Monthly Archives: January 2020

Weighing up the Competition

Posted on January 27, 2020 by

Rugby is a very physical contact sport, and as such the physicality of the players has been of great interest to supporters for the majority of the game’s history. Some programmes for tours and matches have listed player weights and heights ever since the early 20th Century… Continue reading →

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#FromTheVaults – Twickenham Stadium Deed of Conveyance, 1907

Posted on January 20, 2020 by

Many years ago on a long gone version of our website, we hosted an ‘Object of the Month’ feature, delving into our archives to explore some of our hidden treasures. As it’s the start of a new year and a new decade, it seems the perfect time to revive this project. Out of our 40,000 objects, only 1.4% are on display so there is plenty of unseen collection for you, our readers, to discover! Continue reading →

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On This Day 100 Years Ago…

Posted on January 17, 2020 by

On this day 100 years ago, one of England’s most iconic captains donned an England jersey for the first time… Continue reading →

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Historic Rugby Internationals: New Zealand v Australia, 1991

Posted on January 13, 2020 by

The semi-finals of the second Rugby World Cup held in Britain and France in the autumn of 1991 featured two clashes between historic rivals… Continue reading →

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Australia’s Golden Touch

Posted on January 6, 2020 by

One of the prized objects in our new Rugby and the Olympics exhibition is the 1908 Gold Olympic medal… Continue reading →

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