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Monthly Archives: January 2020
Weighing up the Competition
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
Posted in International Players, Rugby World Cup
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#FromTheVaults – Twickenham Stadium Deed of Conveyance, 1907
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
Posted in #FromTheVaults, Clubs, Museum Collection, Twickenham
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On This Day 100 Years Ago…
On this day 100 years ago, one of England’s most iconic captains donned an England jersey for the first time… Continue reading
Posted in Countries, England, International Players
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Historic Rugby Internationals: New Zealand v Australia, 1991
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
Posted in Australia, Countries, International Players, New Zealand, Rugby World Cup
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Australia’s Golden Touch
One of the prized objects in our new Rugby and the Olympics exhibition is the 1908 Gold Olympic medal… Continue reading
Posted in Museum Collection, Olympics
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