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As an Old Rossallian having played this game for 5 years - I point out that brute force is if anything more important than skill. |
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Initially the rules of RossHockey were slightly different from those of today, with scoring occurring by a system of goals and [[Eton field game#rougeables|rougeables]].<ref name="William Furness 1944 p.297"/> It is also known that there were no restrictions on the number of players in a game and there was no fixed time of play - indeed one game lasted for two days.<ref name="William Furness 1944 p.297"/>
The official rules were drawn up in 1873 and two years later the first House RossHockey competition took place.<ref name="William Furness 1944 p.297"/> The rules were amended again in 1900 to abolish rougeables. Emphasis has always been placed on the game being one of skill and dribbling -
In 1997 the game was nearly abandoned after over 130 years of history when the supplier of the sticks went bankrupt. Fortunately a replacement supplier was found in [[Eccles]]{{dn}} where they had made [[lacrosse]] sticks for many years. <ref name="findarticles.com"/> The new sticks are slightly less ornate than the traditional ones and also made of [[hickory]] rather than [[Ash tree|ash]] but the gameplay has not been affected.<ref name="findarticles.com"/>
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