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The Melrose Sevens is still held annually to this day.1886The Irish, Welsh and Scottish Unions found the International Rugby Football Board. England refuses to take part, stating that it deserves greater representation, but ultimately joins the IRFB in 1890.1900Rugby union is part of the Olympic programme in Paris. France win the gold medal.1924Rugby unions 4th and final Olympic appearance, again in Paris. The United States are the surprise winners, with hosts France settling for silver.1987The first rugby union World Cup is co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia. The All Blacks beat France in the final.1993The first rugby sevens World Cup is hosted by Scotland and won by England.2009The first womens rugby sevens World Cup is hosted by the United Arab Emirates and won by Australia.2014The International Rugby Board, the sports governing body, is renamed World Rugby.2016After a 92-year absence, rugby (sevens instead of union) returns to the Olympics. Marques Colston Jersey . 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Once again, DeLaet finished tied for second at a PGA Tour stop on the weekend, this time at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. The pride of Weyburn, Sask. Jimmy Graham Jersey .Y. -- Leading 3-0 with only 11:25 left, the Colorado Avalanche committed a seemingly meaningless penalty to give the New York Islanders a power play. LOS ANGELES -- Derek Forbort scored the go-ahead goal with 2:28 remaining, Peter Budaj stopped 22 shots and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the New York Islanders 4-2 on Wednesday night for their fourth consecutive win.Dwight King, Jake Muzzin and Alec Martinez also scored to help the Kings win their fifth straight at home.Anders Lee scored twice and Jaroslav Halak made 24 saves for the Islanders, who dropped to 1-5-1 on the road this season.Forbort scored on a long wrist shot seconds after a power play expired. King added a goal 20 seconds later and Muzzin put in an empty-netter.Lee tied it 4:27 into the third period. He was somehow able to collect and backhand in the rebound of Travis Hamonics missed shot while tangled up with Kings defenseman Matt Greene.Lee added his third goal of the season with 1:52 remaining, but the Islanders failed in their attempt to string together consecutive wins away from Barclays Center for the first time this season.Martinez put the Kings ahead 15:34 into the first period with his fourth goal of the season, taking advantage of Trevor Lewis screen in front to beat Halak with a shot from the blue line.Kings defensemen have seven goals during their winning streak, including Martinez scoring the opener against New Jersey last Saturday.Muzzin and Anze Kopitar, who returned to action after missing fiive games with a hand/wrist injury, had assists on the play.ddddddddddddThe Islanders could not carry over the momentum from their first road win of the season Tuesday at Anaheim, despite two power-play opportunities in the first 11 minutes. New York had just one shot with the man advantage and seven total in the opening period, half the number needed to decide their 14-round shootout against the Ducks the previous night.The Kings penalty kill has been especially sharp of late, allowing just one goal in 16 opportunities over its last five games.The second period was a sleepy affair, with no goals, no penalties and the teams combining for 13 shots. There was drama in the closing 30 seconds as the puck took a strange bounce off the wall, leaving Halak out of position, but Kyle Clifford lost his footing in front of the crease and could not take advantage.Game notes The Islanders scratched G Thomas Greiss, RW Cal Clutterbuck and D Scott Mayfield. Clutterbuck, who sustained an upper-body injury against the Ducks, went through pregame warmups before being held out. . The Kings scratched LW Teddy Purcell and D Tom Gilbert.UP NEXTIslanders: Friday at San Jose.Kings: Saturday night at home against Chicago. ' ' '