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19 August 2026

ONLINE EXHIBITION - The Rugby World Cup: In Her Own Words

Explore the history of the women’s Rugby World Cup through the words of those who organised and played in each of the tournaments...

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19 August 2026

ONLINE EXHIBITION - The Rugby World Cup: In Her Own Words

Explore the history of the women’s Rugby World Cup through the words of those who organised and played in each of the tournaments...

22 July 2026

The forgotten England rugby internationals from Surrey's lost college by Phil Hill

Long before Twickenham became the home of English rugby, the Royal Indian Engineering College at Cooper's Hill, near Egham, produced several England internationals whose lives proved every bit as remarkable as their rugby careers...

17 July 2026

The Confessions of Shirley Wanderers by Chris Leech

Former Club Secretary of Shirley Wanders tells the story of the disappearance of the crossbar from the goal post at Twickenham after the 1965 Oxford vs Cambridge match...

03 July 2026

Trainer of B.A.T.S.

The Bay Area Touring Side, or B.A.T.S. for short quickly became one of the USA’s most successful rugby clubs, and 'Trainer' Dick Markson was a valued member of the of the B.A.T.S. entourage...

04 May 2026

Jacques Tati by Keith Gregson

Jacques Tati's 'Mr Hulot' was the inspiration behind Rowan Atkinson's 'Mr Bean', but did you know that Tati was a keen rugby player?

06 April 2026

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Helped Transform Women's Rugby

While thousands of individual players and administrators around the world helped build the foundations of women’s rugby, this article will look at how the uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic inadvertently boosted its development...

31 March 2026

A Beginner’s Guide to the Women’s Six Nations

With the Guinness Women's Six Nations Championship 2026 starting soon, it's time to brush up on the basics of the tournament...

15 March 2026

The Life and Times of Bob Collis

100 years after he helped Ireland share the Five Nations Championship, we're taking a look back at the life of Bob Collis...

04 February 2026

The Original Six Nations Trophy

The Home Nations Championship, now the Guinness Men's Six Nations, began in 1883 but it wasn't until over a century later that a trophy was awarded to the winners of the tournament. Read on to learn about the original Six Nations trophy...

01 February 2026

A Beginner’s Guide to the Men's Six Nations

With the Guinness Men's Six Nations Championship 2026 looming, it’s time to brush-up on the basics of the oldest rugby championship in the world...

26 January 2026

North of England Challenge Cup by Tom Mather

Tom Mather shares the story of the 1878 North of England Challenge Cup…

18 January 2026

Celebrating the life of JPR

A prodigious all-round sportsman, JPR Williams was named ‘the greatest full back of all time’ by Ian McGeechan and Sean Fitzpatrick...