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Category Archives: Museum Collection
#FromTheVaults – RFU Christmas Card, ‘Fougasse’
This month’s featured object from our collection is a Christmas card designed for the Rugby Football Union by one of Britain’s best loved cartoonists, Cyril Kenneth Bird CBE (1887-1965). Continue reading
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#FromTheVaults – British Isles Dinner Menu, 1904
For this month’s #FromTheVaults we wanted to share with you this charming little dinner menu from the British Isles tour to Australia and New Zealand in 1904 – the first time a British team played both countries on the same tour… Continue reading
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Tagged british and irish lions, international rugby, rugby, rugby history, rugby tour, rugby union
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#FromTheVaults – Study for ‘Twickenham by Tram’ by Dame Laura Knight, c. 1921
This month’s featured object from the World Rugby Museum’s collection is a drawing by Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970), one of the most popular British artists of the first half of the twentieth century. Continue reading
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The Story of the Siam Cup
On 9th May 1945, the Channel Islands were liberated by British forces following five years of German occupation. During that period, one object – now in the World Rugby Museum – had a particularly lucky escape… Continue reading
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#FromTheVaults – Melrose Sevens Medal, 1883
On 28th April 1883, a seven-a-side rugby tournament was played to raise funds for a rugby club experiencing some financial difficulties. The tournament would become an annual event – the oldest rugby sevens competition in the world… Continue reading
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#FromTheVaults – ‘Guinness is Good for You’ Advertising Sign, 1960s
As we say farewell to the Guinness Six Nations (for the time being, at least), this month’s featured object from our collection is a Guinness advertising sign from the 1960s. Continue reading
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Reunited At Last
England and Wales meet at Twickenham for the 55th time on Saturday. 110 years ago the two sides helped kick off the Twickenham era when Ben Gronow did the honours in the first of his four caps for Wales… Continue reading
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#FromTheVaults – Ireland v England Touch Flag, 1913
Following the Six Nations fixture between England and Ireland at Twickenham this weekend, we wanted to highlight this early touch flag from the collection at the World Rugby Museum… Continue reading
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World Rugby Museum to Host Exhibition of Charlie Pritchard’s Career
As the 2020 Guinness Six Nations approaches, the World Rugby Museum will be hosting an exclusive exhibition to highlight the career of acclaimed Welsh rugby star, Charlie Pritchard… Continue reading
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