05 May 2025 Ronnie's Red Jacket Earlier this year, Ronnie Poulton's red military mess dress suit was donated to the World Rugby Museum by his family, along with his dress sword... Read More
05 May 2025 Ronnie's Red Jacket Earlier this year, Ronnie Poulton's red military mess dress suit was donated to the World Rugby Museum by his family, along with his dress sword... Read More
21 April 2025 1899 Lions Scrapbook In 1899 the Lions returned to Australia. The tourists were often keen diarists and scrapbookers, and this example by Guy Evers showcases his experiences on the 'Anglo-Australian' tour... Read More
11 April 2025 How a group of cricketers founded the British & Irish Lions The following article is an extract from ‘The British & Irish Lions: The Official History 2025 Tour edition’. Read More
31 March 2025 France and Italy, A Century Apart The overwhelming Guinness Six Nations 73-24 home defeat for Italy at the hands of France in their 2025 fiftieth competitive international has led to consideration of whether one can draw meaningful parallels between the early days of French international rugby and the performance of the Azzurri since the inauguration of the Six Nations competition in 2000... Read More
21 March 2025 Historic Rugby Internationals: Scotland v England, 1925 It's been 100 years since Murrayfield hosted its first match. World Rugby Museum researcher Richard Steele looks back at this historic game between Scotland and England on 21 March 1925... Read More
19 March 2025 Our Oldest Club Cap This Trojans cap from 1882 – on long-term loan to the World Rugby Museum – is the oldest club cap in our care, but is it the oldest in existence?. Read More
03 March 2025 Thrilling tries from a bygone era There is nothing more thrilling for a crowd than the sight of a winger racing down the touch line, sometimes in the clear and sometimes with defenders to beat... Read More
21 February 2025 A Trip to Murrayfield World Rugby Museum researcher Richard Steele shares his memories of the 1990 Calcutta Cup match at Murrayfield… Read More
31 January 2025 Ireland’s International Debut On 15 February 1875, the first ever representative Irish football team took to the field, at the Oval in London... Read More
24 January 2025 Inverleith – Scotland’s rugby ground at the beginning of the 20th century One hundred years ago on Saturday 24 January 1925 the Scotland rugby team played its 39th international on the rugby ground at Inverleith in north Edinburgh... Read More
13 January 2025 1891 Lions Tour The 1891 Lions tour remains a landmark in the history and development of rugby union worldwide, coming at the beginning of a tumultuous decade for rugby in the northern hemisphere in which the growing threat of professional rugby became a reality... Read More