than an American football, has no exposed lacing and can be extremely slick and hard to carry. The choice of rugby as a team sport for best friends Feversham and Durrance is an interesting one because of its combat-like nature. The popular saying is that European football (soccer) is a gentleman's game played by ruffians, and rugby is a ruffian's game played by gentlemen. In the 1939 version of this film, the game they referred to was cricket., which is a non-contact sport and an ancestor of rounders and baseball.
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