From The Vaults

The World Rugby Museum has recently embarked on a long-term programme to permanently accession digital material into its collection. During this process, a cassette tape recording was discovered containing a radio interview, hosted by Cliff Morgan for BBC Radio Four in 1993. The subject of his interview was an elderly lady called Ms FC Christie, or ‘Chris’ for short, who had been attending rugby matches since 1914...

In November 1886 an unusual series of events led to special consideration being given to the question of whether a dog could be considered a spectator at a rugby match...

This newspaper cutting from 1915 features a photograph of three international rugby players in their military uniforms on the Western Front...