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The Cordner–Eggleston Cup is the current name of a historic private school Australian rules football competition which has been played annually between Melbourne Grammar School and the Scotch College since 1858. The first football fixture was played under experimental rules on 7 August 1858 at Yarra Park, Melbourne〔http://www.scotch.vic.edu.au/sport/Arules/coregg/cordegg.htm〕 making it the longest continuously running school football fixture in the world. It is also of cultural importance to Australia, as it is the best documented early football match in Australia and is believed by many historians to have played a key role in the Origins of Australian football. The first match is commemorated by a bronze statue depicting the game outside the MCG. The 150th anniversary of the cup was celebrated by the match being played at the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), where most notable football matches are played, including the Grand Final of the Australian Football League, the senior competition of Australian Rules. ==The "first" match== The first game ran for three days, over three consecutive Saturdays, and each team selected an umpire: Melbourne Grammar chose Tom Wills; Scotch chose Dr John Macadam. By the completion of the third day, the match had resulted in a one-all draw. In recent years historians have found evidence of earlier matches between the two schools, and subsequently the origin of the game remains one of the most contested areas of Australian history. Both Melbourne Grammar and Scotch have acknowledged the ongoing research of historians. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cordner–Eggleston Cup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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