In this task, you are given two sentences in the English language (Sentence 1 and Sentence 2). Your task is to identify the connecting word between the two sentences.

Sentence 1:The idea was initially rejected , as it was seen to split the member institutions . Sentence 2:However , it was later accepted , and 2013 was the inaugural season of Varsity Football , with an 8 team men 's tournament .
however